Addressing for the first time the validity of an arbitration agreement entered via an e-commerce application, the New York Court of Appeals recently held in Wu v Uber Technologies, Inc. that the email notification and...more
12/12/2024
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bodily Injury ,
Consent ,
Contract Terms ,
Email ,
Enforcement ,
Motion to Compel ,
New York ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Terms of Use ,
Uber
Today, in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. __ (2022), in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that emotional distress damages are not recoverable in a private action to enforce the Rehabilitation...more
On June 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez, holding that consumer class action claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) must allege the actual spread of misleading...more
7/14/2021
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Class Action ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
In response to the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19, Congress enacted the historic economic stimulus bill - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Among its provisions, the CARES Act set...more
As of March 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are more than 10,000 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, including more than 4,500 in New York state alone. Declared a...more