Protecting Yourself from Class Action Lawsuits

Over the past few years, the food industry has become the darling of the plaintiffs’ class action bar. Food companies have everything that class action lawyers love: huge numbers of consumers; heavy advertising; products that do not cause physical injuries; and defendants who sometimes prefer settlement over litigation.

The central concept in class litigation is that one or a small number of claimants can establish a right of recovery for a much broader group. Courts recognize that no one would s…