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Federal Court Rejects Coupon Settlement Under CAFA
A federal court in California recently sided with twenty-six state attorneys general and several objectors in rejecting a proposed class action settlement that called for Honda to provide over 175,000 Honda Civic…
Supreme Court Clarifies Diversity Jurisdiction Standard
In a unanimous decision Tuesday in Hertz v. Friend, -- U.S. --, No. 08-1107, 2010 WL 605601 (Feb. 23, 2010), the Supreme Court clarified the test federal courts should apply to determine a corporation’s citizenship…
Recent Decisions Find In Favor of Insurance Coverage for "Blast Faxes"
Numerous class action suits have been brought over the past several years under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) against entities that fax unsolicited advertisements (so-called “blast faxes”) to…
U.S. Court of Appeals Applies Telephone Solicitation Restrictions to Text Messaging
On Friday, June 19, 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision involving a mobile marketing campaign. A key issue in the case is whether text messages are subject to the Telephone…
Wave of Class Actions for Data Security Breaches
If your company collects customers’ personal data in the course of its business, be aware of the wave of class actions that have recently been filed arising out of data security breaches. Finkelstein Thompson, a…