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D.C. Appellate Court Revives Case Against Coca-Cola, Placing "Sustainability" Claims Under Scrutiny

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In reversing a lower court ruling, the D.C. Court of Appeals makes actionable vague, aspirational statements of sustainability as deceptive and misleading representations under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act...more

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California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Complaint Finding Recruitment Messages Are Not Solicitations

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In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the...more

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Talc Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Granted

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division - Decedent Carole Zicklin passed away from mesothelioma in September 2021. The decedent’s daughters subsequently filed a wrongful death lawsuit...more

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Wisconsin Federal Court Grants Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Antitrust Claims

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A federal court in Wisconsin recently dismissed a multi-district class action suit in which owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles asserted that Harley-Davidson violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), as well as state...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insufficient Allegations Doom TCPA Action

A California federal court recently granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim brought by a plaintiff alleging that she received a trio of unwanted phone calls, finding that she...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Suit Tossed Where Plaintiff Not A ‘Called Party’

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff who was neither a subscriber of the telephone number nor a customary user of the number failed to state a claim under the statute, a New York federal court has ruled....more

Lathrop GPM

California Federal Court Grants Franchisor’s Motion to Dismiss Non-Dairy Alternative Surcharge Class Action Suit

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A federal court in California recently granted a franchisor’s motion to dismiss a class action suit alleging discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Garland v. Dunkin’ Donuts, LLC, 2024 WL...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Allegations of induced infringement can be based on skinny label in combination with public...

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Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - BETEIRO, LLC v. DRAFTKINGS INC. [OPINION] (2022-2275, 06/21/2024) (Dyk, Prost, Stark) - Stark, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of multiple, related...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Diversity has no boundaries: The short-lived discrimination lawsuit against NYU Law Review

Diversity efforts are not synonymous with discrimination. A first-year law student at New York University, identified as Plaintiff John Doe, sued the institution in October 2023, challenging the selection process for...more

Proskauer - Trade Secrets

Plead Your Case, Not Your Secrets: A Discussion of Recent Trade Secret Complaints

Taking legal action to protect a trade secret is unlike other intellectual property litigation since what you’re trying to protect is a secret. Plaintiffs must navigate a fine line between pleading their complaint with enough...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

SDNY Denies Leave to Amend ERISA Complaint with “Substantively the Same Defects” as Dismissed Complaint

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A New York federal court recently denied former hospital employees’ request for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) after dismissing their Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) for lack of standing and failure to state...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

“AI-Related” Chip Patents - 1.6 Billion Reasons Why Google May Have Agreed to Settle

Recent headlines have focused on the $1.6 billion damages claim and Google’s possible exposure in Singular Computing’s patent infringement lawsuit involving Google’s “AI-related” chips. $1.6 billion is certainly not chump...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Revisiting…Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?

As a follow-up to our previous article and webinar, “Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?”, we are addressing the recent 9th Circuit decision in Jones v. Ford Motor Co. At issue in this matter...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

District Courts Apply Ninth Circuit Precedent to Dismiss Deceptive Labelling Claims

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued three noteworthy decisions holding that courts may consider information on the back or side of consumer product labels to clarify any ambiguous language on the front labels...more

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Defending Deceptive Labeling Claims Under Rule 12(b)(1)

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Most deceptive labeling claims are challenged in the first instance under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim for relief. Another strategy deserves consideration premised upon Federal Rule of...more

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Restaurant Fails to State a Corporate Claim for Race Discrimination

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In Sheba Ethiopian Rest., Inc. v. DeKalb Cnty., Ga., No. 21-13077, 2023 WL 3750710 (11th Cir. June 1, 2023), the plaintiff alleged that the county selectively enforced its fire and zoning codes against it and other Ethiopian...more

Goldberg Segalla

Various Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Granted for Failure to Identify Specific Product

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division - As previously reported by the Asbestos Case Tracker, decedent Gustave Sahm died from lung cancer allegedly caused by asbestos exposure from...more

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School District’s Claim for Reimbursement From Charter Schools for Extracurricular Activities Rejected

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Saucon Valley School District v. Commonwealth Charter Academy, No. C-48-CV-2022-1284 (Northampton Com Pl. 2022).(The Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County dismisses a claim by a school district for reimbursement from a...more

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Joseph Lawrence Ligos v. Isramco, Inc.: Court dismisses breach of fiduciary duty claims

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In Joseph Lawrence Ligos v. Isramco, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2020-0435-SG (Del. Ch. Nov. 30, 2022), the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss a shareholder class action complaint alleging that the members of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - March 2023

The decision to grant or deny class certification is usually the most pivotal aspect of a putative class action. A denial of class certification frequently disposes of the case altogether, while a grant often leads to...more

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District Court Finds Use of a Method to Manufacture a Product Does Not Indirectly Infringe a Patented Method to Design A Product

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In Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Omnivision Technologies, Inc., 8-22-cv-01979 (CDCA Mar. 1, 2023)( John A. Kronstadt), the Court granted the Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s indirect patent infringement claims for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week At The Ninth: Securities Fraud

This week, the Court addresses the pleading standard for a claim of false or misleading statements in connection with a tender offer under Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Court holds that...more

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Florida Court Dismisses Telemarketing Claims for Failure to Plead Injury; Defendant Appeals to Eleventh Circuit

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Courts continue to grapple with issues surrounding Florida’s Telephone Solicitation Act, including what types of claims are sufficient to allege a concrete injury in fact to establish standing under Article III. In...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week At The Ninth: Abstention and the Golden Globes

This week, the Court addresses the application of abstention doctrine to federal takings litigation and whether the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s membership policies violate antitrust law. The Court holds that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week At The Ninth: Retroactivity and Recalls

This week, the Court addresses the retroactive effect of a preemption decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the constitutionality of California’s prohibition on an incumbent appearing on the ballot...more

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