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Florida Court Peels Away Deceptive Label, Increasing Exposure in Class Actions

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A recent class certification opinion may increase the risk of exposure and liability in class actions for businesses that impose fees using specific labels. In Waste Pro USA v. Vision Construction Ent., Inc., a Florida...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Even With Common Questions, Chapter 93A Deceptive Marketing Claims Are Ill-Suited for Class Treatment

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Earlier this month, in Plastic Surgery Associates, SC v. Cynosure, Inc., United States District Judge Denise Casper denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and allowed Cynosure’s motion for summary judgment on...more

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Deceptive Marketing Class Actions: Trump University

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The most talked about class action in Canada of late is not a Canadian class action at all, but rather one commenced in a U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California. Low v. Trump University, already certified...more

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B.C. Court of Appeal Affirms Refusal to Certify Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act Claims

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On June 3, 2015, in Marshall v. United Furniture Warehouse Limited Partnership (Marshall), the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiffs’ appeal from the application judge’s denial of certification of a proposed class...more

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