Legal Opinion
Dufour v. Be LLC
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 20, 2013No. C 09-3770 CRBPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this contract case, parties to form contracts with a defunct talent agency, Be., LLC (“Be”),1 move for class certification. See dkt. 187. The Court GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs say that Be, using a manipulative sales pitch designed to convince parents that their children displayed uncommon potential to succeed in the entertainment industry, entered into form contracts with Plaintiffs for talent-related training and services.…
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