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Class Action Preemption

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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California Microplastics Mislabeling Case Dismissed on Preemption Grounds

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A nationwide class action lawsuit accusing a bottled water company of misleading customers by selling water allegedly containing microplastics has been dismissed on preemption grounds. The court’s decision looms large in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDCA Preemption: A Powerful Tool for Defending Class Actions

Several recent cases arising under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA” or the “Act”), 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., highlight the usefulness of preemption as a defense against putative class actions concerning drugs,...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2023 Year in Review

Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2023. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Drug & Medical Device Litigation - December 5th - 6th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 28th Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming and networking opportunities with 400+ industry...more

Stokes Wagner

California Supreme Court Averts SCOTUS Viking River Decision, Allowing Litigation of PAGA Claims Despite Arbitration Agreement

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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an employer-friendly decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana. There, it held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)...more

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PAGA Standing Allows a Plaintiff to Have One Foot in a Compelled Individual Arbitration and One Foot in a Representative Court...

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On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more

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Airline Sued for Greenwashing Over Use of Carbon Offsets

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A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against a commercial airline on May 30, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging three violations of California state law related to unfair and...more

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Employers With Broad Management Rights Under a CBA Spared From Some BIPA Litigation

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In a unanimous decision, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) is pre-empted by the Labor Management Relations Act for many employees covered by a collective bargaining...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Holds A Violation Of BIPA Occurs And Accrues With Each Scan

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The Illinois Supreme Court recently held in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., No. 128004 that a violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “Act” or “BIPA”) occurs and accrues every time a scan of a...more

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Ninth Circuit Nixes California’s Employment Arbitration Agreement Ban

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Last week, the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, concluding that California’s Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”) is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). AB 51, which was passed by...more

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CA Court of Appeal Upholds Arbitration Agreement Under FAA Preemption

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Evenskaas v. California Transit Inc. reversed a Los Angeles Superior Court judge’s denial of an employer’s motion to compel arbitration of a former employee’s wage and hour class action. The trial court had concluded that the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] Viking River Cruises: The Future of PAGA Arbitration

In this episode, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice senior counsel Aileen McGrath and labor and employment counsel Jonathan Slowik discuss California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and the significance of...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Representative Action Waivers In Employee Arbitration Agreements

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Case Overview - On June 15, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, No. 20-1573. The Court held that the rule from Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles,...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

The U.S. Supreme Court Says PAGA Representative Action Waivers Are Enforceable After All

On June 15, 2022, in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573,_ U.S. _ (2022), by an 8-1 majority, the U.S. States Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempts the California Supreme...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Rules on PAGA, Fifth Circuit Rules on COVID-19 Under WARN, Illinois Expands Bereavement Leave -...

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This week, we look at two significant court decisions for employers and bring you a practical update on new bereavement leave rules in Illinois. SCOTUS: FAA Preempts California’s PAGA Loophole Last week, the U.S. Supreme...more

Stokes Wagner

Supreme Court Rules California Employee Is Bound By Arbitration Agreement She Signed and Thus, Lacks Standing to Bring...

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On May 15, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated and employer-favorable ruling in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, holding, in an 8-1 decision, that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the California...more

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SCOTUS Invalidates CA Law Preventing Arbitration of Individual PAGA Claims When a Valid Arbitration Agreement Exists

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In its 12th case regarding arbitration in the last five years, the Roberts court fascination with the dispute resolution method continues. In the second of two decisions regarding arbitration this week, the Court...more

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PAGA Claims Sent Down the River: Supreme Court Gives California Employers Major Victory in Viking Cruises Arbitration Case

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Representative actions brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) have been the bane of that state’s labor lawyers’ existence since PAGA’s enactment in 2004. Thanks to this week’s Supreme Court decision...more

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Employer prevails in latest FAA preemption ruling from U.S. Supreme Court

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The U.S. Supreme Court has once again confirmed that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts incompatible state laws that preclude contracting parties from controlling which claims are subject to arbitration. Ruling in...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Finds the FAA Preempts PAGA and Holds Individual PAGA Claims Can Be Compelled to Arbitration

On June 15, 2022, the United States Supreme Court rendered an opinion in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana that will have significant consequences for California employers and claims made under the Private Attorneys...more

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Supreme Court Permits Arbitration of Individual PAGA Claims

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The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana will dramatically impact employers’ rights to enforce arbitration agreements related to claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Individual PAGA Claims May Be Compelled to Arbitration

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U.S. __ (2022) on June 15, 2022, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the California Supreme Court ruling in...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

US Supreme Court Raids California’s PAGA Jurisprudence in Viking River

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Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana.  The decision addresses the apparent conflict between the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and California’s...more

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Supreme Court Provides Roadmap for Avoiding Large PAGA Actions

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On June 15, 2022, in Viking River Cruises vs. Moriana, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 (with Justice Thomas the lone dissenter) that employers can compel arbitration of an employee's individual claims regarding labor code...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Supreme Court Delivers a PAGA Win to Employers

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573, regarding California’s ban on Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) representative waivers...more

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