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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2025 #5

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Nike was hit with a proposed securities class action on Friday accusing the athletic apparel giant of touting its nonfungible tokens before abruptly abandoning that business, in a “brazen rug pull” that left purchasers of...more

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BlackRock Lifepath lawsuits were a dud

I knew early from my law school days that I had zero interest in litigation. It was probably from Moot Court when that second year law student admonished my tie. I late discovered this second year law student was the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trends in Mass Arbitration

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Mass arbitration continues to be a significant and evolving issue in the legal landscape, particularly for consumer, healthcare, and employment disputes. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently released data from...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Spring Cleaning Your Dispute Resolution Terms and Conditions: Tips for Avoiding Mass Arbitrations

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Mandatory arbitration provisions, combined with class action waivers, are a common element of consumer-facing terms and conditions. Unfortunately, in recent years, plaintiffs’ counsel have moved from fighting these provisions...more

King & Spalding

Antitrust Concerns with Network Rental Agreements

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How a common practice for healthcare payers can turn from negotiation tactic to anticompetitive collusion - What is a network rental agreement? Network rental agreements, also known as “network leasing” or “network...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Navigating CIPA: Recent Court Decisions and Potential Legislative Reform

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Companies doing business in California continue to face a surge in privacy-related complaints and lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a 1960s-era law designed to prevent unlawful telephone...more

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Supreme Court Opens the Door to Increased ERISA Litigation

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The US Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion that could lead to an increase in litigation for prohibited transaction claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA)....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Washington Supreme Court Expands Scope of Anti-Spam Law

Two years ago, we posted about a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Old Navy of spamming consumers with emails that included false or misleading information about the duration of sales. For example, the complaint...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Set Telemarketing to Snooze: Telemarketing Quiet Hours Lawsuits on the Rise!

As our readers are aware, the legality of telemarketing during quiet hours has been a hot topic in recent months. Last week, another putative class action Complaint was filed as a result of text messages that the Plaintiff...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

An Important Win for Employers in California: Meal Period Waivers

For over a decade, many California employers have issued written meal period waivers that permit employees to voluntarily agree to prospectively waive 30-minute meal periods throughout their employment and under certain...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - April 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced actions to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from foods in the U.S. food supply. In a news release, FDA said...more

Alston & Bird

Ninth Circuit Addresses Personal Jurisdiction Based on E-Commerce Data Collection in En Banc Decision

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A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, could impact the scope of personal jurisdiction over e-commerce and other entities that utilize cookies to collect personal...more

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Ninth Circuit expands specific jurisdiction for e-commerce platforms

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In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, reversed a district court’s dismissal of a proposed data privacy class action for lack of personal jurisdiction. In applying traditional...more

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In win for employers, the California Court of Appeal ruled prospective meal break waivers can be permissible

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What is a “blanket” or “prospective” meal period waiver? California employers can offer non-exempt employees the opportunity to (1) waive their first meal period if their work period does not exceed six hours or (2) waive...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

One Domino Falls: Tennessee Supreme Court Reshapes Foreclosure Claims

With its long-awaited opinion in Terry Case v. Wilmington Trust, the Tennessee Supreme Court ushered in a sea change concerning constitutional standing in the state and clarified that Tennessee law does not recognize an...more

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Judge Wilken Threatens to Reject House Settlement

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On April 23, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken temporarily rejected the terms of the settlement in House v. NCAA, effectively issuing an ultimatum to the parties: fix the roster limits issue or risk blowing up the...more

Blank Rome LLP

Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules

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In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text...more

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Tea Leaves Tell Tales: Jury Awards $2.36 Million for Bigelow's "Manufactured in the USA" Label

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A California jury recently found that R.C. Bigelow, Inc., the well-known manufacturer of Bigelow teas, intentionally or recklessly misled consumers by claiming some of its teabags were “Manufactured in the USA.” The company...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Business Court Assesses Duties to Protect Patient Information Shared Through Electronic Portals

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A Durham County class action asks whether “My Chart,” a widely used portal that medical providers use to communicate with patients about test results, conditions, and treatments should more aptly be labeled “Our Chart.”...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Blurred Lines, Big Lawsuits: The Cost of Missing Disclosures

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Revolve is facing a $50 million putative class action over allegedly failing to enforce disclosure rules in its influencer campaigns. The suit claims that influencers received payments and free products but failed to clearly...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Antitrust Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Conspiring to Deny Fire Insurance to California Homeowners

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On April 18, 2025, law firms representing California homeowners filed a pair of lawsuits accusing dozens of insurance companies of conspiring to deny property insurance to homeowners in fire-prone areas of California,...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Tips to Reduce Risk of Exposure to UID2 Class Actions

Businesses need to remain vigilant regarding recent developments in consumer-based data privacy class actions. In recent weeks, the plaintiff class action bar has filed several lawsuits against The Trade Desk Inc. related to...more

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Common Law Action/Class Action Complaint: Washington County, Arkansas Circuit Court Action Filed Against Springdale Landfill

Three individuals (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed on April 18th a class action Complaint (“Complaint”) against Eco-Vista, LLC (“Eco-Vista”), in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Arkansas. See 72CV-25-1748....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: Court order in House requiring modification

Given the momentum of the last year, it seems unthinkable that the House settlement might not be approved. However, it’s still—in fact—a proposed settlement, subject to Court approval. And, Wednesday’s order by Judge Wilken...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Court of Appeal Rules Prospective Meal Waivers Are Enforceable

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The California Labor Code generally requires that employers provide meal periods to non-exempt employees working more than five hours. However, the Labor Code provides that meal periods can be waived by agreement of the...more

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