The FTC’s Thoughts on Why “Unlimited Data” Shouldn’t Need Scare Quotes

By James A. Sherer on November 14, 2014 Posted in Advertising Class Action

“Unlimited data” shouldn’t need scare quotes: what recent FTC action may mean for wireless providers, broadband companies, and class action plaintiffs On October 28, 2014, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued AT&T’s mobile division in the Northern District of California (F.T.C. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Case No._ [N.D. Cal., Oct. 28, 2014] “AT&T … Continue Reading

Second Circuit Declines En Banc Review in AMEX Arbitration Agreement Case: A Donnybrook Over Class Action Waivers and Vindication of Federal Statutory Rights

By John Lewis on June 5, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Arbitration, Class Action Trends

Editors’ Note: This post is a joint submission to Baker’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense and Employment Class Action blogs. On February 1, 2012, a two-judge panel of the Second Circuit reaffirmed its holding in an antitrust action brought against American Express (“AMEX”) that class action waivers involving federal statutory rights were unenforceable. Largely based on … Continue Reading

Interview With Professor Mary Kay Kane

By Deborah Renner on May 8, 2012 Posted in Class Action Trends

Co-authored by: Matt Moody Editor’s note: This post is the first in a series of posts from the Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog’s interview with Mary Kay Kane, former Dean and Chancellor and current Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law. Professor Kane is the author of the … Continue Reading