Former Twitter Employees Denied Class Status in Bonuses Case

A group of former Twitter Inc. employees suing the company over unpaid bonuses can’t move the case forward as a class action.

Judge Vince Chhabria on Wednesday ruled that Mark Schobinger, former senior director of compensation who is suing the company, is inadequate to represent the class because he allegedly advocated against paying the bonuses.

“He might fit nicely into this case as a defendant, but he cannot possibly fit as a named plaintiff,” Chhabria said in his order denying Schobinger’s motion for class certification.

The ruling comes weeks after Chhabria reprimanded Schobinger and his attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten ...