A federal judge in Newark has denied class certification in a suit brought on behalf of graduates of Widener University School of Law who claimed the school’s marketing materials overstated their postgraduate job prospects.
U.S. District Judge William Walls of the District of New Jersey ruled that the case met the ascertainability, numerosity and commonality requirements that are required for class certification. But the case failed to meet the predominance and typicality requirements, Walls said, and therefore is not entitled to certification.
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