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Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald L. Maatman Jr.

Law360 (November 14, 2007, 12:00 AM EST) -- Rule 23 standards are so plaintiff-friendly, especially in the Ninth Circuit, that some jokingly suggest that it's possible to certify a ham sandwich in California. Class certification case law has lost its moorings to the purposes of multiparty litigation, says Seyfarth Shaw's Gerald L. Maatman Jr. in our series of chats with high-profile employment lawyers....

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