Consumer Class Actions in Danger of being Preempted
The future of consumer class action litigation may be at stake in a case scheduled for oral argument next week before the Supreme Court. In AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, the Court will decide whether corporations can ban class actions in the fine print of their contracts with consumers, and thus eliminate the ability of consumers to band together in order to fight unfair and fraudulent corporate practices. The elimination of this type of suit would leave consumers helpless in situations where they were defrauded by companies for relatively small amounts.
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