In Re: Vertrue Inc. Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation
| Master Docket Number: | 1:09-vm-75000 |
| Presiding Judge: | Patricia A. Gaughan |
| Courtroom Deputy | Stella Leno-Clifford 216-357-7212 |
| Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel |
Jack Landskroner Landskroner Grieco Madden Ste. 200 1360 West Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44113 216-522-9000 Fax: 216-522-9007 Email: jack@landskronerlaw.com |
| Defendants' Liaison Counsel |
Robert N. Rapp Calfee, Halter & Griswold Ste. 1400 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 216-622-8288 Fax: 216-241-0816 Email: rrap@calfee.com Robert J. Herrington |
| Description | Involves allegations that defendants engaged in a telemarketing scheme in which consumers who called to buy various products that they saw marketed on television were enrolled in a "free" trial membership in an unrelated discount program. According to plaintiffs, these consumers did not consent to such enrollment, and also did not consent to have their credit or debit cards charged the annual membership fee that defendants imposed (allegedly without providing a bill or invoice) once the trial membership expired. |
Orders Pertaining to MDL 2044
| Transfer Order | Initial Transfer Order from Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | 6/8/2009 |
| Practice and Procedure Order | Practice and Procedure Order and Notice of Case Management Conference | 6/29/2009 |
| Case Management Order No.1 | MDL 2044 Vertrue Inc. | 8/26/2009 |
| Standing Order | Protocol Involving Disputes Before Other United States District Courts Concerning Enforcement of Subpoenas. | 11/12/2009 |