On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Seyfarth partners Robert Milligan and Joseph Escarez reviewed the latest consumer class action law developments affecting companies that do business in California. It is no secret that...more
8/19/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Ascertainable Class ,
ATDS ,
Best Practices ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Disclaimers ,
FCC ,
Free Speech ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Renewal Options ,
Risk Management ,
Subscription Services ,
TCPA ,
Vagueness
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit upholds district court decision granting five businesses injunctive relief, finding that state law banning credit card surcharges is unconstitutional as applied to the five businesses.
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1/11/2018
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Credit Card Surcharges ,
Credit Cards ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Due Process ,
Financial Services Industry ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Merchants ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Supreme Court in Expressions Hair Design et al. v. Schneiderman held that New York’s law prohibiting credit card surcharging (General Business Law §5 18) regulates speech, and on Wednesday asked the Second Circuit to...more