Mass arbitration is posing significant challenges for businesses, as it creates a new battleground in dispute resolution with the potential to overwhelm companies with a flood of simultaneous claims. Consumer-facing companies...more
2/26/2025
/ Amended Rules ,
American Arbitration Association ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Risk Mitigation
• Cases brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continue to multiply.
• Although BIPA was enacted in 2008, a decision by the Illinois Supreme Court in January 2019 held that an individual does...more
7/22/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
D&O Insurance ,
Data Collection ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Preemption ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
TCPA
• In China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, et al., a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's previous ruling in American Pipe and Construction Co. v. Utah, holding that it "does not...more
6/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Equitable Tolling ,
FRCP 23 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation