A person who has opted out is not bound by
the judgment on the common issues, and a person who has opted out can not claim the benefit of a judgment against the class action defendant.
Not exact matches
The Court of Appeal allows the appeal
on the basis of the first
issue, finding that there is procedural unfairness in reformulating the
common issue certified (and then granting summary
judgment on it) without first providing an opportunity for the parties to make submissions.
The Appellant Dr. James objected to the procedure followed by the Motion Judge
on the basis that the
common issue question was devised by the motion judge himself without the benefit of submissions from counsel and after the conclusion of the hearing of the summary
judgment motion.
A. Introduction and factual Background [2] The appellant appeals the
judgment that the trial judge rendered
on the
common issues certified in this class proceeding.