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Class Action

Jan. 12, 2024

Prematurely distributing class notices puts members at risk, porn company says

“Courts routinely stay dissemination of class notice until the petition and any appeal are resolved, recognizing premature notice risks confusion and harm to the class members,” Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Michael T. Zeller wrote in an opposition motion.

Nearly two months after a federal judge in Santa Ana certified a class action against MindGeek on claims related to child pornography, defense attorneys urged the case to be paused pending an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Courts routinely stay dissemination of class notice until the petition and any appeal are resolved, recognizing premature notice risks confusion and harm to the class members,” attorneys representing M...

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