Companies: High Court Should Hear Case To Settle Conflict Regarding Class Actions

Mealey's (February 21, 2019, 1:49 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of chemical companies on Feb. 20 filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the court should settle a conflict among federal appellate courts regarding the necessity of plaintiffs satisfying the predominance requirement to achieve class status because the groundwater contamination class action at hand is “an ideal vehicle” for addressing the issue (Behr Dayton Thermal Products LLC, et al. v. Terry Martin, et al., No. 18-472, U.S. Sup.)....