Mass Torts vs. Class Actions: A Tale of Two Strategies
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Putative Class Claims
Class Action | Eleventh Circuit Reinstates No Hire Antitrust Claims Against Burger King
John Lewis of BakerHostetler Discusses Use of Social Media in Gawker Class Action
Wearables and the Future of Intellectual Property Law
In a decision highlighting the importance of maintaining procedures for complying with the do-not-call (DNC) provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...more
On January 26, 2021, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action, holding that: (i) the plaintiffs could not plead loss causation for an alleged misstatement...more
On March 12, 2020, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of...more
On December 10, 2019, Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the...more
On August 28, 2019, Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action against the digital services and development company Synacor, Inc. and...more
On August 12, 2019, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed without leave to amend a putative securities class action against a pharmaceutical...more
On August 6, 2019, Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action asserting claims against a pharmaceutical company and certain of...more
On April 30, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action asserting claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange...more
In this issue, we examine the release of the much-anticipated Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) guidance for analyzing how U.S. federal securities laws apply to initial coin offerings, the...more
The world of the TCPA is marked by constant flux and 2018 proved to be a particularly fluctuating year as the TCPA yo-yo'ed between positive court decisions, alarming legal enforcement against violators of the TCPA, and...more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a putative class action case in which the plaintiffs claimed that defendants omitted and concealed material information in the company’s IPO registration statement in...more
Regulation - CMS Contemplating Telemedicine Changes - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published what it described as a "major proposed rule" that covers a number of topics that could have...more
Last month, the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four, issued an opinion in Charles v. Sutter Home Winery, Inc. (2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 418*; 2018 WL 2126987). The court considered the...more
Trust for TRUSTe’s COPPA Changes? FTC Seeks Comment - Changes may be coming to TRUSTe’s safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, and the Federal Trade Commission is seeking public...more
In Simmons v. Charter Communs., Inc., No. 15-cv-317, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42091 (D. Conn. March 30, 2016), the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment in favor of Charter Communications in a putative class action...more
Plaintiff Angela Eber filed a putative class action against Fresh, Inc. alleging that the label, design and packaging of its Sugar lip balms deceived consumers about the amount of available product. In a published panel...more
In another blow to consumers that demand absolute rustic authenticity from their top-shelf bourbon purchases, a court in the Southern District of California has dismissed a false advertising class action against Maker’s Mark...more
In This Issue: - RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS ..Court Dismisses in Part “Natural” Claims ..Court Enters Partial Dismissal of “Handmade” Claims ..Court Dismisses Injunctive Relief Claim Allows...more