Tidal wave of new Proposition 65 notice letters spurs legislative action *

USA - February 13 2013
On February 4, 2013, Assembly Member Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation (AB 227) to amend California Health & Safety Code Section…

Co-authors: Judith M. Praitis.

California Supreme Court decides Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 does not apply to online transactions *

USA - February 4 2013
Today the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Apple v. Superior Court (Krescent), holding that the Song-Beverly Credit Card…

Co-authors: Catherine M. Barrad, Alan Charles Raul, Edward McNicholas.

California Attorney General releases privacy best practices for mobile applications *

USA - January 17 2013
On January 10, 2013, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released extensive recommendations for privacy best practices for mobile…

Co-authors: Alan Charles Raul, Edward McNicholas.

Ninth Circuit rejects consumer class action settlement for “pursuit of self-interest rather than the class’s interest” *

USA - August 1 2012
In a July 13, 2012 decision that may complicate settlement of future consumer protection class actions, the Ninth Circuit rejected a $10.6 settlement reached in Dennis v. Kellogg Co.

Co-authors: Catherine M. Barrad, Alan Charles Raul, Megan E. Alvarez, Edward McNicholas, Thomas P. Hanrahan.