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A recent ruling by a Pennsylvania Federal District Court
addresses whether putative class members may be interviewed by the
Defendant prior to a decision on class certification.
In a decision rendered by Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey
Bartle (
Lloyd v. Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, LLC,
2:20-cv-04330-HB, E.D. Pa. Apr. 1, 2021), the Court granted the
Defendant company s request to interview putative class members
without the Named Plaintiff s counsel present.
Because the putative class members are not represented parties
and do not possess a traditional attorney-client