Montana Consumer Allowed To Proceed With Sales Tax Class Suit Against LuLaRoe

Mealey's (July 16, 2019, 1:30 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana partially adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and allowed a Montana woman to proceed with her class complaint against a clothing company accused of improperly charging sales tax to certain consumers, finding that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 preempts the Montana Consumer Protection Act’s (MCPA) class action ban (Melissa Hill, et al. v. LLR, Inc., et al., No. 18-120, D. Mont., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115621)....