How to Attend Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
By Mark E. Rooney – April 29, 2019 | This should be on every lawyer’s career bucket list.
Consumer Litigation
The Consumer Litigation Committee focuses on the rights of consumers and on issues relevant to businesses whose operations implicate or are impacted by the statutory and common law rights of consumers.
Recent Practice Points
Three Reasons Why Young Lawyers Should Not Attend SAC, Plus a Picture of a Kitten
By Nasir Hussain – April 29, 2019 | My goal is to tell you why you definitely shouldn’t go to the Section of Litigation Annual Conference.
Articles
California's Choice-of-Law Jurisprudence and Its Application to Internet Fraud
By Jonathan Udell – March 19, 2019 | Tracking the genesis of California's choice-of-law analysis, the current state of the law, and how that analysis ought to apply in the relatively new realm of e-commerce cases.
The Forthcoming Wave of Biometrics Class Actions
By Geoffrey J. Derrick – March 19, 2019 | Consumer-facing businesses should thoroughly investigate their compliance with BIPA unless they want to go surfing.
Sound Advice Podcasts
The Development of California's Choice-of-Law Analysis
This podcast traces the development of California's choice-of-law analysis, from a place-of-the-wrong analysis, to the comparative impairment analysis, back to a place-of-the-wrong analysis, as described by the Ninth Circuit in Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co. (10:49 min.)
Supreme Court Weighs Whether the FDCPA Applies to Non-Judicial Foreclosures
On January 7, 2019, the Supreme Court held oral argument in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP, a case analyzing whether the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act applies to non-judicial foreclosures. In this Sound Advice, Mark Rooney, the Section of Litigation FDCPA & TCPA Subcommittee cochair, discusses the key issues in the case. (10:37 min.)
Consumer Litigation
Learn how to get involved with the Consumer Litigation Committee and maximize your Section membership!
Events & CLE
Jun
13
Events | In-Person
25th Annual National Institute on Aviation Litigation (AVI)
ETHICS 60 min
This year’s program emphasizes topics and discussions surrounding current issues in pilot hiring and training (FAA’s 1500 hours rule), FAA Preemption, developments in drone regulations/use litigation…
Jun
20
Events | In-Person
Fourth National Institute on Cybersecurity and Data Protection: A Law Firm's Responsibility in Managing Data Risk
ETHICS 60 min
Increasingly law firms are under the microscope for their own data handling practices. What happens when it’s your firm that’s been breached?
Jun
21
Events | In-Person
Sixth Annual Class Actions and Mass Torts Regional CLE Program
CLE 240 min
Join us for the annual Regional CLE Program on Class Actions and Mass Torts in San Francisco CA. A diverse and knowledgeable faculty of judges, academics, practitioners from both sides of the bar, an…