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January 12, 2023 - Class Action, Consumer Products, Privacy, Retail
Privacy Litigation 2022 Year in Review: Wiretapping Litigation
By: Purvi G. Patel and Erik Manukyan
2022 brought a new wave of data privacy lawsuits seeking to impose wiretapping liability on website operators and their service providers—just as the dust settled on the first wave. To date, plaintiffs have filed over 120 such lawsuits across nine jurisdictions (California, Florida, Illinois,
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December 13, 2022 - Class Action, Mass Torts
Supreme Court To Settle Longstanding Split Over Stays Pending Arbitration Appeals
By: Joseph R. Palmore
The Supreme Court just agreed to review an important question at the intersection of arbitration law and appellate practice. Its ultimate decision in the case could provide a major boost to defendants seeking to enforce arbitration agreements in circuits (including the Second and Ninth) where
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June 30, 2022 - Appellate & Supreme Court, Class Certification, Class Action
How Do Rule 23(F) Petitions Fare In The Ninth Circuit?
By: Joseph R. Palmore
The Ninth Circuit gets more requests to appeal class-certification decisions under Rule 23(f) than any other court. How do those requests fare? We take a look below, drawing from this invaluable nationwide study by Professor Bryan Lammon. Background Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f)
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May 10, 2022 - Environmental Law, Product Liability, Class Action
Confidentiality at Risk: California Legislature Considers Bill That Would Limit Scope of Confidentiality in Product Liability and Environmental Cases and Settlements
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit confidentiality in cases involving allegations of defective products or environmental harms by placing restrictions on protective orders and confidentiality terms in settlement agreements. Generally, parties litigating cases alleging defective products or environmental conditions may stipulate
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May 03, 2022 - Class Action
2022 Class Action Law Forum: Recap & Insights
By: Alexandra Preece Barlow and Danielle Elizabeth Vallone
For the second year in a row, Morrison Foerster partners and associates gathered virtually and in person for Western Alliance Bank’s 4th Annual Class Action Law Forum (CALF TM ), hosted in collaboration with the University of San Diego School of Law. From federal
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March 22, 2022 - Privacy, FTC, Class Action
Deleting the Data: A Future Trend in Data Privacy Settlements?
By: David J. Fioccola, Jessica Kaufman, Adam J. Hunt and Sophie Barnett
Meta recently agreed to settle one of the longest-running data privacy lawsuits in the United States. [1] The lawsuit challenged the company’s use of cookies to track users, including after they have logged out of their Facebook accounts. The significance of In re Facebook
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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
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, 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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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
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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