Data breach class actions continue to rise, following almost inevitably from nearly every major security incident. Here are seven things in-house counsel can do to prepare for that anticipated litigation....more
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Although litigation under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act has largely slowed to a trickle, businesses continue to have questions surrounding compliance and litigation risk and exposure. A recent ruling by a...more
A bill signed last week by California Governor Jerry Brown gives manufacturers and retailers a good argument that pending litigation over “Made in USA” labeling should be dead in its tracks. That is the key takeaway from the...more
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Massachusetts appears to have followed California’s lead in opening a litigation floodgate over ZIP code collection at the point of sale. In 2011, the California Supreme Court held in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc.,...more
Handing a victory to online retailers, on February 4, 2013, the California Supreme Court held in a split decision that online transactions involving electronically downloadable products fall outside the scope of the...more