Karl

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES KARL, on behalf of himself, and on behalf of a class of those similarly situated, No. C 18-04176 WHA Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER CERTIFYING CLASS ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC, a AND APPOINTING CLASS Delaware corporation, ZIMMER US, INC., COUNSEL a Delaware corporation, BIOMET U.S. RECONSTRUCTION, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, BIOMET BIOLOGICS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, and BIOMET, INC., an Indiana corporation, Defendants.

19 INTRODUCTION In this employment classification action, plaintiff sales associates seek class certification. Because defendants’ right (or not) of control can be proven by common policy — regardless of whether defendants actually possess or exercise that right — a class is CERTIFIED. STATEMENT Prior orders detail the essence of this case (Dkt. No. 127). In brief, defendant (and parent…