Plaza Tower Plaintiffs File Motion On Class Certification Threshold Issue of Commonality

NEW ORLEANS - Plaintiffs in the now consolidated Plaza Tower cases filed a motion for partial summary judgment July 16 on the class certification threshold issue of commonality. Sherry Watters, et al. v. Department of Social Services, et al., No. 2001-17775 (La. Civ. Dist. Ct., Orleans Parish Ct., Div. C) consolidated with Kristen M. Rhodes, et al. v. BG Real Estate Services, Inc., No. 2001-18355 (La. Civ. Dist. Ct., Orleans Parish Ct., Div. J).

In the motion, the plaintiffs highlight previous arguments made by the defendants and the dissenting 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judge on the question of whether …