A recent appellate court ruling has thrown a significant roadblock in front of Amazon’s frequent defense against liability for defective products sold onsite via third parties. On August 13, 2020, Judge Patricia Guerrero, of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One…
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of businesses have suffered devastating economic consequences. In response to this suffering, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), was implemented through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Act (CARES Act). This legislation was…
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant shutdown have caused some drastic changes to the United States court system. As most legal system operations ground to a halt due to courthouse closures, many in-person civil proceedings were postponed or canceled altogether.…
In early August 2020, 10 class action lawsuits alleging biometric privacy violations by popular social media app, TikTok, were merged into a multi-district litigation (MDL) case in the Northern District of Illinois. The chief complaint amongst the plaintiffs is an…
On August 5, 2020, an Illinois woman filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Macy’s for its alleged use of facial-recognition software, Clearview AI, to identify shoppers in Chicago stores. Filed in the Northern District Count of Illinois, the complaint…
Coronavirus-related litigation has quickly emerged in the wake of pandemic shutdowns. As schools, airlines, entertainment venues, and scores of other businesses have been forced to severely alter operations, class action lawsuits have been the most prominent legal response. In fact,…
A mass tort action against manufacturing giant, 3M, centered on defective combat earplugs is now poised to become one of the largest product liability suits in recent history. Thousands of current and former service members have filed claims alleging that…
In February 2020, a California parent filed a product liability class action lawsuit against car seat maker. Evenflo. Days later, two additional consumers joined the class action, and claims were consolidated in Massachusetts District Court. In the class action complaint,…
Apple, Inc. and Apple Value Services LLC have been named as defendants in a class action lawsuit filed in mid-July 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Apple knowingly or recklessly…
In the current technology-driven age, nearly every type of information is available at the click of a button. This pervasive accessibility makes it all the more important to protect online privacy and personal data. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),…