Three recent Supreme Court Decisions—Coinbase v. Suski, Smith v. Spizzirri, and Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries—based on consumer and employment disputes have resolved significant circuit splits over arbitration. These cases...more
On April 29, 2024, the Supreme Court issued an Order List indicating that certiorari had been denied in Brinker International, Inc. v. Steinmetz, Docket No. 23-648.
The Eleventh Circuit Brinker Decision -
Brinker was...more
At the close of 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of petitioner Acheson in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer as moot and vacated the underlying decision by the First Circuit that Laufer had constitutional standing to...more
1/11/2024
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, a case that we have summarized in prior blog posts. Just months ago, there was doubt whether the Supreme Court would hear the case at...more
10/6/2023
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility
Courts and class action counsel have been considering what kinds of injuries can confer standing to pursue federal claims following the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, which held that the...more
7/27/2023
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Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
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Standing ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
On June 23, 2023, in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, the Supreme Court resolved a deeply divided circuit court split and ruled that a district court must stay its proceedings while an interlocutory appeal on the question of...more
On March 27, 2023, the Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari by Acheson Hotels in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer, Case No. 21-1410. In its petition to appeal from an earlier First Circuit decision...more
5/19/2023
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Labeling ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Marketing ,
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On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated 5-4 ruling in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez. In a 27-page decision by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision upholding the certification...more
6/29/2021
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TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
The 2018-2019 term of the U.S. Supreme Court opened with a newly configured court in which Justice Kavanaugh joined as an Associate Justice following the retirement of Justice Kennedy. Since October of last year, the Court...more
6/21/2019
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Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc v PDR Network LLC ,
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Denial of Certiorari ,
Frank v Gaos ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht ,
Nutraceutical Corp v Lambert ,
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