In the context of a class action lawsuit that was conducted against Sh. Shtovitz regarding the sending of unsolicited advertising messages that did not include, among other things, the word “advertisement,” the District Court in Haifa dismissed the negotiated settlement reached between the parties and assessed the potential claim at 68 million NIS.
Following this decision, which essentially turned the class action into the largest spam lawsuit in Israel, a request for permission to appeal was filed. In this process, our partner, Hillel Ish-Shalom, and attorney Tal Rubinov from our litigation department represented the case.
The Supreme Court intervened in the decision to reject the settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit and accepted the argument that the District Court had hastily assessed both the size of the group and the potential financial compensation that could have been awarded to its members if the class action had been accepted.
The Supreme Court accepted the appeal and determined that the settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit should be approved, and it is also appropriate to reduce the damages and attorneys’ fees for the representatives of the group.
