Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2024.
In this edition, an overdue audiobook suit is shelved, an old case gets new reps and new...more
3/28/2025
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Greenwashing ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena.
In this edition, it’s not a breach if it isn’t stolen, a greenwashing claim is washed away, and a...more
1/7/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collectors ,
False Advertising ,
False Statements ,
Food Labeling ,
Greenwashing ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Product Labels ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2024.
In this edition, there can be only one claim form for many, broiler chickens are coming home to...more
10/4/2024
/ Baby Products ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Competition ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Marketing ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Ransomware ,
TCPA ,
Wage and Hour
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
Our Data Privacy & Security Team examines how the California Consumer Privacy Act could reset data breach litigation....more
The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that there is no duty to safeguard personal information from a data breach under Georgia law....more
The Supreme Court recently issued an opinion concerning the requirements for Article III standing for statutory violations under the Stored Communications Act (SCA). ...more
3/25/2019
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Frank v Gaos ,
FRCP 23(e) ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Vacated
Payments Developments in 2018 and Outlook for 2019 -
The cost of accepting payments is one of the most significant expenses faced by most retailers, and managing those costs is an ongoing struggle. The year 2018 saw...more
2/11/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Counterfeiting ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Farm Bill ,
Gift-Cards ,
Minimum Wage ,
Popular ,
Retailers ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Unclaimed Property ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
In October 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a report that summarized discussions at a December 2017 workshop discussing the potential impact to consumers of privacy and security incidents. The purpose of...more
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed its prior conclusion that there is no duty to safeguard personal information under Georgia law. In McConnell v. Ga. Dep’t of Labor, — S.E.2d —-, 2018 WL 2173252 (Ga. App. May...more
A California district court recently dismissed—for the second time—consumer claims that technology giant Lenovo Inc. violated New York’s Deceptive Acts and Practices Statute by selling laptops with preinstalled...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative class action brought by customers of the brokerage firm Scottrade in the wake of an alleged data breach...more
Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order dismissing with prejudice a putative class action concerning a security breach affecting PIN pad devices at numerous...more