Legal Opinion
Espejo v. Copley Press, Inc.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided July 7, 2017No. D065397PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCONNELL, P.J.
*337Defendant The Copley Press, Inc., owner of the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper (collectively UT), appeals from a second amended and restated judgment (the judgment) after a court trial in this class action brought by and on behalf of persons whom UT formerly engaged as newspaper home delivery carriers (plaintiffs or carriers). The main issue at trial was whether the carriers were employees of UT or independent contractors. The trial court decided the carriers were employees.
UT contends (1) the plaintiff class must be decertified because the class representatives were inadequate; (2) the…
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