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WALKER v. LIFE INS. CO. OF THE SOUTHWEST

Nos. 19-55241, 19-55242.

953 F.3d 624 (2020)

Joyce WALKER; Kim Bruce Howlett; Muriel Spooner; Taline Bedelian; Oscar Guevara, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, a Texas corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noah A. Levine (argued), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, New York, New York; Andrea J. Robinson and Timothy J. Perla , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Boston, Massachusetts; Matthew T. Martens , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jonathan A. Shapiro , Baker Botts LLP, San Francisco, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Brian P. Brosnahan (argued), Cornerstone Law Group, San Francisco, California; Lyn R. Agre , Margaret A. Ziemianek , and Veronica Nauts , Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Xavier Becerra , Attorney General; Diane S. Shaw , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Lisa W. Chao , Supervising Deputy Attorney; Office of the Attorney General, Los Angeles, California; for Amicus Curiae Ricardo Lara, Insurance Commissioner of the State of California.

Before: Marsha S. Berzon, Richard C. Tallman, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Life Insurance Company of the Southwest ("LSW") appeals in case number 19-55241 a class-certification order, arguing the district court committed legal error by granting certification in a case featuring predominantly individualized questions. Joyce Walker and four other named plaintiffs in case number 19...

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