Dukes Does Not Require Full Daubert Review, California Federal Judge Says

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in California on Dec. 20 refused to hold a full-blown Daubert analysis at the class certification stage in a washing machine defect case, finding that the Supreme Court's dicta in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (131 S. Ct. 2541, 2550 $(2011$)). provides no clear guidance on the extent of analysis to be conducted (Diana Tait, et al. v. BSH Home Appliances Corp., No. SA CV 10-0711 DOC $(ANx$), C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183649).Full story on lexis.com