Split 9th Circuit Tosses Ruling Denying Franchisee’s Motion To Reopen Class Action

(October 28, 2020, 5:57 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A 2-1 Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 21 overturned a federal judge in California’s denial of a franchisee’s motion to reopen his class action suit against a franchisor over his alleged misclassification as an independent contractor rather than an employee, holding that the judge should reconsider the decision and apply the ruling in Henson v. Fidelity National Financial Inc. (Sergio Gonzalez, et al. v. Coverall North America Inc., No. 19-55511, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33216)....