A busy travel and work schedule this week means that today, I’m just going to point you to three cases with lessons class-action lawyers should be aware of. So, when defending your class actions, don’t forget:
The facts underlying the allegations in Boeynaems v. L.A. Fitness Int’l, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115272 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 16, 2012) are hardly remarkable. The plaintiffs allege that they signed up for gym memberships at a chain gym with no problem, but encountered serious difficulties when they later tried to cancel, a fact
George Smiley is the rotund, perpetually cuckolded, but brilliant spymaster at the heart of many of John Le Carre’s finest Cold War spy novels. He’s on his way to becoming a cinematic icon, too, having now been played (in separate films) by Rupert Davies, Alex Guinness, Denholm Elliot
Since I first wrote about fighting fishing expeditions, Google has sent a number of readers to the blog looking for “fishing expeditions discovery” or “deny class certification discovery abuse.” (It also sent one reader looking for “botulism,” which I’m proud to say is not available here.) Clearly, fighting fishing expeditions in class actions is
It’s no secret that discovery in class actions can be abused to serve goals that have nothing to do with the merits of the case. In some cases, plaintiffs will use the threat of extensive discovery to leverage settlements. In others, plaintiffs may use their proto-class status as excuse for a fishing expedition