5 and even The World Health Organization, 6 it seems that no one is beyond of the reach of the class action, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But have the plaintiffs in these cases suffered a bona fide injury caused by the defendants' conduct? Many contemporary class actions exhibit features of what one legal scholar of past mass tort waves dubbed the "entrepreneurial model" 7 of lawyer-driven litigation. This article examines those features and the problems they present, and discusses how they can be leveraged in the defense of class actions-from standing to certification to merits. Background: The "Entrepreneurial Model" of Mass