No company would relish the prospect of defending against a class action lawsuit and thousands of related individual arbitrations at the same time. But following a recent federal court ruling, Google (and its parent company,...more
The English High Court offers limited routes to bring “opt-out” group claims but, in recent years, funded claimants have attempted to bring representative actions under CPR 19.8 at a notable rate. The rule has been available,...more
On April 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied the certification of a class action lawsuit from potentially tens of millions of Google account holders against Google....more
This year has seen further record GDPR fines levied by Data Protection Authorities, however, a second “under the radar” risk exists—namely, being sued for damages. Today we saw a sea-change case (Lloyd v Google) ruling by...more