A New Class Ascertainability Standard
By Jeremy K. Robinson, CaseyGerry – The Los Angeles Daily Journal
On July 29, in Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., S246490 the California Supreme Court announced the test for class “ascertainability” under California law: a class is ascertainable when it “defines the class in terms of objective characteristics and common transactional facts that make the ultimate identification of class members possible when that identification becomes necessary.”