The Consumer Class Defense Blog, published by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, focuses on legal developments and defense strategies related to consumer class action litigation. It covers topics such as privacy laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The blog discusses court decisions, legislative changes, and compliance challenges affecting businesses, particularly in areas like biometric data, web tracking, and automated decision-making technologies. It also provides insights on managing risks and regulatory updates relevant to consumer protection and privacy enforcement.
Background
A recently decided Ninth Circuit case provides additional guidance for defendants looking to challenge standing in consumer class actions. In, McGee v. S-L Snacks National, Plaintiff brought a putative class action asserting claims of unfair competition, nuisance, and breach…
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York state legislature recently introduced a standalone biometric information privacy bill, AB 27, that mirrors Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (740 ILCS § 14/1 et seq., “BIPA”), which has spawned thousands of class actions in…
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) generally restricts making certain non-emergency calls to cellular phones and landlines, among other things, without the called party’s consent. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created a number of exemptions on which business…
The United States Supreme Court has again granted a petition to examine standing in the context of class actions, specifically whether Article III of the Constitution permits members of a certified class to recover money damages when members of the…
Greg Markel and Gina Ferrari wrote “Settling Securities Class Actions,” the cover article for the December issue of Practical Law magazine. You can view the article here.
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Seyfarth attorneys Renée Appel, Tracee Davis, Tonya Esposito, Joe Orzano, Jeremy Schachter, John Tomaszewski, and Ken Wilton will present at the Association of National Advertisers’ Brand Activation Legal Committee meeting on December 17, 2020.
The team will present on the following topics:…
On September 11, 2020, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision with two crucial holdings limiting the scope of California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), Business and Professions Code sections 17600, et seq.
In Mayron v. Google LLC, No. H044592,
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It is not atypical for class actions to be brought seeking damages that can be characterized as nominal in nature. An oftentimes powerful incentive for potential class representatives to put their names on a putative class action is the promise…
When a class action settlement is proposed for approval, the class members have three options, (1) they can remain in the settlement class, (2) opt-out of the settlement to preserve their individual claims, or (3) they can object to the…
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first ruling in response to the slew of room and board refund class actions filed in the wake of COVID-19, on July 29, 2020, in Rosenkrantz v. Arizona Board of Regents, No. 2:20-CV-01203 (D. Ariz.), Judge…
