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Thursday, May 7, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
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The next session of our 2026 Commercial Litigation Outlook Webinar Series explores one of the most dynamic risk environments facing businesses today:

Episode 16 is now live. This episode of Consumer Counterpoint discusses the use of arbitration provisions with consumer issues, whether to have them and how to make them enforceable when considering the new consumer trends related to general website usage.

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In this Consumer Counterpoint Quick Take, Seyfarth Shaw partners Kristine Argentine and Paul Yovanic analyze a recent Seventh Circuit decision on interlocutory appeal under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The court held that the 2024 amendments limiting recovery to a single violation per scan apply retroactively to cases filed before the statutory changes.

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Episode 15 is now live. In this episode of Consumer Counterpoint, Seyfarth Shaw attorneys Kristine Argentine and Paul Yovanic explore the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, highlighting recent statutory changes and emerging litigation trends.

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In this Consumer Counterpoint Quick Take episode, we discuss the Illinois Appellate Court’s recent decision in Salinas, et al. v. Surestaff, LLC, et al., 2026 IL App (3d) 250239, which is a significant win for defendants navigating Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) litigation. The Third District Appellate Court affirmed summary judgment for the staffing‑agency

In this Quick Take Episode, we discuss the Supreme Court’s recent grant of certiorari on a Sixth Circuit decision holding that an individual who subscribes to an email newsletter is not a “consumer” under the VPPA.

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Episode 11 is now live. In a previous episode, we discussed the Texas amendments to its mini-TCPA statute that went into effect in 2025. This episode provides an update related to the registration requirements under that statute and the clarifications provided by the Texas Office of Attorney General and Secretary of State on certain types

Episode 10 is now live. This Episode discusses the “Quiet Hours” provision of the TCPA and the viability of a claim where prior express written consent was obtained from the consumer. It also discusses the wave of cases making such allegations and state statutes that also contain “Quiet Hours” restrictions. 

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Episode 9 is now live. In this Episode, Kristine is joined by guest and colleague Danny Riley to discuss privacy compliance on consumer facing websites including opt-out rights and regulators’ enforcement in this area.

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