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Class Cannot Be Certified in Facebook Advertiser “Click” Litigation Because Alleged Contract Does Not Exist

Fraud class actions have become increasingly difficult to certify over the years as courts routinely have held that individualized issues of reliance swamp any common issues. Plaintiffs’ attorneys thus have been keen to attempt to transform fraud claims into breach of contract claims and claims under consumer protection statutes. That approach failed miserably for plaintiffs in In re Facebook, Inc. PPC Advertising … Continue Reading

Individual Causation Issues and Lack of Uniformity in Sales Practices Mean No Certification in Consumer Fraud Class Action

By Darren Crook on April 6, 2012 Posted in Class Certification, Consumer Fraud, RICO

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently refused to certify a proposed class in a dispute against an insurance company selling annuities to seniors because individualized inquiries into the company’s sales presentations precluded satisfaction of the predominance criterion required for certification. In Rowe et al. v. Bankers Life and Casualty … Continue Reading