FTX Investors Take Aim at Celeb Endorsers
No surprises here, but a proposed class action has just been filed over the spectacular collapse of crypto exchange FTX. The suit does not name
November 21, 2022
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Cali Supreme Court: Record Label’s Promotion of Michael Jackson Posthumous Release as Authentic is Commercial Speech Subject to UCL and CLRA
Michael Jackson was one of the biggest megastars of all time. After his tragic death in 2009, music giant Sony released a posthumous album of
August 22, 2022
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New False Advertising Lawsuit Claims Skittles Candy is “Unfit for Human Consumption”
California has some very robust consumer protection laws, including those providing remedies for false advertising and dangerous products. As a litigator, I have represented plaintiffs
July 19, 2022
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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Certification in Wage Case Over Individualized Questions on the Existence of Damages
The Ninth Circuit recently weighed in on class action certification requirements in an employment case from the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs alleged that
July 15, 2022
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Court Allows False Advertising Class Action Over “Maximum Strength” Lidocaine Patches to Proceed
A Northern California federal court mostly rejected initial challenges by defendant Hisamitsu America to a class action lawsuit bringing false advertising claims over the company’s
June 22, 2022
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Binance Hit by Class Action Lawsuit Over Collapse of UST
An individual investor has sued BAM Trading Services Inc. (“Binance U.S.”), a crypto-asset exchange platform where customers trade digital assets, and its CEO Brian Shroder,
June 18, 2022
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Is a Class Action Lawsuit Against Celsius in the Works?
Yesterday, major crypto commentator “Bitboy” (real name Ben Armstrong)—who hosts a YouTube channel with 1.45M subscribers—announced that he is working on a class action lawsuit
June 16, 2022
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Rite Aid Settles Wage Class Action for $12,000,000
A Federal court in Northern California has approved Rite Aid’s $12 million settlement of a class action case over its alleged failure to pay for
June 6, 2022
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California Class Action Seeks to Impose Personal Liability on DAO Members for $55 Million Crypto Hack
Blockchain technology makes possible the concept of a “Decentralized Autonomous Organization” (“DAO”)—a business entity that is managed not just by its human members, but by
May 23, 2022
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Zynga Defeats Class Action Over Data Hack
Who is entitled to bring a lawsuit? For the most part, the law says only a party who has suffered the actual or potential injury
May 5, 2022
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