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Litigation Minute: Defending Consumer Class Action Claims Involving PFAS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - Defending consumer class action claims alleging false and misleading product labeling based on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is similar to the defense...more

Litigation Minute: What to Do When Your Company is Threatened with a Consumer Class Action

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - You are in-house counsel for a consumer-facing company, and you have just been handed a letter from a plaintiff’s firm you’ve never heard of, threatening to file a class action over...more

Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc. The California Supreme Court Opens Up a New Front in the Food Wars

In a shot across the bow, the Supreme Court of California has put sellers of organic food products on notice that they may be subject to class action lawsuits for deceptive “organic” food labeling. Specifically, on December...more

A Harsh Winter Thus Far for Plaintiffs in “All Natural” Food Labeling Class Actions

Two recent decisions by Federal Court Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California have strengthened the position of defendants facing “all natural” food labeling class actions in California by making it even harder...more

Comcast v. Behrend: New Opportunities for Class Action Defendants?

The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend all but invites defendants to make a number of arguments when attempting to defeat class certification. The Behrend case is therefore the latest move by the U.S....more

The Expansion of Potential Class Size (and Exposure) Under Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc.

On January 24, 2013, the California Supreme Court held that common law exceptions to the standard four-year statute of limitations apply to claims brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”). The Aryeh decision...more

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