Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Alex Karasik and associate Emilee Crowther with their discussion of 2023 developments and trends in data breach action litigation as detailed
Class Action & Mass Torts
"New" Blood Clots Side Effect of Semaglutide Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic: Deep Vein Thrombosis
Research Finding: Semaglutide Increased the Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) by 266% in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch)
Semaglutide-containing drugs that are being used for weight loss purposes…
Hot Off The Presses! The Duane Morris Data Breach Class Action Review – 2024
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and detrimental to companies. The scale of data breach class actions “exploded” in 2023, as companies faced copycat and follow-on lawsuits across…
Seventh Circuit Affirms Minors Are Not Parties Bound To Arbitrate Claims In GIPA Class Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Derek S. Franklin, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: In Coatney, et al. v. Ancestry.com DNA, LLC, No. 22-2813, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 3584 (7th Cir. Feb. 15, 2024), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 44: 2024 Preview: Wage & Hour Class Action Litigation
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley and associate Greg Tsonis with their discussion of wage & hour class and collective action litigation over the…
“Greenwashing” Claims Certified For Class Treatment
This blog recently covered a decision from the Northern District of California denying a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on a plaintiff’s “greenwashing” claims, which asserted that defendant’s “non-toxic” and “Earth-friendly” labels were false and misleading. See Bush v. Rust-Oleum…
Commercial Roundup – February 21, 2024
Welcome to The Contingency’s Commercial Roundup for February 21. We have a ton of cases to catch up on, so let’s get right to it.
- “Single” in patent claim preamble limited apparatus to finding just one biomolecule.
- Auto
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Eleventh Circuit Holds Nissan Is Not Joint Employer Of Florida Dealership Technicians In Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Alex W. Karasik, and Nicolette J. Zulli Duane Morris Takeaways: In Ayala v. Nissan N. Am., Inc., No. 23-11027, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 2965 (11th Cir. Feb. 8, 2024), the Eleventh Circuit unanimously upheld a…
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Website Framing Claim as Preempted by Copyright
The Ninth Circuit recently dismissed a putative class action by an online business over allegations that Google placed search results over the business’s website. While the district court had denied a motion to dismiss, the Ninth Circuit reversed, holding that…
Illinois Federal Court Orders Samsung To Defend 806 Individual BIPA Claims In Arbitration And Pay $311,000 In Arbitration Filing Fees
By Eden E. Anderson, Rebecca Bjork, and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Duane Morris Takeaways: On February 15, 2024, the Judge Harry Leinenweber of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to compel arbitration in…