JONES DAY TALKS®: Consumer Protection Enforcement Changes Likely After SCOTUS AMG Decision
On November 9, 2020, Judge Jeffrey Miller of the Southern District of California certified a class of California citizens alleging that Kroger violated various California consumer protection laws by mislabeling its...more
The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...more
I. TWO SCOTUS DECISIONS THAT MATTERED - A. Litigation Tourism, Type 1: Bristol-Myers Squibb. - If you are sued by a “litigation tourist” in a class or mass action and suit is not brought in your home state, you now...more
In Pulaski & Middleman v. Google, Inc., the Ninth Circuit recently held that a class could be certified in connection with Google AdWords, even though damages would require some individualized calculations....more
The flurry of food mislabeling class actions filed in California federal courts has recently come to a halt under the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Comcast v. Beherend. Comcast requires that putative class action plaintiffs...more