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Alston & Bird

Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q3 - Catching the Class Action Waive(r)

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2023. In this edition, a mistake is just a mistake, “99.99%” isn’t 100% clear, and faxes aren’t always...more

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New York District Court Approves Class Action in FDCPA Case Alleging Improper Debt Assignment Notification

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On August 18, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) relating...more

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When is a Class Action Superior? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - March 31, 2023

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Substantial Compliance with Contract- American Bus. Investments, LLC v. Shaeena & Allos, LLC, 6th Dist. Lucas, 2023-Ohio-739. In this appeal, the Sixth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court denies certification and defendants’ motion for summary judgment in FDCPA class action

On January 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied a plaintiff’s motion for class certification and denied motions for summary judgment from defendants in an FDCPA case stemming from a...more

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District Court Declines to Extend Debt Collector’s Reading of TransUnion v. Ramirez Standing Requirements

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On April 27, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania certified a class comprised of individuals alleging the Defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).  Plaintiffs...more

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Class Action Defense Strategies in the Eastern District of Virginia’s ‘‘Rocket Docket’’

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Colloquially known as the ‘‘Rocket Docket,’’ the Eastern District of Virginia (‘‘EDVA’’) has been the speediest federal court for civil trials since 2008, according to the annual data compiled by the Administrative Office of...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Bankruptcy Preemption May Bar FDCPA and FCCPA Claims Either Way

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After receiving a bankruptcy discharge, a borrower whose home is pending foreclosure has two options: stay in the home and, perhaps, make voluntary payments on the mortgage, or leave the home and start fresh. When a debt...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup: Winter 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This year has begun with cases all over the map, from California to Florida to Massachusetts. The West Coast features overbearing manufacturers, allegedly underpaid lenders,...more

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Time Stops For No One: The Supreme Court Addresses Timeliness Issues in Two Separate Class Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court suddenly seems to have a little time on its hands. Or at least on its mind. In two different class action cases on its docket this week, the question at hand was timeliness....more

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Sixth Circuit Upholds Class Certification of FDCPA Claims Despite Spokeo Challenge

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Last month, the Sixth Circuit in Macy et al v. GC Services Ltd Partnership unanimously upheld certification of a class under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), despite arguments that the named plaintiffs failed...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 23, 2018

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Foreclosure / Amendments to Conform to Evidence: trial court erred in allowing Wells Fargo to amend its complaint during trial to conform to evidence presented of two unpled modification agreements – Tracey v. Wells Fargo...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FACTA Cases Continue to Present Ideal Targets for Spokeo Challenges-Eleventh Circuit Defendants Take Particular Notice

We’ve already written about Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), in which the Supreme Court reaffirmed that all federal plaintiffs, even those alleging a statutory violation, must have suffered a real, concrete...more

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District Court Expands on Pantoja, Finds Collection Letter on Stale Debt to Violate FDCPA for Failure to Include Revival Warning

A recent decision from the North District of Illinois has expanded on the Seventh Circuit’s holding in Pantoja v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 852 F.3d 679 (7th Cir. 2017) regarding revival warnings in collections letters...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - Winter 2017

In this issue, we cover two decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, three decisions denying such motions, 26 decisions denying class certification or reversing grants of class certification, 22 decisions...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Spokeo’s Potential (and Unanticipated) Impact on Class Certification

By now, most litigators and in-house counsel have at least some familiarity with the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, which reiterated that Article III standing requires an “injury-in-fact” that is both...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending September 22 & 29, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Constructive Notice: a memorandum of agreement that is recorded in the official records of the county in which the property is located and refers to an unrecorded agreement entered into by the...more

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Lease-Termination Fee Class Fails Third Circuit Ascertainability Requirement

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Using the Third Circuit’s comparatively robust ascertainability standard, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently denied certification of a class of tenants allegedly charged an...more

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Magistrate Judge Had Authority To Enter Final Judgment Without Consent Of Absent Class Members But Abused Discretion In Approving...

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The Ninth Circuit held that a magistrate judge was not required to obtain the consent of absent class members to approve a settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case and to enter a final judgment after...more

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"The Class Action Chronicle - Winter 2016"

This is the 14th edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings issued...more

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Week in Review: The Uphill Battle of a Rule 23(f) Appeal and More Spokeo

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This week we take a look at a Ninth Circuit decision giving short shrift to a Rule 23(f) appeal and revisit two repeat players on Class Action Countermeasures: arbitration clauses and challenges to a class representative’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - Spring 2016

This is the 11th edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings issued...more

Alston & Bird

Class Action Roundup: Winter 2016

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Where the (Class) Action Is - This issue of Roundup wraps up 2015 with another slate of interesting cases spanning industries and subject matter. The running theme of ascertainability is now stretching into antitrust...more

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Less Than Half of 2014 Virginia Consumer Protection Cases Receive Class Treatment: A Review of Virginia Consumer Class Action...

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In 2014, twenty (20) cases were filed in Virginia seeking to redress alleged violations of various consumer protection statutes on a class-wide basis. Most of these cases were concluded in 2015 without the certification of a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - Fall 2015

This is the ninth edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more

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