Opinion ID: 2205488
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 11 The interpretation of a statute is a question of law that we review for correctness without any deference to the legal conclusions of the district court. Green River Canal Co. v. Olds, 2004 UT 106, ¶ 16, 110 P.3d 666. ¶ 12 The decision to certify a claim as a class action is `within the sound discretion of the district court.' Houghton v. Dep't. of Health, 2008 UT 86, ¶ 15, 206 P.3d 287 (quoting Richardson v. Ariz. Fuels Corp., 614 P.2d 636, 639 (Utah 1980)). A trial court's decision on class action status will be reversed only when it is shown that the trial court misapplied the law or abused its discretion. Call v. City of West Jordan, 727 P.2d 180, 183 (Utah 1986).