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California Choice of Law Provision Defeats Claim Under NJ Consumer Protection Law
On Monday, a California federal judge enforced the California choice-of-law clause in Facebook’s online terms of use, and on that basis refused to consider the claims of a New Jersey resident that aspects of those…
May Old Memoranda Be Forgot: White House Issues New Memorandum on Breach Response Plan
The White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) marked the beginning of the 2017 Federal calendar year by issuing a memorandum to all agency and department heads with new guidance on breach preparation and…
FTC Files Lawsuit Against Taiwanese Manufacturer for Alleged Lax Security in Wireless Routers and Cameras and Related Marketing Claims
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that a networking equipment manufacturer engaged in unfair and deceptive acts, exposing thousands of consumers to the risk of cyberattack from…
New Jersey’s TCCWNA: New Year, Same Uncertainty
In 2016, many retailers found themselves on the wrong end of class actions brought under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”). The suits allege that these retailers’ website terms…
The Ninth Circuit’s Briseno Decision Is Not As Bad As It Looks for Consumer Class Action Defendants
The Ninth Circuit’s decision this week in Briseno v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 15-55727, refused to engraft an “administrative feasibility” requirement to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s prerequisites for…