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Class Action Class Certification Legislative Agendas

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Bill 161's Predominance Test to Alter the Landscape on Class Proceedings in Ontario

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On December 9, 2019, Attorney General Doug Downey tabled Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161), in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Bill 161 introduces a comprehensive overhaul to regulations on...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l January 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Some FDA Inspectors Called to Work During Shutdown - In a series of tweets, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that about 200 food...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

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We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2018 #4

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Mass. Governor Vetoes Raw Milk Bill - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has vetoed a state environmental bond bill containing a provision that would allow raw milk sales at farm...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | May 2018 #4

Advocacy Groups Urge Senate to Support NOSB - A group of advocacy organizations has sent a letter asking the leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry to “fully support organic agriculture in the...more

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With Some Progress in 2017, Where Does TCCWNA Head in 2018?

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• State and federal courts in New Jersey continue to review carefully how far the Truth-in-Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) should be extrapolated in order to sustain claims with no adverse impact or affect....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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We covered the move by Exxon shareholders to push the company for greater climate-change accounting last week. Now we’re learning that the NY AG believes that Exxon’s been “misleading” its shareholders about the impact that...more

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Class Action Reform and the “Fairness in Class Action Act”

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While the Congressional legislative agenda has taken a back seat in the headlines lately, the fact remains that there still is an agenda, and it includes class action reform....more

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House Passes Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017

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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985) (the Act). The Act – introduced by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte – makes...more

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Take Two!: Congress Revives the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act

This week, the House of Representatives is debating the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985; the Act), a Republican-sponsored bill that, if passed, will critically change the procedures governing class...more

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Class Actions with Uninjured Class Members Face Congressional and U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny

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Circumscribing an individual’s power to subject companies to class and collective actions has been on the forefront of corporate litigation for several years, particularly in light of the growing trend of class action...more

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