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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.
Kilpatrick

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

Does a violation of FCRA’s “Stand-Alone” disclosure requirement confer standing or not?

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Could there be a split brewing with regard to standing to pursue FCRA claims against potential employers for violating the stand-alone disclosure requirement contained in 15 U.S.C. § 1681(b)(2)(A)(i)? Maybe....more

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The Weekly Privacy Rewind

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Class Actions - Facebook Cannot Evade Suit Under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act Even Where No Proof of Harm - In separate rulings handed down last week in the Northern District of California, the court...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Use Of Non-Compliant Disclosure Form Did Not Result In Concrete Injury Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

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A job applicant alleging a violation of one of the procedural requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lacked standing to sue under Article III of the United States Constitution because he failed to allege facts...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Consumer Privacy and Data Security

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Judge Trims Proposed Class Action Over Wendy’s Data Breach - Torres v. Wendy’s Int’l, LLC, No. 16-cv-0210 (PGB) (DCI) (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017). A U.S. district court judge in Florida trimmed a proposed class action...more

Carlton Fields

Nothing Crafty About Michaels’ Disclosure Under Spokeo

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A New Jersey District Court followed Spokeo’s Article III standing analysis and dismissed claims by three putative class representatives against Michaels Stores. Plaintiffs claimed that Michaels’ online employment application...more

Carlton Fields

Putative Class Representative Accusing Life Insurer Of “Hollow Asset” Reinsurance Lacks Article Iii Standing

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We previously reported on putative class actions pending against life insurers for allegedly misleading customers by engaging in “shadow” or “hollow” reinsurance transactions, doing so most recently on August 3, 2015. In...more

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