Practice Area
Wisconsin Consumer Class Actions
A consumer class action may be considered when a business uses the same contract, charge, representation, policy, or practice across a group of consumers. The fact that each person's loss is relatively small does not necessarily mean the practice is unimportant.
How Group-Wide Issues May Appear
A consumer may notice that the same contract provision, fee, advertisement, or billing practice that affected them also appears to have been applied to others. The issue may arise from a standard form, a repeated sales script, a uniform billing policy, or a common omission.
- Standard contracts
- Standard charges
- Common advertisements
- Repeated sales scripts
- Recurring billing
- Standard landlord forms
- Uniform dealer documents
Facts That May Help the Firm Understand the Matter
- Copy of the standard form
- Amount charged
- Dates
- Business policy
- Information suggesting others were affected
- Common documents
- Similar complaints
- Current proceedings
Practices That May Affect Multiple Consumers
- Standard contract provisions
- Uniform fees or surcharges
- Common advertisements
- Repeated sales representations
- Standard dealer documents
- Recurring billing or renewal practices
- Rental policies applied to groups of tenants
- A common omission or failure to disclose
What the Firm Evaluates
The firm evaluates whether the facts, documents, number of affected consumers, common practice, and procedural requirements support further investigation. Class treatment depends on legal and factual requirements and cannot be promised.