in Important Rulings January 21, 2016
Court Ruling: Individual Settlements Can't Invalidate Consumer Lawsuits
by Ty Armstrong
Last Updated on January 21, 2016
On Wednesday, a Supreme Court ruling determined that companies can’t nullify class action claims by simply offering full relief to an individual plaintiff. The court ruled in favor of a plaintiff who refused to drop a TCPA case when offered such a deal. Previously, courts had ruled that when a single plaintiff had received compensation for any alleged wrong doing, the plaintiff could no longer seek compensation on behalf of the class they represented.
Last Updated on January 21, 2016 — 1:01 PM
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