Chavez v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. CA2/5
Plaintiff and appellant Christina Chavez (Chavez), individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, sued defendant and respondent Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) on causes of action of breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and unfair competition. The trial court certified a subclass of less than 300 people in California who purchased or were beneficiaries under one group of insurance policies, commonly known as T20G policies, sold or serviced through a general agency of MassMutual. The court dismissed the remainder of the asserted subclasses at issue without prejudice to plaintiffs seeking certification of those subclasses after the T20G claims were tried.
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