Plaintiff Lisa Bodenburg brought a putative class action against Defendant Apple Inc. after purchasing a 200 GB iCloud+ storage plan. She believed that by upgrading to the paid 200 GB plan, the 200 GB would add to the free 5...more
Reversing itself in a 7-4 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit reinstated a $210 million settlement in multidistrict class action litigation over the advertised fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, making approval of...more
6/20/2019
/ Appeals ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
En Banc Review ,
False Advertising ,
Fraudulent Marketing ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Fuel Standards ,
Hyundai ,
Kia ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Vacated
On April 6, 2017, the California Supreme Court struck another blow in its contentious battle with the United States Supreme Court on the enforceability of consumer arbitration clauses subject to the Federal Arbitration Act...more
4/10/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
CLRA ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Cards ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Preemption ,
Public Policy ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)