PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Pleading
......Class Actions
.........Generally
............Opting Out
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Right to opt-out of class action is individual one; class representative could not opt Georgia Ps out of consolidated federal class action.
  • Trial court did not err in establishing opt-out class, but erred in ordering D to disclose class members' names and addresses to Ps' counsel.
  • Opt-out notice adequately protects privacy rights of current and former employees whose names and contact information compelled from former employer in class action.
  • Labor Code doesn't allow for successful D's recovery of atty's fees re claim for overtime compensation; absent class members who failed to "opt-out" not liable for successful D's fees.