MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS – ARIZONA CLASS ACTION AGAINST KB HOME

By Kent Berk on January 22nd, 2010 in BLOG, REAL ESTATE LAW

On January 19, 2010, the Plaintiffs in Johnson v. KB Home et al filed their Motion to Certify the Class in the Arizona District Court action. The Motion asks the Court to confirm that the class representatives can proceed against the Defendants on behalf of the similarly situated group of people. According to theProposed Order Granting Motion for Class Certification, the class would consist of:

All consumers in the “Southwest” segment of KB’s operations (Arizona and Nevada) who purchased a home from KB Homes and whose loans were through the Countrywide, or a KB entity or the Countrywide-KB joint venture at any time since the creation of the Countrywide-KB Criminal Enterprise and the date of judgment in his action.