Duane Morris Takeaways: The significant stakes and evolving legal landscape in privacy class action rulings and legislation make the defense of privacy class actions a challenge for corporations. As a new wave of wiretapping violation lawsuits target companies that use
Supreme Court Rules That Judges – Not Arbitrators – Must Resolve Disputes Where Various Agreements May Govern a Particular Dispute and Those Agreements Conflict on the Forum for Deciding Arbitrability
In 23-3 Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski (05/23/2024) (supremecourt.gov) (May 23, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court once again delved into the frequently litigated arena of arbitration agreements. Specifically, the Court considered whether the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) empowers courts or arbitrators to
South Carolina Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Consumer Data Breach Case
A court in the District of South Carolina recently denied class certification in a putative consumer data breach class action after concluding that the proposed class and sub-classes were not ascertainable. See In re Blackbaud, Inc., Customer Data Breach Litigation,
Announcing A New ABA Article By Duane Morris Partner Alex Karasik Explaining The EEOC’s Artificial Intelligence Evolution
By Alex W. Karasik Duane Morris Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the American Bar Association’s magazine “The Brief” by Partner Alex Karasik entitled “An Examination of the EEOC’s Artificial Intelligence Evolution.”[1] The article is available here and is
Alabama Federal Court Rules That Attorneys’ Misleading Communication Undermined The Integrity Of Class Action Plumbing Settlement
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Zachary J. McCormack Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 23, 2024, in Braswell, et al. v. Bow Plumbing Group, Inc., No. 21-CV-00025, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92478 (M.D. Ala. May 23, 2024),
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 57: Key Arbitration Developments In Class Action Litigation
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsels Eden Anderson and Rebecca Bjork with their discussion of significant arbitration rulings in the class action space. Check out
Notable Litigation – April 2024
Notable litigation filed during April 2024 includes Fielder v. Bullock.
Fielder v. Bullock, No. 16-JCV-24-641 (Ark. Cir. Ct.).
Plaintiff, individually, as Power of Attorney for his parents, and as Trustee of the Fielder Living Trust, filed suit against a defendant
California Court Of Appeal Finds California Law Imposing Forfeiture Of Arbitration Rights For Late Payment Of Arbitration Fees Is Preempted By The FAA
By Eden E. Anderson, Rebecca S. Bjork, and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 22, 2024, the California Court of Appeal held in Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., 2024 WL 2313710 (Cal. App. May 22, 2024), that
No Dice: Nevada Court Dismisses with Prejudice Algorithmic Price Fixing Theories in Vegas Hotels Case
On May 8, a Nevada federal court dismissed with prejudice a class action complaint alleging that several Las Vegas hotel operators violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by agreeing to set hotel room prices using pricing algorithms from the
The Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2024 Receives Major Accolades From Readers
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In its review of the Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2024, EPLiC Magazine called it the “the Bible” on class action litigation and an essential desk reference