Legal Opinion
Millett v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 23, 2000PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.
[¶ 1] Michael Millett and other named plaintiffs appeal from the order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) denying their motion for class certification. There is no final judgment in this matter. The immediate appealability of an order denying a motion for class certification is an issue of first impression in Maine. We conclude that such appeals are interlocutory and that this case does not come within any of the recognized exceptions to the final judgment rule. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
I. PARTIES AND FACTS
[¶ 2] The five named plaintiffs own or have an interest in…
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