Milan
Milan v. Clif Bar & Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RALPH MILAN, et al., Case No. 18-cv-02354-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE CLASS CERTIFICATION
v. AND DAUBERT MOTIONS
CLIF BAR & COMPANY, Re: Dkt. Nos. 152, 161, 187, 189, 193 Defendant.
In this consumer action against Clif Bar & Company (Clif Bar or Clif) under California and New York state law, named plaintiffs Ralph Milan and Elizabeth Arnold have asked to certify several classes. Dkt. No. 152. Both sides filed Daubert motions challenging the other side’s expert witness opinions. Dkt. Nos. 161, 187, 189, 193. The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed, and four consumer classes are certified. The Daubert motions are denied, or deferred pending further order. DISCUSSION I. CLASS CERTIFICATION AND EXPERT WITNESS STEVEN P. GASKIN Plaintiffs seek to certify four classes under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(3): (1) The California Clif Bar class, consisting…