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Apr. 10, 2015

Receipts, records, and class actions

A case before the 9th Circuit could be the death knell for small-dollar consumer class actions.

Amy P. Lally

Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

555 W 5th St
Los Angeles , CA 90013

Phone: (310) 595-9500

Email: alally@sidley.com

Georgetown Univ Law Ctr; Washington DC

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By Jennifer Ratner, Amy Lally and Geoffrey Kehlmann

"Would you like your receipt?" Most of us quickly dismiss that question in our everyday lives, but consumer class action lawyers have given it extra thought ever since the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its game-changing decision in Carrera v. Bayer Corp.,12-2621.

In August 2013, the 3rd Circuit decertified a class of Florida consumers who claimed that Bayer falsely advertised the benefits of...

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