Sanderson
Sanderson v. Whoop, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 DONRICK SANDERSON, individually Case No. 3:23-CV-05477-CRB and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART CLASS
Plaintiff, CERTIFICATION v.
WHOOP, INC.,
Defendant.
14 This is a proposed class action arising from alleged violations of California state 15 consumer protection laws. Plaintiff Donrick Sanderson alleges that Whoop, Inc. did not 16 adhere to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), thereby deceiving consumers and illegally charging them for continued memberships. Plaintiff moves to appoint Sanderson 19 as class representative and Dovel & Luner, LLP as class counsel. The Court GRANTS 20 Plaintiff’s motion to certify a 23(b)(3) class and subclass and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion 21 to certify a 23(b)(2) class. I. BACKGROUND 24 Plaintiff filed suit in 2023, alleging that Whoop sold an auto-renewing membership 25 to Plaintiff without properly disclosing the terms of the auto-renewal, in…