In recent months, organizations have been dealing with an emerging wave of lawsuits from an unexpected source: the VPPA. The Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), originally intended to prevent “wrongful disclosures” of...more
7/26/2023
/ Class Action ,
Cookies ,
Data-Sharing ,
Defense Strategies ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued an important decision on Article III standing in class actions that will have a significant impact on the way class actions are certified - and will likely scuttle numerous ...more
7/27/2021
/ Apple ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
iPhone ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
State Constitutions ,
Stored Communications Act ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez ,
Unfair Competition
In a development one does not see everyday, named Plaintiff Douglas O’Connor has submitted a declaration blasting the settlement reached in the litigation bearing his name: O’Connor et al. v. Uber Technologies, Case No....more
Uber’s recently announced $100 million settlement to resolve the O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc. class action, in which plaintiffs sought an order deeming them employees, rather than independent contractors, already faces...more
It was a mixed bag on the litigation front for Uber and Lyft last week following a string of decisions in class action lawsuits against these companies.
On Tuesday, April 5, the Ninth Circuit granted Uber’s petition to...more
4/12/2016
/ Background Checks ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
Misrepresentation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
In a ruling that Uber immediately appealed, the U.S. District Court overseeing class action litigation by Uber drivers seeking to be declared employees, rather than independent contractors, revisited his earlier ruling...more