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Product Liability: What It Means and How to Pursue a Claim 

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When we buy a product, we expect it to work properly and keep us safe. However, some products cause serious injuries because of poor design, production errors, or missing warnings. This is where product liability law comes...more

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The CLRA Demand Letter Trap: How Plaintiffs Sidestep the Law’s Intent

The CLRA Demand Letter Trap: How Plaintiffs Sidestep the Law’s Intent - Almost every week, I get a familiar email from a company: “We just received this demand letter. What is it? Is it serious?”...more

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TCPA DEBT CAN’T BE DISCHARGED IN BK?: Court Rejects Diana Mey’s Effort to Deem TCPA Judgment Non-Dischargeable In Bankruptcy–But...

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One of the most unfair rules in American jurisprudence is the one holding individuals personally liable under the TCPA for actions they take as part of their employment. In almost every setting in the law if you do something...more

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DEAR LORD: Nomorobo Just Sued Synchrony Under the TCPA For Calls to a Honeypot And This Could Be Enormous

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Honeypots. Tens (hundreds?) of thousands of phone numbers owned by a single corporate subscriber. They exist merely to monitor and track calling patterns. No one is using these phones. They are monitored autonomously for a...more

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Class action waiver prevails: Fourth Circuit reverses certification in Marriott data breach litigation again

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The Fourth Circuit (again) de-certified classes in the Marriott Data Breach Litigation. As further described below, the court held that the class action waiver at issue in the case was valid, not prohibited by Rule 23, and...more

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EXPENSIVE LOSS: #BigLaw Firms Charge Volkswagen Over $2.2MM in Fees and Costs– Settle TCPA Class Action For $275,000 Individually...

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For anyone wondering what the cost of TCPA class action defense looks like when you retain #biglaw, buckle up because I have a fantastic story for you. A while back a guy named Brian Trenz sued Volkswagen in a TCPA class...more

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France Reforms Class Actions Regime

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The new legislation facilitates easier access to class actions for litigants, which should lead to an increase in the use of class actions in the coming years....more

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Litigation Byte (April 2025 Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more

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Supreme Court Decides Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn

On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, holding that the RICO civil cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property,” 18...more

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12 Percent Interest? In This Economy? The Massachusetts SJC Affirms Statutory Interest Rate Added to Judgment

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently handed down a decision affirming that the 12 percent interest rate imposed on damage awards is constitutional. Chief Justice Scott L. Kafker wrote the May 9, 2023, decision...more

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