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Jun. 8, 2007
Pioneering Intrusion
Focus Column - By Gordon E. Bosserman - Gordon Bosserman reviews the implications of a recent California Supreme Court decision that may erode privacy protections in class actions.
By Gordon E. Bosserman
In Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. v. Superior Court, 40 Cal.4th 360 (Jan. 25, 2007), the California Supreme Court held that a plaintiff in a consumer class action could obtain the names and addresses of other potential class members who had complained to the defendant about the electronics product at issue.
The court reasoned that, in circumstanc...
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