Class Certification Affirmed In Dispute Over Insurer’s Square Footage Calculation

Mealey's ( February 16, 2024, 12:02 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that granted an insured’s motion for class certification in a lawsuit alleging that a homeowners insurer improperly calculated the square footage of California homes, finding that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in redefining the certified class....