Nelson v. Southern Cal. Gas
Plaintiffs Eric Nelson, Juan Mejoredo, and Robert Dowling sought certification of a class action against Southern California Gas Company (the Gas Company). The plaintiffs alleged the company failed to provide meal and rest breaks in accordance with California law, and committed overtime wage violations. The trial court denied certification on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed to establish common questions would predominate in the action or that class treatment would be the superior means of resolving the litigation. We affirm the trial court order on class certification but reverse the order to the extent it purported to deny plaintiffs’ representative claim under the Labor Code Private Attorney Generals Act of 2004 (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.; PAGA).
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