On March 13, the Governor of Utah signed HB 443 (the “Act”), also known as the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act Amendments, into law. The Act will amend class action lawsuits and will clarify provisions related to “targeted...more
Ohio- Tortious Interference with Business Relations Emanuel’s LLC v. Restore Marietta, 4th Dist. Washington No. 2023-Ohio-147. In this appeal, the Fourth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant...more
On January 14, 2021, the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio denied a healthcare foundation’s motion to dismiss, ruling that healthcare clinics and hospitals are not “physicians,” as that term is defined in the...more
The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Is my conduct a violation of the Consumer Sales Practices Act? Volume 4, Issue 18 October 2, 2020 Unconscionable arbitration agreement Klonowski v. Lynch, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga...more
The Marketable Title Act - Garden Botanical Garden v. Drewien, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 108536, 2020-Ohio-1278 - In this case, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court’s...more
With its potential for lucrative statutory damages, the TCPA attracts serial litigants like moths to a flame. In response, some businesses are trying to help callers avoid calling numbers associated with serial litigants by...more
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently announced a multistate settlement that will require health insurance company Premera Blue Cross to pay $10 million following a breach of protected health information (PHI). According...more
The Indiana attorney general has filed suit against a hotel that charged a married couple $350 after they shared a negative review of their experience....more
Earlier this week, the Sixth Circuit flatly rejected a bid by a consumer to recover damages allegedly caused by Wish.com’s advertised price comparisons. The online marketplace uses struck-through manufacturers’ suggested...more
A class action was filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week against a national telehealth provider, MDLive Inc. (MDLive) for its mobile app’s alleged secret capture of screenshots containing sensitive patient information...more