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District court pushes class certification over the Brink(er)

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On remand, the District Court held that individual questions predominated regarding whether individuals incurred reasonable expenses or spent time in mitigation of fraudulent charges or data posting, and denied class...more

Kilpatrick

California federal court bemoans choice of unfit plaintiffs in denial of class certification motion

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When a court begins its order denying class certification by lamenting the “failure to properly vet named plaintiffs” and “seeming unwillingness to promptly address issues that arise during litigation with named plaintiffs”...more

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Class Certification Granted – California Website Tracking Lawsuit Reminds Businesses about Notice Risks

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A California federal district court recently granted class certification in a lawsuit against a financial services company. The case involves allegations that the company’s website used third-party technology to track users’...more

Fisher Phillips

Groundbreaking Class Certification Decision in Website Tracking Case Serves as Wake-Up Call for Businesses: Proactive Steps You...

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In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind decision, a California federal court just granted class certification in a wiretapping claim brought against a website operator that used third-party technology to track users’...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Too Much Individuality: Central District of Illinois Declines to Certify Class in Data Incident Case

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Last week, Judge Sue Myerscough declined to certify a class of employees whose personal information was disclosed when Driveline Retail Merchandising fell prey to a phishing scam. While nearly 16,000 employees were allegedly...more

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The Limits to Class Action Privacy Claims in Ontario

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Since the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Jones v Tsige, creating an Ontario version of the tort of invasion of privacy called “intrusion upon seclusion”, privacy-related class actions have emerged as a growth area....more

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