Plaintiffs Argue That Class Treatment Is Superior In Spyware Suit

Mealey's (December 6, 2016, 10:00 AM EST) -- ERIE, Pa. — In a Dec. 2 reply brief supporting their motion for class certification, a Wyoming couple, who unknowingly purchased a laptop with spyware installed on it, tells a Pennsylvania federal court that their complaint against the laptop seller for violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) merits class treatment because of “the ability to answer predominating common questions in a uniform manner” in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (Crystal Byrd, et al. v. Aaron’s Inc., et al., No. 1:11-cv-00101, W.D. Pa.)....