Topic Archives: Class Action

July 21, 2021 - Announcements & Press, Class Action, Mass Torts, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Product Liability, Trials

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 …›

July 9, 2021 - ADA, Class Action, Consumer Products, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Retail

A Return to Normalcy? Check Your Local Rules – An Update on Mask Litigation and Guidelines

By: Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., Michael G. Ahern, and Neil S. Tyler

Nine months ago, we discussed several issues that had been raised by COVID-19 face mask-related litigation.[1] Soon after, COVID-19 infection rates spiked to unprecedented levels. But with the emergency use authorization of three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, the state of the pandemic …›

July 8, 2021 - Announcements & Press, Class Action, Consumer Products, Drug & Medical Device, Environmental Law, MDL, Mass Torts, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Product Liability, Retail, Trials

Morrison & Foerster Is Recognized As Tier 1 Firm in Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Action for Consumer Products

Legal 500 US 2021 has named Erin Bosman, David Fioccola, Jessica Grant, Julie Park, James Schurz, William Tarantino, and Claudia Vetesi among their top product liability and class action practitioners nationwide. The publication also recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top Tier 1 Firm …›

May 13, 2021 - Antitrust, Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Action, Mass Torts

FTC Lays Groundwork for Rulemakings: Are New Substantive Competition Rules Coming?

By: Alexander Paul Okuliar, David J. Shaw, and Joseph Charles Folio III

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appears poised to begin testing the scope of its rulemaking authority, including new substantive competition rules for the first time in decades.[1] On March 25, 2021, FTC Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter (D) formed a group within the agency’s Office …›

April 30, 2021 - Antitrust, Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Action, FTC

AMG Capital v. FTC – SCOTUS Strips the FTC of a Critical Enforcement Tool

By: Bonnie Lau, Megan E. Gerking, David J. Fioccola, Adam J. Hunt, and Michael G. Ahern

In a unanimous decision reversing the Ninth Circuit, the Supreme Court in AMG Capital v. FTC ended a federal circuit split and squarely held that the FTC lacks authority to pursue equitable monetary relief in federal court under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade …›

April 8, 2021 - Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Action, FCRA

Relief for the Unharmed: Supreme Court Considers Whether Article III & Rule 23 Permit Certification Where Most Class Members are Uninjured (Ramirez v. TransUnion)

By: Penelope A. Preovolos, Claudia M. Vetesi, and Lena Gankin

The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly declined to resolve a question that has sharply divided the Circuits: whether a class may be certified even though it contains uninjured members. See e.g., Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo et.al., 136 S. Ct. 1036, 1050 (2016). …›