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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.
Alston & Bird

Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q1 – Reaching Across the Pond

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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

Troutman Pepper

New York District Court Approves Class Action in FDCPA Case Alleging Improper Debt Assignment Notification

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On August 18, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) relating...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Consumer Perception Matters: California Court Of Appeal Clarifies Legal Standard Under Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

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Although litigation under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act has largely slowed to a trickle, businesses continue to have questions surrounding compliance and litigation risk and exposure. A recent ruling by a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Class Action Update: Are Your Merchant Receipts FCRA Compliant?

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This week, in Siglin v. Sixt Rent A Car, LLC, 18-cv-62536, a proposed class action was filed against Sixt Rent A Car, LLC (“Sixt”) for its alleged failure to properly conceal consumers’ card and identification information on...more

Carlton Fields

Fourth Circuit Holds Plaintiffs Who Allege Identity Theft Have Standing To Sue Post-Data Breach, But What Does It Mean For...

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The Fourth Circuit’s 2017 decision in Beck v. McDonald held that the mere fear of identity theft in the wake of a data breach was insufficient to confer Article III standing. ...more

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District Court Expands on Pantoja, Finds Collection Letter on Stale Debt to Violate FDCPA for Failure to Include Revival Warning

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A recent decision from the North District of Illinois has expanded on the Seventh Circuit’s holding in Pantoja v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 852 F.3d 679 (7th Cir. 2017) regarding revival warnings in collections letters...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Eighth Circuit Remands Proposed Settlement in Target Data Breach Class Action

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded a $10 million settlement in the Target data breach class action on the grounds that the district court had not rigorously analyzed the propriety of the class certification. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: The Seventh Circuit Limits Standing For Lawsuits Under The Fair And Accurate Credit Transactions Act

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This week, in Meyers v. Nicolet Rest. of de Pere, LLC, No. 16-2075 (7th Cir. Dec. 13, 2016), the Seventh Circuit narrowed standing to bring lawsuits under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) in holding that...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Banks’ Class Certification Motion Trumpets Target Data Security Failings, Ignores Impact of Card Association Settlements

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Card-issuing banks are forging ahead with their lawsuit against Target arising from the 2013 holiday shopping season data breach. Their July 1 motion for class certification has just been unsealed, allowing a glimpse at...more

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