Kagan v. Gibraltar Savings & Loan Ass'n

Opinion

REYNOSO, J.

May a consumer who notifies a prospective defendant of class grievances under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and informally *587obtains individual relief, subsequently bring a class action for damages on behalf of herself and as a representative of the class against the prospective defendant?

Plaintiff Eleanor M. Kagan brought this action individually and as a representative of a class against the Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association (Gibraltar) and various “Doe” defendants. She alleges that Gibraltar engaged in deceptive practices proscribed by the Consumer Legal Remedies Act…