Case Name: Lorraine Phillipe, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-12-01
Citations: 188 A.D.2d 268
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lorraine Phillipe, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 188
Pages: 268–269

Head Matter:
Lorraine Phillipe, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Respondent.

Opinion:
Order, Su preme Court, New York County (Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, J.), entered April 9, 1992, which granted in part defendant's motion to strike plaintiff's pre-class certification interrogatories, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
"[F]or the action to proceed as a class action, plaintiffi ] must demonstrate factually that [she] represents] a genuine class and that there is merit to the action on behalf of such class" (Reiken v Nationwide Leisure Corp., 75 AD2d 551, 553; see also, Simon v Cunard Line, 75 AD2d 283, 288). The court properly granted defendant's motion with respect to those matters not necessary to support plaintiff's application for class status. Concur — Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Ross and Asch, JJ.