Consumer Fraud Class Actions On The Rise
State consumer protection statutes are usually used as tools by state attorneys general and other litigants to protect consumers from fraudulent or deceptive practices in the conduct of trade or commerce.
But these statutes are increasingly being used as a basis for class action claims by customers against businesses - a practice that some plaintiffs' attorneys say is a crucial tool, since it is often impossible to litigate based on evidence of actual injury to each of potentially thousands of class members. Read more . . . LawyersUSA article
