On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a...more
Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena.
In this edition, it’s not a breach if it isn’t stolen, a greenwashing claim is washed away, and a...more
1/7/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collectors ,
False Advertising ,
False Statements ,
Food Labeling ,
Greenwashing ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Product Labels ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2024.
In this edition, there can be only one claim form for many, broiler chickens are coming home to...more
10/4/2024
/ Baby Products ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Competition ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Marketing ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Ransomware ,
TCPA ,
Wage and Hour
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
7/3/2024
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Apple ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Credit Cards ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Debit Cards ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Oil Spills ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement Agreements ,
TCPA ,
UK ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Uninjured Class Members ,
Volunteers
Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena.
In this edition, student-athletes win an NIL round, Canadians in California isn’t personal...more
3/22/2024
/ Advertising ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Banks ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
College Athletes ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
In-Game Purchases ,
Independent Contractors ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Minors ,
Misclassification ,
Misleading Statements ,
Monopolization ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Settlement ,
Shareholders ,
Student Athletes ,
Wage and Hour
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2023.
In this edition, a mistake is just a mistake, “99.99%” isn’t 100% clear, and faxes aren’t always...more
12/19/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Advertising ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Product Defects ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Wage and Hour
Our Data Privacy & Security Team examines how the California Consumer Privacy Act could reset data breach litigation....more
The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that there is no duty to safeguard personal information from a data breach under Georgia law....more
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed its prior conclusion that there is no duty to safeguard personal information under Georgia law. In McConnell v. Ga. Dep’t of Labor, — S.E.2d —-, 2018 WL 2173252 (Ga. App. May...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative class action brought by customers of the brokerage firm Scottrade in the wake of an alleged data breach...more
Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order dismissing with prejudice a putative class action concerning a security breach affecting PIN pad devices at numerous...more