Litigation

Class Certification Affirmed on Second Appeal

By H. William Allen et al.

The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed class certification in Teris, LLC v. Chandler, No. 08-692 (11/13/08). This case stems from a mandatory evacuation following an explosion and fire at the Teris facility. The original class certification was reversed and remanded because it contained two different class definitions. After remand, plaintiffs submitted a new, single definition that includes persons who were actually evacuated because of the explosion. Finding the certification order met all requirements of Rule 23, the supreme court affirmed certification.

Full post as published by Arkansas Business Litigation Blog on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).