On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Central, Jason P. Stiehl, Giovanna A. Ferrari and Jordan P. Vick will present the first installment of the 2015 Class Action Webinar series. They will provide a summary of key decisions from 2014, identify key trends for companies to watch for in 2015, as well as practical
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Final Arbitration Report
One of the largest issues to loom over the class action battlefield in the past decade has been the use of arbitration clauses in consumer contractual relationships. As many know, and as discussed in our sister blog, Workplace Class Action Blog, the United States Supreme Court’s seminal 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
Seventh Circuit Adopts CFPB Position On Time-Barred Debt, Creating Circuit Split
The push to restrict collection of old debts is gaining steam. On March 11, 2014, the Seventh Circuit reversed dismissals of two federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims that challenged dunning letters offering to “settle” debts that were subject to a statute of limitations defense. Although the court made clear that it is
New York Federal Judge Approves Largest Ever Antitrust Settlement between Visa / MasterCard and Nationwide Merchant Class
On Friday, December 13th, a Brooklyn federal judge approved a $7.25 billion settlement of an eight-year-old antitrust class action brought against Visa and MasterCard for an alleged conspiracy to fix credit card swipe fees. In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, No. 05-MD-1720 (JG)(JO) (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2013, R. 6124).
The United States Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Mount Holly v. Mount Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. to Address Disparate Impact Litigation Under Fair Housing Act
On June 17, 2013, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Mount Holly v. Mount Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc., which will address whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq. (FHA).
Background Facts and Lower Court History
Mount Holly involves a
Did the California Legislature Intend for Penal Code Section 632.7, which Concerns the Recording of Communications Transmitted Over Cellular or Cordless Telephones, to Apply to the Parties to a Communication?
California Penal Code section 632.7 imposes criminal liability and, pursuant to Penal Code section 637.2, civil liability upon persons who intercept or receive a communication involving a cellular or cordless telephone and record the communication without consent. The section and its sister provision, Penal Code section 632, are popular among class action plaintiffs in California