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January 12, 2022 - Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Action
High Court Orders Rethink Of $9.7M Award After TransUnion
By: Adam J. Hunt and Nicole Victoria Ozeran
The Supreme Court on Monday signaled to the lower courts that they need to seriously consider the impact of TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez , 594 U.S. ___ (2021) when addressing claims for statutory violations that do not result in any injury to the plaintiffs.
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January 05, 2022 - Privacy, Appellate & Supreme Court, TCPA
Privacy Litigation 2021 Year in Review: TCPA Litigation
By: David J. Fioccola, Adam J. Hunt and Lily Valentine Westergaard
2021 marked another year of important developments in the TCPA landscape as lower courts issued conflicting interpretations of SCOTUS’s ruling Barr v. AAPC and began to apply the definition of “autodialer” that SCOTUS articulated in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. Although defendants swung for the
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January 05, 2022 - Privacy, Arbitration, Class Action
Privacy Litigation 2021 Year in Review: Data Breach Litigation
By: Nancy R. Thomas
Cyber incidents top the list of issues keeping in-house counsel up at night. And as we continue to see the number of incidents climb, we continue to see class actions filed in their wake. So what are the highlights from 2021 and what can
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November 04, 2021 - Food Misbranding, Consumer Products
This Week at the Ninth: Cars and Chickens
By: Lena H. Hughes and Adam L. Sorensen
This week, the Ninth Circuit explores the constitutionality of a state statute aimed at protecting consumer information given to car dealers, and clarifies the preemptive scope of federal regulatory approval of food labels. Click here to learn more about the key takeaways from CDK
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October 15, 2021 - Appellate & Supreme Court, Arbitration
Not So Fast: Ninth Circuit Resurrects Ban On Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
By: Nancy R. Thomas and Olivia J. Wada
A split panel of the Ninth Circuit vacated in part a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of AB 51, the California law banning mandatory employment arbitration agreements.[1] But the Ninth Circuit found that the penalties for violation of this provision are preempted by the Federal Arbitration
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October 01, 2021 - Announcements & Press, Product Liability, Class Action
Erin Bosman Named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year by Euromoney in Americas Women in Business Law Awards
Erin Bosman has been named “Product Liability Lawyer of the Year.” This award recognizes high achieving female lawyers and progressive law firms who best support women in law. Co-Chair of MoFo’s Class Actions and Mass Torts Group, Erin defends clients in high-stakes mass tort
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August 13, 2021 - Appellate & Supreme Court, TCPA, Class Certification, Class Action
Class Objections and Robocalls
By: Lena H. Hughes and Adam L. Sorensen
This week, the Court addresses when a defendant can raise personal jurisdiction objections to non-resident members of a putative class, and explains the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s prohibition on robocalls to cell phones. MOSER v. BENEFYTT The Court holds that a
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July 21, 2021 - Announcements & Press, Product Liability, Trials, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Class Action, Mass Torts
Morrison & Foerster Achieves Top Ranking in Product Liability, Mass Torts and Class Action (Defense) for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Legal 500 US 2021 has recommended Erin Bosman, David Fioccola, and Jessica Grant, and named Julie Park among its “next generation” practitioners. The publication also recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top firm in Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action (Defense) for Pharmaceuticals
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July 20, 2021 - False Advertising, Announcements & Press, Food Misbranding, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Class Action, Retail
Morrison & Foerster Achieves Top Ranking in Advertising and Marketing Litigation
Legal 500 US 2021 recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top firm in Advertising and Marketing Litigation. See what our clients and peers are saying about MoFo’s Class Actions + Mass Torts Group.
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July 16, 2021 - False Advertising, FDA, Food Misbranding, Consumer Products
Manuka Honey and Waterslides
By: James R. Sigel and Adam L. Sorensen
This week, we take a look at a decision addressing what a “reasonable” consumer will know in purchasing a product (and distinguishing the Seventh Circuit in the process), and at another assessing the legality of Washington’s pandemic-related shutdown of a waterpark. MOORE v. TRADER
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