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SJC Lowers Bar For Certifying Deceptive Advertising Class Actions

October 1, 2004 Comments Off on SJC Lowers Bar For Certifying Deceptive Advertising Class Actions

In a stunning 4-3 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently expanded companies’ exposure to consumer fraud class actions. The court held in Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., that the mere purchase of a deceptively advertised product, without more, ...