From Cell Phones to Tractors: The Right to Repair Movement Drives On — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Consumer Sues Pyrex Maker for False Made-in-the-States Claims - New class actions pick up where the FTC left off - Tempest in a Ten-Piece Glass Meal Prep Set - We love false made-in-the-USA claim narratives. They...more
In Shoner v. Carrier Corporation, No. 20-56327 (9th Cir. Apr. 14, 2022), the Ninth Circuit recently held awardable attorneys’ fees can be counted toward the minimum amount in controversy required by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty...more
On July 28, the Ninth Circuit held in a putative automotive class action that the jurisdictional requirements of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) do not override the more specific jurisdictional requirements under the...more
Resolving an issue of first impression before it, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) “may not be used to evade the specific numerosity requirement”...more
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) greatly expanded federal subject matter jurisdiction over class action lawsuits. By providing for diversity jurisdiction where the parties are not completely diverse (i.e., where...more