Legal Opinion
Wilder Chiropractic, Inc. v. Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 6, 2010No. 10-cv-229-bbcPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
BARBARA B. CRABB, District Judge.
It is not uncommon for the parties on both sides of a lawsuit to attempt to use the rules of procedure to obtain tactical advantages over their adversaries. In this proposed class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, defendant Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. is attempting to avoid potential liability on a class-wide basis by offering plaintiff Wilder Chiropractic, Inc. the maximum amount that it could obtain on its individual claim. The law is clear that such an offer would end a lawsuit brought by…
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