But the 9th Circuit allowed the console owners to voluntarily dismiss their lawsuit so they could immediately appeal
the denial of a class certification.
UPDATE: Following
the Denial of Class Certification by New York Judge, New York and Indiana Class Actions against Author Solutions Are Resolved without Any Finding of Wrongdoing
That was already fairly clear and the plaintiffs in the Microsoft case tried to get around that by saying well, we'll dismiss our individual claims with prejudice so that we can appeal
the denial of class certification.
The year 2017 saw two notable decisions in the area of shareholder derivative and class actions, one granting a corporation's motion to dismiss a derivative suit based on the results of a special litigation committee investigation, the other upholding
the denial of class certification on the grounds that the proposed class representative could not adequately represent the class.
Obtaining dismissal of one putative nationwide product liability class action filed in Northern District of Ohio, and
denial of class certification of a premises liability class action, later affirmed by the Ohio Supreme Court in a case of first impression.
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed
the denial of class certification.
Ms. Long secured
a denial of the class certification in U.S. District Court.
Lee v. Carter - Reed, 203 N.J. 496 (2010)(in a case concerning deceptive - trade - practices claims against a dietary supplement manufacturer, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the lower court's
denial of class certification and adopted our brief's analytical framework based on the economic concept of «credence goods»)(counsel for amici curiae consumer groups)
Third, Justice Ginsburg suggests that the plaintiff litigate the individual case to a final judgment and then seek review of
the denial of class certification (if the plaintiff wins).
So what can a plaintiff do if he or she wants appellate review of
a denial of class certification and the court of appeals denies a Rule 23 (f) petition?