Harrison v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

WYNN, Judge.

In order to succeed on a motion for class certification, the moving party must demonstrate, inter alia, that: (1) the named and unnamed members of the proposed class have an interest in the same issues of law or fact; (2) common issues predominates over issues affecting only individual class members; and (3) no conflicts of interest exist between the named representatives and members of the class. Crow v. Citicorp Acceptance Co., 319 N.C. 274, 280-82, 354 S.E.2d 459, 464-65 (1987). In this case, in which Plaintiffs Alex Harrison, Karen Hicks, and Patricia Polk, on behalf of…