GRAY v. HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED

No. 10-1302.

WILLIAM B. GRAY, III, d/b/a Greenwood Clinic of Chiropractic, individually and for the benefit and on behalf of all others similarly situated; B. AND K. SERVICES INCORPORATED, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and STEVE WALL AND ASSOCIATES LLC, f/k/a SC Insurance Services LLC, d/b/a Morgan and Associates Incorporated; UNLIMITED SERVICES OF GREENWOOD INCORPORATED, individually and for the benefit and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED; WHITE DIRECTORY HOLDINGS CAROLINA INCORPORATED, Defendants-Appellants, and TALKING PHONE BOOK; SAIA HOLDINGS LLC; SAIA PUBLISHING COMPANY; MICHAEL BROWN; WHITE DIRECTORY HOLDINGS PENNSYLVANIA INCORPORATED; WHITE DIRECTORY OF CAROLINA, INCORPORATED, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Alan Mansfield , GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellants.

Daniel S. Haltiwanger , RICHARDSON, PATRICK, WESTBROOK & BRICKMAN, LLC, Barnwell, South Carolina, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Stephen L. Saxl , William A. Wargo , GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, New York, New York; R. Bruce Shaw , Stephen G. Morrison , NELSON MULLINS RILEY AND SCARBOROUGH, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellants.

Terry E. Richardson, Jr. , Christopher J., Moore , RICHARDSON, PATRICK, WESTBROOK & BRICKMAN, LLC, Barnwell, South Carolina; Jon E. Newlon , McCRAVY, NEWLON & STURKIE LAW FIRM, P.A., Greenwood, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Affirmed by unpublished opinion. Judge Shedd wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge Moon joined. Judge Wilkinson wrote a dissenting opinion.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

SHEDD, Circuit Judge.

Hearst Communications, Inc. and White Directory Holdings Carolina, LLC (collectively "White Directory") appeal the district court's order conditionally certifying class action claims against them for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. For the following reasons, we affirm...

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