Legal Opinion
Paradise v. Al Copeland Investments, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 14, 2009No. 2009 CA 0315PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
Defendant-appellant, Al Copeland Investments, Inc. (ACI), appeals the trial court’s judgment certifying a class in this suit filed by plaintiff-appellee, Debra Maddox doing business as Party Paradise (Party Paradise), based on allegations of violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Finding plaintiff failed to objectively define the class, we reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On September 24, 2004, Party Paradise filed a petition against ACI on its own behalf and for certification as the representative of a class consisting of all recipients of unsolicited telefacsimile…
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