Is there a “Constitutional Right to Informational Privacy”?
This post originally appeared on Montgomery McCracken’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity blog, Data Privacy Alert. Only July 8, 2015, the National Treasury Employees Union filed the second class action against (now former) OPM Director Archuleta stemming from the massive OPM data breach. While the plaintiffs… Read More
Did The Ninth Circuit Just Give Plaintiffs—But Not Defendants—An Automatic Appeal From Class Certification Orders?
Don’t miss Microsoft’s in-house counsel Tim Fielden’s post on two important new Ninth Circuit decisions that permitted class action plaintiffs to dismiss their cases voluntarily and then appeal adverse class certification orders without first taking their individual cases to trial and securing a final judgment.… Read More
Class-Wide Unjust Enrichment Claims Doomed by Variation in State Law and Need for Individual Inquiries
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jennifer E. Canfield, an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and a member of its Class Action Defense practice group. Her practice focuses on defense of consumer class actions, commercial litigation and appellate litigation. She can be… Read More
Will the Seventh Circuit Weigh in on Ascertainability in TCPA Cases?
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jennifer E. Canfield, an associate in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and a member of its Class Action Defense practice group. Her practice focuses on defense of consumer class actions, commercial litigation and appellate litigation. She can be… Read More
France and Belgium Adopt Class Actions Spring 2014
This guest post was authored by our colleagues Christopher Scott D’Angelo and Jennifer E. Canfield. Christopher is a partner and chair of Montgomery McCracken’s international practice and co-chair of the products liability & risk management practice. His practice emphasizes litigation and preventive counseling in the… Read More