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The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 164: Washington Appellate Court Affirms Rejection Of Motion To Compel Arbitration In Wage & Hour Class Action (Podcast)
The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's denial of an employer's motion to compel arbitration in a wage and hour class action, finding the arbitration agreement procedurally unconscionable. The ruling examines how employers present arbitration agreements to employees and whether workers receive meaningful opportunity to understand terms before signing, with significant implications for class action litigation strategy.
United States Litigation
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Duane Morris LLP
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Major CIPA Reform Could Wipe Out Thousands Of Website Tracking Claims
California's Legislature has unanimously passed SB 690, a landmark reform that could eliminate thousands of pending class action lawsuits based on website tracking technologies under the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The bill removes the private right of action for pen register claims arising from routine web analytics tools, potentially reshaping the data privacy litigation landscape while companion bills simultaneously expand substantive privacy obligations.
United States Privacy
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Court Bars Employer From Distributing Arbitration Agreement To Settlement Class Members During Pendency Of Class Settlement
A federal magistrate judge blocked an employer from distributing a dispute resolution agreement with a class action waiver to settlement class members between preliminary and final approval stages. The court found that despite the agreement's non-coercive language, the timing created unacceptable risks of confusion that could interfere with class members' settlement rights.
United States Litigation
DM
Duane Morris LLP
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O, O, O, O’REILLY: O’Reilly Auto Parts And #BigLaw Set To Pay Up To $18.8MM To Settle TCPA Class Action ($6,280,859.00 In Fees!) On Claim That Does Not Exist And This Might Be The New Worst TCPA Settlement Of All Time (Video)
O'Reilly Auto Parts and its BigLaw counsel agreed to pay $18.8 million to settle a TCPA class action involving SMS messages to numbers on the DNC list, despite the claim potentially being invalid under recent Seventh Circuit precedent. The settlement, reached just weeks after oral arguments suggested SMS messages may not constitute "telephone calls" under the TCPA, could result in over $6.2 million in attorney fees while class members receive modest payouts for claims that may not legally exist.
United States Litigation
Troutman Amin LLP
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WHAT IS A STOP REQUEST?: Palm Beach Tan To Pay $2.5MM To Settle TCPA Suit For Text Messages Sent After Stop Requests–And They Provide A Handy List Of Stop Requests (Video)
Palm Beach Tan agrees to pay $2.5 million to settle a TCPA class action lawsuit over text messages sent after customers requested to stop communications. The settlement reveals an extensive list of words and phrases that constitute valid opt-out requests, providing crucial guidance for businesses managing SMS marketing campaigns.
United States Consumer
Troutman Amin LLP
Article
Tenth Circuit Stays Nationwide Eligibility Injunction For Class Of 2022 In Wisne v. NCAA
On August 21, 2026, the Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA’s stay request in Wisne v. NCAA, temporarily restoring the NCAA’s age-based eligibility rules pending resolution of the appeal. Three weeks earlier, Judge Sweeney of the District of Colorado had issued a nationwide injunction that permitted athletes in the Class of 2022 to pursue a fifth year of eligibility.
United States Litigation
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Article
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Class Action Against Pharmaceutical Company
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against a biopharmaceutical company, ruling that literally true statements about clinical trial results were not actionable half-truths under securities law. The decision centered on whether the company's statements about the absence of retinal vasculitis cases in drug trials were misleading, despite following FDA-approved protocols that plaintiffs argued were insufficient to detect the condition.
United States Litigation
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A&O Shearman
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New Blueprint, Same Mission: What The EEOC’s New FY 2026–2030 Strategic Plan Means For Employers
The EEOC has officially adopted its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030, establishing an institutional framework that will guide the agency's enforcement, outreach, and internal operations through the end of the decade. This comprehensive plan sets forth three strategic goals with seventeen performance measures, revealing how the agency intends to allocate resources, measure success, and hold itself accountable while maintaining a 90% litigation win rate and expanding its systemic enforcement program.
United States Employment
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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