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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.
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Kansas Seeks to Stop Ford County From ​“Usurping” its Sovereignty

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In January, Ford County, Kansas joined a class action complaint filed in Missouri against eleven plastics manufacturers, seeking to represent ​“all persons or entities” in 35 states who purchased relevant plastics since 1990....more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Dismissal Of Marriott Data Breach Lawsuit Shows How Plaintiffs Still Face Standing Hurdles In The Post-CCPA Era

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After the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, a surge of class action lawsuits predicated on alleged CCPA violations hit businesses.  Because of the act’s novelty, it was unclear whether...more

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High School Female Athletes Fail to Score on Class Certification

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii recently denied female student-athletes’ motion for class certification under Title IX even though it rejected the defendants’ attacks on mootness and standing as well as...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Decertification of Class in Unauthorized Customer Call Recording Suit Where the Class Representative Did Not...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 5, 2019, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in NEI Contr. & Eng’g, Inc. v. Hanson Aggregates Pac. Sw., Inc., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 16885 (9th Cir. June 5, 2019), upholding the district court’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - June 2018

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This edition of Employment Flash provides an overview of employment laws going into effect in July 2018 in certain jurisdictions, three recent employment-related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the National Labor Relations...more

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