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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Class Dismissed: B.C. Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment Decision Dismissing Proposed Class Action

On February 13, 2025, the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from summary judgment in Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp., confirming that a claim for conspiracy to injure will fail where the predominant purpose of an...more

BakerHostetler

Article III and Rule 23: Fourth Circuit Holds That Individualized Article III Issues Preclude Class Certification

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For many causes of action, a plaintiff is required to establish an actual “injury” caused by the alleged violation of law. That requirement can be a powerful barrier to class certification if individualized factual inquiries...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of January 20-24, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Isaac Indus v. PDVSA - personal jurisdiction, foreign sovereign immunity, breach of contract - USA v. Schwarzbaum - foreign bank accounts, IRS form FBAR, penalties, Excessive...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A KIND Result After Insufficient and Biased Consumer Perception Evidence

Consumer perception evidence is necessary for plaintiffs to survive summary judgment in a false advertising class action, but vacillating and flawed connections between the evidence and the key question of what a reasonable...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

“Champion” Petfoods: Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of False Advertising Suit Against Pet Food Company

We recently blogged about Champion Petfoods’ success in a Minnesota district court case alleging that it misrepresented the quality of its dog food and ingredients. Well, Champion Petfoods came back to defend its title in...more

King & Spalding

Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Fraudulent Omission Class Action Based on Plaintiffs’ Failure to Present Evidence of...

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On June 18, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Central District of California’s grant of summary judgment on claims asserted against Unilever by various putative classes of consumers who purchased St. Ives facial cleanser. The...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Seventh Circuit Finds No Evidence of Deception in Aloe Vera Gel Labeling Lawsuit

Last month, a Seventh Circuit panel unanimously affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing a consumer class action alleging that Fruit of the Earth and its retailer clients deceptively labeled aloe...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - September 2017

Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Court Provides Additional Guidance on Timekeeping Rounding, Grace Period Claims

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Under California law, employers’ policies may permit rounding of employee timecard entries to the nearest tenth of an hour (six minutes), the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal has affirmed. Silva v....more

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