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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

DNC Opt-Out Leaves Junkyard Singing the Blues

On July 26, 2024, Pull-A-Part, LLC, a junkyard and auto salvage company, was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly failing to honor Do Not Call (“DNC”) opt-out requests in...more

Smart & Biggar

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear challenge to “multi-Crown” class actions under the BC Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs...

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The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Sanis Health, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sandoz Canada, and McKesson Canada leave to appeal Sandoz Canada v British Columbia, 2023 BCCA 306. The parties are defendants in a proposed class...more

Cornerstone Research

Opt-Outs in Securities Class Action Settlements More Likely in Recent Years, Especially for Large and Complex Cases

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The percentage of securities class action settlements with at least one putative class member opting out has increased in recent years, according to a new report by Cornerstone Research in conjunction with Latham & Watkins...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Extending the Time to Opt Out of a Class Action? Ontario Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Applicable Test

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In Johnson v. Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) allowed for the extension of time within which the appellant could opt out of a class action. In doing so, the Court provided welcome appellate guidance on the...more

Sunstein LLP

May 2019 IP Update: The California Consumer Privacy Act: More Relevant Than You Think

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Merricks v Mastercard: UK Class Actions Back Under the Spotlight

The English Courts have reignited the prospects of a £14 billion class action against Mastercard. In a much anticipated ruling, on 16 April 2019, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (the Court) granted an appeal by...more

Hogan Lovells

A Collective Action for Damages in the Netherlands is a fact!

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On 19 March 2019, the Dutch Senate finally approved the legislation introducing collective damages actions in the Netherlands (the "Legislation"). The Legislation introduces an option to claim monetary damages in a “US style”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California Enacts Sweeping New Privacy Law

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or “the Act”), which is the broadest and most comprehensive privacy law enacted in the United States to date.1 The CCPA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Evolving Private Remedies for Competition Infringements in Europe: Class Actions in the U.K.

Winds of change are blowing through Europe’s national courts, beginning with a new antitrust damages Directive requiring changes in national laws to facilitate private enforcement of competition law. This step was a major...more

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints

Update: Judge Scheindlin Grants Summary Judgment Against Class Member

We previously reported on what we thought at the time were “unusual” arguments from Vivendi Universal, S.A. (“Vivendi”) in its summary judgment motion in opposition to the recovery of certain class-action members in the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Eighth Circuit Concludes That $24 Million Wage Payment Judgments Have No Meat

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It is not every day that multi-million wage and hour class action judgments get reversed. But that is exactly what happened twice late last week in the Eighth Circuit in two cases against the same employer involving similar...more

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Optimizing Damages Adjustments In Securities Class Actions

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Because most securities class actions settle, the statutory limitations on damages that plaintiffs are allowed to recover following a favorable verdict are often overlooked. Those limitations, however, can be surprisingly...more

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