On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated opinion in DirecTV, Inc. v. Imburgia et al., 577 U.S. ___ (2015), which reaffirmed its ruling in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 56 U.S. 333 (2011), dealing yet another blow to California Courts’ attempts to invalidate class action waivers.
Background
The plaintiffs in Imburgia
Recently, a California federal court denied Nordstrom, Inc.’s and designer jean manufacturer, AG Adriano Goldschmeid’s request for an interlocutory review of the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the Plaintiff’s class action complaint alleging consumer fraud related to their use of “Made in USA” labels.
Background
Plaintiff’s class action complaint alleged that defendants
Last week, the Seventh Circuit (Judge Flaum, Judge Rovner, and Judge Castillo, Chief Judge of the Northern District, sitting by designation) undertook the heady task of analyzing the interplay of Indiana’s Automated Dialing Machine Statute (“Autodialer law”) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227 (“TCPA”). Patriotic Veterans, Inc. v. Indiana, Case No.