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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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Classified Monthly: A Roundup of Class Action Decisions From Federal Appellate Courts April 2024

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The Roundup covers notable class action decisions each month from federal appellate courts, as well as notable Supreme Court class action cert petitions....more

CDF Labor Law LLP

California PAGA Law Benefits Attorneys More Than Employees

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Last week, former CDF Labor Law attorney, and current CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce (“Cal Chamber”), Jennifer Barrera, published a compelling argument surrounding the issues concerning the California Private...more

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3 Things to Know About the $575 Million Settlement of the Landmark Antitrust Suit against Sutter Health

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Additional settlement details were recently released in the antitrust case brought against Sacramento-based Sutter Health, one of the nation’s largest hospital systems. In October 2019, Sutter settled People of the State of...more

Stoel Rives LLP

CCPA Bill Expanding Class Actions Fails but The Persistence of Chaos Succeeds

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Class action lawsuits hurt businesses in at least three ways: they harm reputation, disrupt continuity, and are expensive to defend. In a privacy and cybersecurity context, even when dismissed at an early stage – when it is...more

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Coupon Settlements: Discount or Discontent?

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Congress passed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) with the hope of preventing abuse in class action lawsuits. CAFA assigns jurisdiction to federal courts over class actions where: (i) the aggregate amount in...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Looking Forward: Canadian Class Actions in 2018

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The past year saw another flurry of Canadian class action activity. Courts across the country rendered significant decisions that should give companies doing business in Canada cause for both concern and optimism. While the...more

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Latest Misclassification Settlement Fails To Lyft Sharing Economy Companies

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Late last week, a federal court judge in California approved a settlement agreement whereby ride-sharing company Lyft agreed to pay $27 million to approximately 95,000 California drivers who alleged they were misclassified as...more

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Network Rules Occupy Second Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court

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Issues surrounding network rules made headlines recently, with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting a $7.25 billion deal between Visa and MasterCard and approximately 12 million merchants claiming the networks worked...more

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