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Class Action

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to test class action theories under New York City’s Biometrics Law

A putative class action complaint filed against the parent company of the New York Mets underscores the need for businesses in New York City to comply with an oft-overlooked law governing the collection and use of consumer...more

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Developments in UK/EU Collective Actions

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Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with Mayer Brown partners Airlie Goodman (London) and Archis Parasharami (Washington, DC), who co-lead Mayer Brown’s class action and collective actions practice, as they...more

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English High Court Clarifies Scope of FSMA Securities Litigation

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A recent decision of the High Court in a strike out application in securities class action litigation has clarified the scope of  s90A and Schedule 10A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") regarding...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Precious-Metal Refiner Hit with Data Breach Class Action over 2023 Cyber-Attack

Elemetal LLC faces a data breach class action resulting from its alleged failure to implement appropriate security measures, which led to a 2023 breach of approximately 13,000 customers’ personal information. Elemetal is a...more

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Q3 2024 - Food and CPG Legal Trends

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Perkins Coie is pleased to publish its Q3 Food and CPG Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends. In the third quarter of 2024, the Consumer...more

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Northern District of New York Dismisses Claim—With Prejudice—of a Bank Aiding-and-Abetting Ponzi Scheme

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O’Dell v. Berkshire Bank, 5:24-cv-00652 (N.D.N.Y.) - On October 31, 2024, the Northern District of New York dismissed a putative class action against Berkshire Bank (“Berkshire”) with prejudice....more

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Flag After the Play, Ruling on the Field Under Review: $4.8 Billion NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation

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In June 2024, a California jury awarded plaintiffs nearly $4.8 billion in an antitrust class action against the National Football League (NFL) and DirecTV. In the case, In re National Football League's "Sunday Ticket"...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues Decision Limiting Scope of Concepcion

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In Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., a panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision refusing to enforce the Ticketmaster arbitration provision in a purported consumer antitrust class action brought...more

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DOJ Targets AI Pricing Algorithms: RealPage Case Signals Potential Shift in Antitrust Enforcement

The Department of Justice and eight state attorneys general filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in August against RealPage Inc. – a Texas-based software company that provides property management software – and several landlords...more

Fisher Phillips

$375 Million UFC Antitrust Settlement Highlights Era of Athlete Empowerment: 2 Key Takeaways For Sports Industry

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One of two class action antitrust lawsuits involving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may be coming to a close as a federal court Judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between the fighting organization...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Tracking the Crackdown on Tracking/Pixel Technologies: Web Litigation and Regulatory Landscape - Part 1

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Regulatory action and class action lawsuits related to pixels and other website technologies continued to surge in 2023 and 2024, particularly in the healthcare industry....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Putative Securities Class Action Brought by Short Seller

On October 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action against online retailer Overstock.com (“Overstock” or the “Company”) and certain of...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office asked a federal judge on Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the Cleveland Browns to test the “Modell Law,” a state law designed to stop teams from leaving cities that...more

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Insulin Overpricing Lawsuits: 6 Things to Know

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Anyone who needs insulin to treat diabetes knows that the cost of the drug has skyrocketed in the last few years. The reason for the sharp increase seems to be simple: corporate greed. Recently, though, the high price of...more

Jones Day

United States Supreme Court to Hear Two Securities Cases This Term

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two cases concerning the pleading standard in securities fraud class actions....more

Robinson Bradshaw

A Pet Lovers’ Quarrel in the U.S. Supreme Court Could Determine Whether Class Actions Can Be Remanded to State Court

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Two Missouri pets—and what’s in their prescription food—may ultimately determine where and how class actions are litigated. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument in Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v....more

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Tackling the Unexecuted Damages Model Dilemma When Opposing Class Certification – Ninth Circuit Decision Offers Important Insights

Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Lytle v. Nutramax Labs, Inc., finding that a class action plaintiff may rely on a model to demonstrate that damages are susceptible to...more

Perkins Coie

Q3 2024: Food & CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q3 Food & Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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Ninth Circuit Nixes Live Nation’s ‘Unconscionable’ Arbitration Agreement

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On October 28, 2024, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in Heckman v. Live Nation, finding Live Nation’s Ticketmaster arbitration agreement unconscionable and therefore unenforceable based on their terms...more

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Coming Soon: Judicial and Agency Interpretations of Washington's Pay Disclosure Law

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Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA) is a hot topic in Washington state, with well over 100 class-action lawsuits filed under the law in the past 18 months. In short, the EPOA requires employers to disclose...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - October

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Wiretap Statute in Data Privacy Class Action Lawsuits

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Over the past decade, businesses and institutions with public-facing websites have increasingly turned to internet tracking technologies, such as cookies, pixels, and session replay tools, to optimize their websites and offer...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Ticketmaster’s Mass Arbitration Procedures Notwithstanding the Federal Arbitration Act

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We previously wrote about a California federal district court decision in Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment that denied Ticketmaster’s motion to compel arbitration of Sherman Act antitrust claims based in large part on the...more

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Massachusetts Top Court Torpedoes Website Analytics Wiretapping Class Action

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On October 24, 2024, in a long-awaited decision in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, Massachusetts’ highest court snuffed out an attempt to use the state’s 1968 Wiretap Act to impose liability on a hospital system for its...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Highly Touted Settlement Caps NIL Payments to Student Athletes

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In a much anticipated antitrust class action settlement, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $2.7 billion proposed settlement that will cap the amount of money National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

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