For FDCPA Litigators, New Lessons on Standing
By Mark E. Rooney – March 29, 2021 | Whether you represent FDCPA plaintiffs or defendants, recent decisions provide new insight on how standing issues may affect your case.
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
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.
Articles
Senescence and Sensibility: Will the Supreme Court Mothball the TCPA?
By Michael P. Daly – February 22, 2021 | The TCPA’s autodialing restriction has been read in a way that Congress could not have imagined, let alone intended.
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.
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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Events & CLE
May
05
Events | Webinar
2021 Virtual Litigation Section Annual Conference
CLE 60 min
The Litigation Section Annual Conference is the premier event for litigators. The conference will take place virtually May 5-7, 2021. We expect to attract more than 500 attendees, including in-house…
May
25
Events | Webinar
10th Annual Food, Beverage, and Supplements Virtual Regional CLE Program [CC]
CLE 225 min
This program will (remotely) bring together experienced practitioners, industry experts, and in-house lawyers to discuss the most recent litigation and regulatory developments in the food, beverage,…
Jul
21
Events | Webinar
Cross-Border Institute 2021
ETHICS 60 min
Join international data privacy, cybersecurity, and E-Discovery thought leaders for the fifth year.