https://www.europesays.com/2272065/ Red Roof to Pay $550,000 to Settle Suit Over 2023 Data Breach #ClassActions #ContractLaw #Data #DataBreaches #negligence #settlements
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But #SCOTUS raised the possibility that #NationwideInjunctions are still permissible in certain circumstances, including #ClassActions, in which similarly situated people sue as a group, or if they are the only way to provide "complete relief" to litigants in a particular lawsuit.
Friday's hearing will shed light on how lower courts plan to address what providing complete relief entails, said George Washington University law professor Paul Schiff Berman.
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#ClassActions must follow what is known as #Rule23, which requires the plaintiffs to meet several elements including proving that the proposed #class members suffered the same #injury. Conservative #SCOTUS Justice Samuel #Alito warned lower courts against certifying nationwide classes without "scrupulous adherence to the rigors of Rule 23.”
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The #Trump admin appealed the ruling, which White House *aide* #StephenMiller called a judge's attempt to "circumvent" #SCOTUS’ ruling by recognizing "a protected global 'class' entitled to admission into the United States."
"I think there's going to be a lot more #ClassActions," said Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the #ACLU, which brought the #asylum case.
"Trump adversaries see silver linings in his ‘monumental’ Supreme Court win. #ClassActions and other legal strategies may allow Trump’s opponents to keep pursuing broad blocks against at least some of his policies":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/27/trump-supreme-court-birthright-injunction-loopholes-00430225 #politics #lawfare
https://www.europesays.com/2193355/ Ferrara Candy Co. Data Breach Lawsuit Revived by Illinois Court #BreachOfContract #ClassActions #ConsumerProtection #CreditUnions #Data #DataBreaches #dismissal #FinancialInstitutionDataSecurity #Hacking #IdentityTheft #ImpliedContracts #negligence
Bank enters into deal with jails that detainees’ money upon arrest plus any outside funds received go onto a debit card. Upon release, the detainee gets the card, which comes with fees. Court certified class action for violations of state and federal law.
#law #contracts #DebitCards #Incarceration #litigation #ClassActions
Court dismisses purported class action against Home Depot over late fees for tool rental. The claims were not strong, but the action was dismissed because named plaintiff failed to provide written notice. He only called multiple times to complain.
#law #contracts #litigation #ClassActions
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/06/home-depot-wins-summary-judgment-on-class-action-relating-to-rented-tools.html
Court dismisses class action against Amazon Prime alleging breach of contract for making us pay to watch ad-free. Following precedent, the Court finds the change a permissible change in services rather than an impermissible price increase. 
#law #contracts #TermsOfService #Amazon #Prime #Streaming #ClassActions #Litigation
https://www.europesays.com/2099755/ Seyfarth Recruits Kyle Nelson as Employment Partner in Seattle #business #ClassActions #EmployeeBreaks #JobAdvertisements #jobs #NoncompeteAgreements #PayEquity
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Justice Gorsuch presses Sauer on his argument that people can bring #ClassActions instead of seeking #NationwideInjunctions by noting that it takes time to assemble a class & pursue such an approach. Sauer says there can be emergency grants of class status but adds “it is a feature not a bug” that courts only grant relief to the people who are in front of them, not to other people who did not bother to sue.
https://www.europesays.com/2015019/ Osteopathic Medicine Association Sued Over September Data Breach #BreachOfContract #ClassActions #ConsumerPrivacy #damages #Data #DataBreaches #ImpliedContracts #injunctions #InvasionOfPrivacy #negligence #SocialSecurityNumbers
https://www.europesays.com/1950955/ Tennessee Construction Company Narrows Worker Data Breach Suit #attempt #bailments #BreachOfContract #ClassActions #cybercrime #Data #DataBreaches #IdentityTheft #negligence #PaydayLoans
Plaintiff tries to bring a class claim for mismanagement of ERISA funds. Defendant corporation moves for individual arbitration. Sixth Circuit says that whole point of ERISA is group claims, so arbitration provision with class action waiver is invalid.
#law #contracts #arbitration #litigation #ERISA #ClassActions
https://www.europesays.com/1920893/ Citi Trends Gets Employee Data Breach Claims Sent to Arbitration #arbitration #ClassActions #Cybersecurity #Data #DataBreaches #dismissal #encryption #preemption #UnconscionabilityDefense
A class-action complaint against Albertson’s over non-drowsy cough medicine that made plaintiffs sleepy provides a good teaching case on timely notice of a warranty claim.
I started my contracts course this year with COVID cases brought against universities. The cases are rich with issues. Tufts and Yale both won such cases recently. All sorts of issues . . . .
#law #contracts #universities #COVID #litigation #ClassActions
Declaring Twitter’s terms of service unconscionable in part, Federal Magistrate Judge in California allows some class action claims relating to data breaches to proceed.
#law #contracts #TermsofService #Twitter #litigation #ClassActions
https://www.europesays.com/1800960/ IT Vendor IntraSystems Sued Over Breach Exposing Patient Data #ClassActions #Data #DataBreaches #HealthDataPrivacy #IdentityTheft #InfusionTherapy #MedicalRecords #negligence #PatientSafety
EUROPE SAYS · IT Vendor IntraSystems Sued Over Breach Exposing Patient DataIT contractor IntraSystems LLC faces a proposed class action accusing it of failing to secure the sensitive information
https://www.europesays.com/1727969/ American Addiction Centers Hit With Health Data Breach Lawsuit #ClassActions #Data #DataBreaches #Hacking #HealthDataPrivacy #IdentityTheft #MedicalRecords