Admasu v. Port of Seattle

11 A group of property owners seek compensation for the diminished value of their properties *28due to the Port of Seattle’s (Port) operation of the third runway at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport).1 The property owners appeal from the trial court’s order denying class certification and two orders granting summary judgment in favor of the Port. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying class certification because the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that common issues would predominate over individual issues and that a class action was a superior method of…