Legal Opinion
RITE AID OF GEORGIA, INC. v. Peacock
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 22, 2012No. A11A2133PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
On appeal from the certification of a class in this action arising from its sale of customers’ medication information to another pharmacy, Rite Aid of Georgia, Inc. argues that the evidence does not support the trial court’s determination that plaintiff Richard Peacock and the class he seeks to represent meet the requirements of OCGA § 9-11-23 (a) and (b) (3). We agree and therefore reverse.
Plaintiffs have the burden of establishing their right to class certification, and we review the trial court’s decision in certifying or refusing to certify a class action for an abuse of…
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