Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Yacht Brokerage Antitrust Class Action

Ninth Circuit affirms class certification in product mislabeling case and rejects challenges to proposed damages model

California federal court denies motion to compel arbitration because checkout page lacked a sufficient prompt accompanying Terms of Service link

California federal court certifies customer-specific data breach litigation subclasses seeking nominal damages

After initially finding standing to seek injunctive relief, California federal court declines to certify injunctive relief and damages classes over recalled mislabeled products

Fourth Circuit rules law firm and debt collector waived arbitration rights by filing collection actions in state court

Eighth Circuit rules OptumRx waived arbitration of two year-old claims but delegated arbitrability of newly-pled claims to an arbitrator

California federal court bemoans choice of unfit plaintiffs in denial of class certification motion

Ninth Circuit Narrows Path for Omission-Based Consumer Claims in Baby Food Class Actions

New York federal courts split on whether baby food purchasers have Article III standing in toxic metals baby food class actions

New York federal court tosses toxic metals baby food class action on the pleadings

Georgia appellate court affirms class certification in vehicle booting case

California federal court declines to dismiss putative class action over recalled mislabeled products

Third Circuit revives class claims against Bayer based on benefit-of-the-bargain theory of economic loss

Seventh Circuit sends Menards in-store pickup fees suit to arbitration

Fourth Circuit affirms denial of class certification for golf course investors allegedly swindled by Ponzi scheme

Oklahoma federal judge stays class notice but declines to stay summary judgment briefing based on defendant’s Rule 23(f) petition to appeal a class certification order

California appellate court finds WeChat users are bound by arbitration agreement under equitable estoppel theory but remands for trial court to determine arbitrability

Spirit Airlines defeats wiretapping and invasion of privacy class action for failure to plead concrete harm sufficient to satisfy Article III standing.

Ninth Circuit kicks data breach class actions against sporting goods retailers to arbitration

Illinois federal judge sends putative class action over Hyundai’s emergency crash assistance services to arbitration based on clickwrap assent

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Shopify Data Privacy Class Action Based on Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Over Online Payment Platform

Third Circuit affirms dismissal of class’s warranty claims challenging Whirlpool’s use of Energy Star logo

The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Consent by Registration

The Georgia Supreme Court upholds an expansive “consent by registration” approach to general personal jurisdiction

Fate of FDCPA Claims Remains in Limbo in Eleventh Circuit

SCOTUS Denies Cert on Seventh Circuit Refusal to Apply Bristol-Myers Personal Jurisdictional Ruling to Class Actions

Fifth Circuit rules that defendant did not waive Bristol-Myers personal jurisdiction defense asserted at class certification stage

Seventh Circuit rules that Bristol-Myers personal jurisdictional ruling does not apply to class actions

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Certification of Damages Class Masquerading as Injunction Class