Judge Denies Homeowner’s Motion To Certify Class Over Stucco Installation

Mealey's (April 30, 2018, 12:09 PM EDT) -- BEAUFORT, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina on April 26 denied a woman’s motion to certify a class for homeowners who claim that a builder improperly installed stucco on their homes, finding that individual issues, such as the extent of damages and the statute of limitations defense, predominated over classwide issues (Jacqueline L. Craft, et al. v. South Carolina Plastering LLC, et al., No. 15-cv-05080-PMD, D. S.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70048)....