Settling individual claims may not render class issues moot
In Narouz v. Charter Comm, LLC, the Ninth Circuit held that a class representative who voluntarily settles his or her individual claims in a putative class action does not necessarily render an appeal from a denial of class certification moot. If the class representative specifically retains an interest in the class litigation in the release agreement, then an appeal of class certification issues is not mooted.
Opinion issued Jan 15, authored by Smith, with concurring opinion by Korman. Rymer dissented on the basis of general language in the release.
