Consumer Class Actions

Deceptive acts and fraudulent activity are, unfortunately, a common practice among businesses or large corporations. These unethical acts can include bait and switch marketing tactics, misleading financial offers, false advertising, among others, and can have a very negative impact in large groups of consumers.

In some cases, damages suffered by a specific consumer are too small to justify a lawsuit. However, if hundreds or thousands—even hundreds of thousands—of consumers have been harmed by the same wrongdoer, they are empowered by law to join legally in a cost-effective action, or a Class Action Lawsuit.

Oftentimes in the area of consumer protection, cases are brought as a class action. This means that the individual is suing on his own behalf as well as on behalf of many other consumers. A class action allows for relief for all the members of the class. When the individual damages are small a class action can be particularly useful. Aggregating damages makes it feasible to engage in lengthy court proceedings where attorney fees are paid out of the class recovery. All members of the class should have the same type of damages and situation as the class representative.

The Law Offices of Lawrence Katz have been engaged in many class actions and can evaluate your case to see whether it should be brought as a class action.

Don’t Waste Time

If you have knowledge of corporate deceptive or ill-intended practices that may be harming or taking advantage of consumers, act now. We can help you determine if it is a class action case and find other consumers in similar positions to litigate against the wrongdoing party.