Flagging Plaintiffs Early, Court Grants Motion to Strike Class Allegations in Football Helmet Lawsuit

By Jeffrey M. Schieber, of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP   Class certification decisions often require inquiry into the legal and factual merits of the plaintiff’s underlying claims. This reality, coupled with the proportionality principle embedded in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, means that defendants frequently face a long and expensive discovery path before presenting arguments against certification, even where those arguments are ultimately successful. A recent decision from