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Report From Montreal: What A Comparative Analysis Of ESG Class Action Litigation May Teach USA-Based Companies
USA - November 24 2023 USA-based companies are experiencing a deluge of class action litigation. Part of the increase is related to ESG-related claims (“Environmental…
Illinois Appellate Court Denies Cell Phone Retailer’s Second Attempt To Arbitrate Class Action Privacy Claims
USA - November 15 2023 In Ipina v. TCC Wireless, 2023 IL App (1st) 220547-U (Nov. 9, 2023), the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that T-Mobile retailer…
New York Federal Court Denies Class Certification Due To Rule 23(a)(4) Adequacy Requirement Based On Employer’s Strong Defense To Plaintiff’s Individual Claims
USA - November 14 2023 Lack of adequacy of the named plaintiff in a class action can result in the denial of Rule 23 class certification in appropriate circu…
California Supreme Court Expresses Concern At Estrada Oral Argument About Manageability Of PAGA Claims
USA - November 12 2023 In a case with significant consequences for employers, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, No…
Implementation Of Equal Pay And Benefits Requirement Of The Illinois Day & Temporary Labor Services Act Likely Postponed Until April 2024
USA - November 10 2023 In a significant development impacting both staffing agencies and their customers, recent legislative changes in Illinois propose to delay…
Athletes Secure Class Certification On Monetary Relief Claims In NIL Battle In California Federal Court With The NCAA And Power 5 Conferences
USA - November 7 2023 On November 3, 2023, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California granted a motion by Plaintiffs - a group…
Illinois Federal Court Allows Amazon “Alexa” Privacy Class Action To Proceed
USA - November 4 2023 In Wilcosky, et al. V. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 19-CV-5061 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 1, 2023), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
The Brave New World: President Biden Signs Executive Order On Use Of Artificial Intelligence
USA - November 1 2023 On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) providing guidance for employers on the emerging utilization of Artificial…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurers’ $2.67 Billion Class Action Settlement
USA - October 30 2023 On October 25, 2023, in the litigation of In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2406 (11th Cir. Oct. 25, 2023), a three-judge…
Report From Chicago EPLI National Program: What The EEOC Thinks About Artificial Intelligence
USA - October 24 2023 USA-based companies are embracing use of artificial intelligence. At today’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Conference in Chicago, Jerry…
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