Takeaway: In Van v. LLR, Inc., 61 F.4th 1053 (9th Cir. 2023), the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s grant of class certification and remanded for re-assessment of whether the plaintiff had satisfied the predominance...more
Takeaway: More class actions are filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) than any other statute, and TCPA claims often present common issues capable of class certification. But courts will not certify a...more
Takeaway: A March 2017 D.C. Circuit decision excluding solicited faxes from the scope of the TCPA may spell trouble for class action plaintiffs. The Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that, at least where there is...more