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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

U.K. Supreme Court Finds Data Protection Representative (I.e., Class) Action Cannot Be Pursued Against Google

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On November 10, the United Kingdom (U.K.) Supreme Court issued a decision in Lloyd v. Google LLC, UKSC2019/0213 (Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), recognizing that the loss of control of personal data by consumers alone...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Scanning the Class and Collective Action Horizon

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While group litigation and collective actions have traditionally been more difficult to pursue in the UK than in the U.S., changes to UK civil procedure rules and societal attitudes towards group ligation means that these...more

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