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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.
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Golden State of Mind: Anti-SLAPP Defense Versus Privacy Rights

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a motion to strike a putative class action suit brought under Section 425.16 of California’s anti-SLAPP statute, finding that the case fell...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Stemming the Tide: Seventh Circuit Deals (Final) Blow to Suspect Right of Publicity Privacy Class Actions Rising in the Courts

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Over the last several years, the class action bar has targeted companies in a wave of putative class actions under state “right of publicity” statutes. Although they vary some around the edges, these statutes generally seek...more

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A New CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Is “Minted”

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Online stationery and craft company Minted Inc. has been hit with a CCPA class action lawsuit, stemming from a massive data breach the company disclosed in late May. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a California...more

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Putative TCPA Class Denied Certification Under Spokeo

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On August 15, 2017, the Northern District of Illinois denied class certification to a proposed Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class in Legg v. PTZ Insurance Agency Ltd., No. 14 C 10043. The court held that, because...more

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