Litigation
Dec. 7, 2001
Back Door
During the Summer of 2000, the California Supreme Court issued two companion cases in which the court prohibited fluid recovery in cases that have not been certified as class actions. What is less known about these decisions is that they may have created a "back door" for recovery on behalf of absent plaintiffs in cases not certified as class actions under Business & Professions Code Section 17200 et seq., California's unfair-competition law.
By Gregory A. Nylen
During the Summer of 2000, the California Supreme Court issued two companion cases in which the court prohibited fluid recovery in cases that have not been certified as class actions. What is less known about these decisions is that they may have created a "back door" for recovery on behalf o...
During the Summer of 2000, the California Supreme Court issued two companion cases in which the court prohibited fluid recovery in cases that have not been certified as class actions. What is less known about these decisions is that they may have created a "back door" for recovery on behalf o...
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