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In a recent decision by the Washington Supreme Court, by a vote of 5 to 4, the Court severely limited the ability of consumers to bring class actions against businesses that conduct unfair or deceptive practices. In particular, the Court accepted the argument of the business defendants that a class action could not be certified where the business had allegedly deceived consumers by a particular representation or practice because individual trials with respect to every single consumer would be required in order to prove whether or not the consumer relied on the deceptive practice or misrepresentation.

Our firm has reached a tentative settlement subject to Court approval of a claim against Direct Capital Corp. which made thousands of robo-calls to businesses in the State of Washington. The settlement will provide an opportunity for class members to make claims, and will require that Direct Capital Corp. not engage in these business practices in the future.

A $4.5 billion dollar settlement was reached with Merck, the manufacturer of Vioxx, and we are assisting clients with claims against the settlement fund.  Most clients have been paid but special circumstance cases are still pending.