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[MecosKing]

Well, just playin devils advocate here because i have no idea the answer to this question, and i actually dunno if there is an 'answer' per se buuuuut- assuming there reallly is commonality, wouldnt you be better off litigating a few individual lawsuits first to 'test' the waters, where you stand to lose alot less if you actually lose the suit than if you lose a class action? I mean if you win a couple at the outset, thats gonna be a severe deterrent to any more being brought, and I mean even if you win some/lose some, the knowledge that you will fight them will greatly disincentivize plaintiffs from spending lots of money coming after you with individual suits, and also disincentivize lawyers from taking thier cases without fat retainers, etc...

And then if it endsup where precedents against your position endup gettin entrenched/established, at that point id think your best off with a class action suit and/or establishing a fund out of which to pay settlements, since you can expect shitloads of hungry plaintiffs/hungry lawyers...i dno dood, my answer to your profs question if i were you prolly woulda been 'Hire an accounting firm and let the heebs figureitout, id much rather sit around drinkin guiness with a potato up my ass k thx..'

[Calaziar]

I was a member of a class in a small class action suit. Employees of a limo service sued their employer on a number of points, primary among them was how time at work was figured (when one started, how much time was allowed for prepping a vehicle, etc.), the company practice of deducting 2% from tips given by credit card and other things. The company had been sued previously by individuals on many of these points and each time the owners had settled. The court ruled that the owners knew they had violated the law repeatedly and allowed punitive damages. The reason the court ruled this way was because the previous settlements showed a pattern of behavior. I don't know whether this would apply in your case or in your jurisdiction but it is something you might wish to consider in your decision making process.

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