Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partners H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal review a recent Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision that granted the five plaintiffs access to additional discovery prior to class certification, but shifted the cost to them, in doing so, finding a solution that permitted appropriate discovery while keeping the cost allocation "fair and reasonable."
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Cost Allocation of Discovery Prior to Class Action Certification
New York Law Journal
December 4, 2012
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