Legal Opinion
Safeco Insurance of America v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 2009No. B213044PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, J.
Safeco Insurance Company of America (Safeco) and First National Insurance Company of America (First National) challenge an order granting a motion by the plaintiffs’ class representative, Lisa Kaman, for precertification discovery for the purpose of finding a new class representative. Kaman is not a member of the class she purports to represent. She seeks to identify potential class members and substitute a new class representative in her place. We conclude that the trial court properly exercised its discretion by weighing the potential for abuse of the class action…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's, LLCCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
- Haraguchi v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
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