Supreme Court rules against business in class-action case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says a business cannot end a class-action lawsuit by offering the person who first sued everything that was asked for.

The 6-3 ruling on Wednesday comes in case of interest to business and consumer groups.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg writes that a settlement offer cannot end a suit if the offer is unaccepted.

The case involves unsolicited text messages sent by the Campbell-Ewald Company to the cellphone of California resident Jose Gomez. The messages were part of a recruitment campaign the company was running for the Navy.