Sweeney Mason Successfully Defeats Certification of Class Claiming California Wage & Hour Violation
Sweeney Mason is defending a local roofing company and its owner in a lawsuit brought by two former employees alleging various piece work and off-the-clock wage and hour claims. Kurt E. Wilson and Rachael E. Brown successfully opposed plaintiffs’ motion to certify the two putative classes of employees and former employees. In the United States District Court’s detailed order, the judge denied plaintiffs’ motion in its entirety, adopting Sweeney Mason’s arguments and finding that plaintiffs fatally failed to meet the legal standard for class certification set forth in FRCP 23. The court’s ruling is a significant breakthrough in SWMB’s defense of the ongoing litigation, as it limits the case to the two named plaintiffs.
