Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split on Rule 23’s Ascertainability Requirement
On January 3, 2017, a Ninth Circuit panel (the “panel”) weighed in on a growing split among circuits over Rule 23’s ascertainability requirement—in particular, the extent to which a plaintiff must...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to Decide Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in...
On January 13, 2017, the United States Supreme Court agreed to resolve the question of whether class action waivers in the employment context violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The...
View ArticleHow Companies Can Comply with the Newly Effective Consumer Review Fairness Act
On March 14, 2017, the Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 (the “Fairness Act”) will come into effect, 90 days after it was signed into law by President Obama. The Fairness Act voids any provision in...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Appliance Efficiency Standards and the Cost of Non-Compliance
It is no secret that California has had appliance efficiency standards in place for some time now. And it is no secret that the California Energy Commission (“CEC”) has been responsible for crafting...
View ArticleSupreme Court Limits American Pipe Tolling for Consecutive Class Actions
On June 11, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled that American Pipe tolling does not extend to follow-on class actions brought after the statute of limitations period has run. This decision...
View ArticleHawaii Governor Signs Law Banning Chemicals from Sunscreen Products
On July 3, 2018, Governor David Ige of Hawaii signed SB 2571 into law, banning the sale or distribution of any “SPF sunscreen protection personal care product” that contains chemicals oxybenzone or...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce Leads the Charge Against California Arbitration Ban...
On Friday, December 6, 2019, a business coalition led by the US Chamber of Commerce filed suit challenging a new California law that forbids employers from offering and entering into certain...
View ArticleThe California Consumer Privacy Act Surfaces in Recent Data Breach Class...
As reported on the February 7, 2019 posting to the Hunton Privacy & Information Security Law Blog, at least one class action lawsuit has been filed that expressly references the CCPA. Continue...
View ArticleMultiple Retailers Sued Under CCPA for Sharing Data Used to Identify...
Earlier this year, The Retail Equation, a loss prevention service provider, and Sephora were hit with a class action lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed Sephora improperly shared consumer data with...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Data Breach Class Action on Article III...
The Second Circuit just affirmed the dismissal of a data breach class action predicated on an alleged increased risk of identity theft on Article III standing grounds. McMorris v. Carlos Lopez &...
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