9th Circuit: Class Scope Ambiguity ‘Should Be Resolved In Favor Of Tolling’

(June 17, 2024, 2:41 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Where a class definition is narrowed, any dispute or ambiguity regarding the applicability to certain plaintiffs “should be resolved in favor of tolling so that bystander members of the class need not rush to file separate actions to protect their rights,” the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 14, answering a question the panel stated was one of first impression....