Sentences with phrase «focused certification motions»

[1] After setting out his new approach to assessing costs and acknowledging that it will likely yield lower costs orders, Justice Belobaba concludes that more modest orders may result «in leaner and more focused certification motions, a greater measure of predictability for the participants, and in the overall, the continuing viability of the class action vehicle.»

Not exact matches

Whether by defeating class certification, winning dispositive motions, or pursuing discovery strategies that reveal weaknesses in the plaintiff's case, we seek cost - effective, business - focused solutions.

Conversely, defendants often use the certification motion as a test drive for the merits of the litigation, notwithstanding the focus on the certification motion ought to be whether the certification criteria are satisfied and the «some basis in fact» evidentiary standard in this regard is very low.