Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2024.
In this edition, UK High Court weighs in on information asymmetry, debit is better than credit,...more
7/3/2024
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Credit Cards ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Debit Cards ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Oil Spills ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Uninjured Class Members ,
Volunteers
Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena.
In this edition, student-athletes win an NIL round, Canadians in California isn’t personal...more
3/22/2024
/ Advertising ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Banks ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
College Athletes ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
In-Game Purchases ,
Independent Contractors ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Minors ,
Misclassification ,
Misleading Statements ,
Monopolization ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Settlement ,
Shareholders ,
Student Athletes ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2023.
In this edition, a mistake is just a mistake, “99.99%” isn’t 100% clear, and faxes aren’t always...more
12/19/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Advertising ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Product Defects ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup!
This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2023. In this edition, essential oils may need therapy, an ever-growing library goes nowhere, and one...more
10/2/2023
/ Animal Food ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Data Privacy ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Advertising ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Manufacturers ,
Misrepresentation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2023.
In this edition, in pork we antitrust, paid time off is not pay, and if it’s free, it won’t cost...more
7/5/2023
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Scores ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
TCPA
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2022.
In this edition, class actions gain an international flair, insurers have cures for COVID cases,...more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2022.
In this edition, fail-safe classes fail, consumers smoke a motion to dismiss, and you can’t bring...more
10/18/2022
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Data Breach ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Manufacturers ,
Putative Class Actions
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup!
This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2022. In this edition, COVID cases are still endemic for insurance companies, kids’ contracts are voidable...more
7/18/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
TCPA
In the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering notable class actions from the third quarter of 2021, a marriage nearly tears apart a certified class, insurers are vaccinated against more COVID-19 suits, and...more
1/6/2022
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Settlement ,
TCPA
Welcome to the summer edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the second quarter of 2021.
In this edition, plaintiffs are doing their own science (badly), SCOTUS...more
10/7/2021
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dark Web ,
Data Breach ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
False Advertising ,
Settlement ,
Unsolicited Advertisements ,
Unsolicited Faxes
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our spring edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2021.
In this edition, the courts are beginning to split on COVID-19 cases, privacy litigants can’t...more
7/1/2021
/ Airlines ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Breach ,
Disability ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employees ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Mobile Apps ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
TCPA ,
Tuition ,
Vaccinations ,
WARN Act
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our winter edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2020.
In this edition, we find a common theme among COVID-19 class actions, the Tampa 2 defends...more
3/19/2021
/ Advertising ,
Business Interruption ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Colleges ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Event Cancellation ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Personal Information ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Price-Fixing ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Refunds ,
Reimbursements ,
RICO ,
TCPA ,
Tuition
Welcome to the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the third quarter of 2020.
In this edition, cosmetics get reused, garbage stinks to high heaven (at least...more
1/29/2021
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Flint Water Crisis ,
Investors ,
Manufacturers ,
Misclassification ,
Payday Loans ,
Public Nuisance ,
RICO ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Title VII
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our summer edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2019.
The Supreme Court granted cert on a pair of ERISA cases that revived one ruling thought...more
10/1/2019
/ ATDS ,
Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Data Breach ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Product Defects ,
TCPA
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This year has begun with cases all over the map, from California to Florida to Massachusetts.
The West Coast features overbearing manufacturers, allegedly underpaid lenders,...more
4/5/2019
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Banking Sector ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Data Collection ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Facebook ,
FDCPA ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand