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Class Action Consumer Protection Laws

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cinq tendances récentes en matière de règlement des actions collectives au Québec

Les actions collectives constituent un mécanisme juridique essentiel au Québec, et les tendances récentes montrent une évolution marquée des modalités de règlement. Voici cinq principaux développements récents en matière de...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 11

Native Deodorant False Ad Dismissed As Court Finds Plaintiff's Contradictions Don't Pass the Smell Test - A proposed class action alleging that Native Deodorant falsely advertises its "natural" deodorant as offering...more

Perkins Coie

Notable Ruling Roundup - June 2025

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Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space....more

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Litigation Byte (May 2025 Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Two New Lawsuits Target Influencer Campaigns

Over the past few months, two firms have filed a series of class action lawsuits against a number of companies – including Celsius, Shein, and Revolve – over their influencer campaigns. Leveraging the same template, the firms...more

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California federal court compels arbitration based on a modified sign-in wrap agreement

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Takeaway: Terms and conditions requiring individual arbitrations can effectively end many consumer class actions. But courts rigorously scrutinize consumers’ assent to such terms, insisting upon reasonably conspicuous notice...more

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Psychoactive Kratom Draws Continued Scrutiny and Legal Action

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In recent years, plaintiffs have increasingly set their sights on kratom, a controversial botanical supplement, as a target for litigation. With at least 15 putative class-action cases filed in the past year alone, this...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Complaints Can Cost a Lot of Dough!

On May 23, 2025, Pizza Hut (“Defendant”) entered into a settlement agreement to resolve a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. In Brennan v. Pizza Hut,...more

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Ninth Circuit Narrows Path for Omission-Based Consumer Claims in Baby Food Class Actions

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We previously wrote about conflicting decisions from New York federal courts on whether alleged economic damages establish Article III standing under a price premium theory in baby food toxic metals class actions. See New...more

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Third Circuit Finds Class Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Sue Under the FDCPA

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a putative class action against a collection company on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue under the Fair Debt...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Screening By the Authorizing Judge: Québec Court of Appeal Upholds the Principle of Partial Dismissal in Salko c. Financière...

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On January 30, 2025, the Québec Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in Salko c. Financière Banque Nationale inc., 2025 QCCA 74 (Salko) providing clarity on the application of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act (QCPA) and on...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Vegan Collagen and the Law: Clean Beauty Claims Face Legal Scrutiny, but Courts Urge Common Sense

Clean Beauty Legal Risks Clean beauty claims have become the current "flavor of the month" for consumer class action lawsuits, particularly in California, New York, Florida, and Texas, where plaintiff's bar activity is...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Eleventh Circuit allows putative class action to proceed after defendant fails to register arbitration clause with administrator

On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the lower court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit against a credit union over alleged improper fees charged to the...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Licorice Sticks and New York’s General Business Law

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In Libman v. Hershey Co., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 31769(U), (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County May 5, 2025) (here), the motion court was asked to consider whether a front-of-the-package label on the Twizzlers candy wrapper violated General...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

France Reforms Class Actions Regime

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The new legislation facilitates easier access to class actions for litigants, which should lead to an increase in the use of class actions in the coming years....more

Perkins Coie

Notable Ruling Roundup - May 2025

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Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Chelsea Garland, et al. v. The Kroger Co., No. 3:24-cv-00240-LL-JLB (S.D. Cal. – February 12,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How NY's FAIR Act Mirrors CFPB State Recommendations

On March 13, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable, or FAIR, Business Practices Act, aimed at strengthening consumer protections, cutting costs,...more

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Feeling the Heat: Strategies to Keep Cool Under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Lindsey Kress and Regina McClendon to analyze the complexities of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA)....more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Surge in TCPA Quiet Time Litigation

Our readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a petition seeking clarity from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) applicability to calls made late...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mass Arbitration Rules Under Scrutiny as Live Nation Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Heckman

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On May 5, 2025, Live Nation filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address two issues: (1) clarify whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) protects arbitration agreements with procedures...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Services and Technology: Florida Changes Law to Make Clear that Collection-Related Emails Are Not Included in the...

On May 16, Governor Ron DeSantis signed bill CS/CS/SB 232 into law. The bill includes modifications to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) to make clear that the prohibition on communications between “9...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fourth Circuit Ruling Provides New Guidance as to Furnishers’ Duty to Investigate Legal Disputes Under the FCRA

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has been a notoriously active area for litigation, especially class-action litigation, in recent years. One issue that continues to be litigated in FCRA cases involving data furnisher...more

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NY Class Action Filed Against Nike Over Alleged NFT ‘Rug Pull’ and Unregistered Securities

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On April 25, purchasers of Nike non-fungible tokens (NFTs) filed a class action complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the sportswear giant alleging that the December 2024 shutdown of...more

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Litigation Targeting Plastics Manufacturers

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As we continue to see a rise in litigation related to plastic pollution, plastic manufacturers must remain prepared and should carefully follow the different kinds of claims to see which ones are ultimately more successful....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida Legislature Clarifies FCCPA to Allow Overnight Email Contact with Debtors

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The Florida Legislature unanimously approved Senate Bill (SB) 232 on April 29, 2025, to update and clarify the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA) by removing email communications from the list of prohibited...more

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