Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Shireen Wetmore and special counsel Shannon Noelle with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the FCRA Class Action Review, including notable Third and Eleventh Circuit rulings shaping related litigation in
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Announcing The Inaugural Edition Of The Duane Morris FCRA Class Action Review!
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: Courts have often noted that Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations lend themselves to resolution through class action litigation, and FCRA class actions have increased partially because of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) amendments, passed in 2003. In 2024, in…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 95: Key Trends In TCPA Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Katelynn Gray and associate Ryan Garippo with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the TCPA Class Action Review, including notable rulings in the Eleventh and Second Circuits shaping related litigation…
Announcing The Second Edition Of The Duane Morris TCPA Class Action Review!
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Ryan Garippo Duane Morris Takeaway: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., has long been a focus of class action litigation. Since the TCPA was enacted 30 years ago, the methods and technology that businesses use to engage and interact with…
No Shot at Class Certification – Pennsylvania Federal Court Rules that Company Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Requests Requires Individualized Inquiries Not Suitable For Class Treatment
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Shannon Noelle, and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: In Meinert et al. v. Port Authority of Allegheny County, Case No. 2:22-CV-01736 (W.D. Pa. 2025), Judge Robert J. Colville of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied class certification for a class of former transit company employees…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 94: Key Trends In Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associates Anne Gruner and Betty Luu with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Action Review, including notable developments in the areas of…
Pennsylvania Federal Court Disposes Of Adtech Class Action Due To Consent By Browsewrap
By Justin Donoho and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Duane Morris Takeaways: On March 24, 2025, in Popa v. Harriet Carter Gifts, Inc., 2025 WL 896938 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 24, 2025), Judge William S. Stickman IV of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted summary judgment for a retailer on a claim that the…
Announcing The Duane Morris ERISA Class Action Review – 2025!
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: The surge of class action litigation filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., over the last several years persisted in 2024, with class action litigators in the plaintiffs’ bar continuing to focus on challenges ERISA fiduciaries’…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 93: Key Trends In ERISA Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Jesse Stavis and Anshul Agrawal with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the ERISA Class Action Review, including analysis of two major rulings and their significant impact on ERISA…
A Not So Sweet Opinion For Chocolatiers As Judge Remands Child Labor-Tied Case Back To State Court
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Rebecca Bjork, and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: On March 13, 2025, in International Rights Advocates v. Mars Inc. et al., No. 1:24-CV-00894 (D.D.C. Mar. 13, 2025), Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the lawsuit filed by International Rights Advocates (IRA)…