Thomas v. US Bank National Association

In this interlocutory appeal pursuant to ORS 19.225, 1 defendant, U. S. Bank National Association, challenges the trial court’s order denying defendant’s motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to strike plaintiffs’ class-related claims in an action seeking penalties for untimely paid termination wages, see ORS 652.140; ORS 652.150. Defendant, consistently with the scope of our interlocutory review, 2 asserts that the trial court erred in denying its motion for any of three reasons: (1) issue preclusion bars plaintiffs’ request for class certification; (2) plaintiffs’ claims were barred…