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Litigation

Mar. 20, 2007

Too Much Information?

Focus Column - By Gordon E. Bosserman - The California Supreme Court's recent decision on notice to class members probably will not apply outside the consumer context.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Gordon E. Bosserman
     
      Has the California Supreme Court changed the balance between the right to discovery and privacy rights in class actions? The answer is probably "no," but reasonable minds may differ. The court has now spoken on the issue, but did it really change anything? And what about class actions that are not about consumer products, such as employment and health care...

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