Litigation
Mar. 16, 2012
Class actions — a device for the greater good?
The hidden risks of filing a small claims court case in lieu of joining a class action. By Brian S. Kabateck and Evan Zucker at Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
The idea of filing a small claims court case in lieu of joining a class action seems like an alluring one. Recently, in a lawsuit against Honda, Heather Peters received notoriety for opting out of a class action settlement and filing her individual case in small claims court. Peters received an award of more than $9,000 from the small claims court. She made television appearances and has been the subject of a number of article...
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