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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

California Microplastics Case Dismissed for Lack of Actual Reliance and Threshold Dose

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A Northern District of California judge issued a sweeping dismissal of a microplastics class action that would have lowered the bar on the sufficiency of allegations of potential hazards from microplastics....more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

The CLRA Demand Letter Trap: How Plaintiffs Sidestep the Law’s Intent

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The CLRA Demand Letter Trap: How Plaintiffs Sidestep the Law’s Intent - Almost every week, I get a familiar email from a company: “We just received this demand letter. What is it? Is it serious?”...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Understanding Anti-SLAPP Statutes: Do They Apply in Federal Court?

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“SLAPP” is an acronym for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. The term was coined in the 1980s to describe lawsuits initiated to silence public speech about issues of public importance. Under the original...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court grants partial CFPB win in credit reporting case

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On May 5, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss filed by the defendant, a consumer reporting agency, in a case brought by the CFPB in January...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: April 2025

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Keypoint: In this post: (1) The Ninth Circuit holds essentially any website can be sued in California; (2) two courts limit pen registry claims; (3) courts split on whether privacy policies establish consent for wiretapping...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Ninth Circuit Privacy Ruling Could Be Used to Expand Potential Forums for E-Commerce Lawsuits

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On Monday, April 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued an opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., __ F.4th __ (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), that plaintiffs will cite to attempt to expand...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Plaintiff’s Declaratory Action Not Anticipatory Litigation Due to Patentee’s Delayed Response to Licensing Request

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The Central District of California denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss or transfer plaintiff’s first-filed declaratory judgement action based on defendant’s later-filed patent infringement suit in Wisconsin. Though suit...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

PAGA Update: Key Lessons for Defending and Settling PAGA Cases

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Two recent Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) cases underscore the importance of effectively using procedural motions in defending such cases. 1.  Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services LTD., LLC...more

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