Legal Opinion
Southern States Police Benevolent Ass'n v. First Choice Armor & Equipment, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 9, 2007No. Civil Action No. 06-10034-NMGPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
The underlying case involves allegations that the defendants sold defective, bullet-resistant body armor construction to numerous police departments around the country. Currently pending before the Court is a motion of plaintiffs for class certification.
I. Background
First Choice Armor & Equipment, Inc. (“First Choice”) is a manufacturer of bullet-resistant body armor. Between 2000 and August, 2005, First Choice sold various kinds of vests which contained a protective, lightweight fiber known as Zylon®. In August, 2005, National Institute of Justice (a…
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