Supreme Court Upholds Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Robocall Ban

Abusive and harassing robocalls and texts remain against the law, and consumers continue to have remedies available when they receive such unwanted communications As reported by Law360, on July 6, 2020, The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision upholding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s sweeping ban on unsolicited and harassing autodialed and prerecorded telemarketing calls

2020-07-07T12:01:05+00:00July 7th, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

Plaintiffs Seek Release of DirecTV Customer Contact Info Sealed in Earlier Improper Texting Lawsuit

Thousands of known DirecTV customers who received illegal texts will lose their right to arbitrate their privacy claims Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel have requested the district court for permission to contact nearly 9,100 known DIRECTV customers who were plaintiffs’ in a 2015 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit against the satellite TV giant

2020-07-07T09:45:09+00:00July 7th, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

Mark Chalos Testifies at Tennessee Senate Judiciary Hearing on Proposed COVID Liability Protections Bill

As reported by The Nashville Post (subscription), both the Tennessee House and Senate judiciary committees advanced bills Tuesday, drafted with the help of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other business groups, intended to protect businesses, schools and other organizations from coronavirus-related litigation.

2020-06-10T15:42:32+00:00June 10th, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

Robert J. Nelson and Naomi Pomeroy Discuss Business Interruption Insurance Claim Denial and Litigation on Heritage Radio Network Snacky Tunes Podcast

As part of their continuing series of conversations on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the restaurant industry, Heritage Radio Network’s weekly food news podcast “Snacky Tunes” spoke with award-winning chef/owner of Portland’s Beast and Expatriate Naomi Pomeroy and national plaintiffs’ lawyer and Lieff Cabraser partner Robert J. Nelson. Together, the two are helping lead

2020-06-09T09:27:19+00:00June 9th, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

New Data Theft Class Action by Users of Venmo, Stripe, and Other Payment Platforms Against Plaid Alleges Violations of Data Privacy Laws

As reported by Law360 (subscription), Lieff Cabraser has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in California alleging that financial tech start up Plaid Inc. stole Venmo and Stripe users’ personal banking data and sold that data to third party apps without the users’ consent in violation of federal and state privacy laws. Plaid,

Banking Industry Files Amicus Brief On Behalf of AT&T And Comcast Challenging California Rule Blocking Arbitration

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on March 27, 2020, two major banking associations filed an amicus brief on behalf of Comcast Corp. and AT&T Mobility LLC’s in the United States Supreme Court supporting efforts by the companies to challenge a California rule that limits corporations’ abilities to enforce arbitration agreements.

2020-04-01T08:40:18+00:00April 1st, 2020|Amicus, Consumer Fraud|

NBC News Nashville Reports on Lieff Cabraser’s Lawsuit Against Evenflo Company Fraudulent Marketing of Dangerous Child Car Seats

As alleged in a new lawsuit filed by Lieff Cabraser on behalf of parents who purchased Evenflo’s Big Kid Booster car seats, Evenflo has known since 2012 or earlier that its Big Kid Booster Seat is not safe for children weighing less than forty pounds. The booster seat also does not appreciably reduce the risk

2020-02-25T09:06:38+00:00February 25th, 2020|Consumer Fraud, Infant & Child Injuries|

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Keeping AT&T Internet Throttling Suit in Court and Out of Private Arbitration

As reported by Law360 (subscription), late on February 20, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that blocked AT&T from contesting a decision banning the company from forcing customers into private arbitration over claims AT&T falsely advertised unlimited cellphone data plans.

2020-02-21T14:17:55+00:00February 21st, 2020|Consumer Fraud|

Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel Announce Filing of Class Action Lawsuit Against Evenflo for Fraud and Deceptive Marketing of Dangerous Child Car Seats

Lawsuit alleges Evenflo’s “Big Kid Booster” car seats were aggressively marketed and sold throughout the U.S. as safe and tested even though the company’s own internal tests showed they provided little to no side-impact protection February 21, 2020, New York—(Businesswire)—The national plaintiffs’ law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, along with Kozonis &

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