Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund v. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SHEET METAL WORKERS NATIONAL 10 PENSION FUND, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04737-RS 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER CERTIFYING CLASS 12 v. 13 BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 I. INTRODUCTION 17 Plaintiffs in this securities action have moved for certification of a damages class under 18 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3). Defendants, in opposition, focus largely on the 19 contention that Plaintiffs have not established typicality or predominance because their 20 acquisitions of Bayer American Depositary…