Magistrate Judge Recommends No Class Certification In Computer Seller Spyware Suit

Mealey's (August 14, 2017, 8:22 AM EDT) -- ERIE, Pa. — A Wyoming couple’s claims that computer seller and lessor and its franchisee violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) by installing spyware on its computers are not suited for class certification because individualized issues pertaining to liability predominate, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge ruled Aug. 4 (Crystal Byrd, et al. v. Aaron’s, Inc., et al., No. 11-101, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124291)....