TCPA Takes Center Stage at Supreme Court
By Michael P. Daly and Mark D. Taticchi – February 11, 2020 | The Court attempts to bring sanity to the statute.
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
How to Respond to a Consumer Demand Letter
By Mark E. Rooney – January 28, 2020 | A general framework for crafting an effective response.
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
Supreme Court Debates Application of the "Discovery Rule" to FDCPA Limitations Period
In Rotkiske v. Klemm, the Supreme Court is poised to decide whether the FDCPA’s limitations period can be enlarged by the "discovery rule.” The Court’s eventual ruling could have major implications for the FDCPA and beyond. In this Sound Advice, Mark Rooney (Consumer Litigation) and Anna-Rose Mathieson (Appellate Practice) discuss the central issues raised during the Court’s recent oral argument. (9:49 min.)
Fraudulent Joinder
In this program, Donald Pocock reviews fraudulent joinder, a doctrine developed by federal courts to permit removal of diversity cases where a party (plaintiff or defendant) appears to destroy complete diversity. (12:09 min.)
Consumer Litigation
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