To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A recent ruling by a Pennsylvania Federal District Court addresses whether putative class members may be interviewed by the Defendant prior to a decision on class certification. In a decision rendered by Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle ( Lloyd v. Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, LLC, 2:20-cv-04330-HB, E.D. Pa. Apr. 1, 2021), the Court granted the Defendant company's request to interview putative class members without the Named Plaintiff's counsel present. Because the putative class members are not represented parties and do not possess a "traditional attorney-client