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American Bar Association Moves to Dismiss Class Action Complaint Amid Rising Tide of Data Breach Litigation

The number of data breaches in the United States has increased significantly in the past ten years. According to an IBM study, more than 4 out of 5 companies have experienced a data breach at least once. These data breaches have generated a corresponding rise in class action litigation against companies. The American Bar Association (“ABA”) is one of the most recent high-profile examples of an organization contending with such a suit.

Tiffany Troy and Eric John Mata, current ABA members, filed a class-action complaint against the ABA on April 21, 2023, for breach of implied contract […]

By Stuart Davis and Danny Bartle|2024-03-04T09:08:23-05:00March 4th, 2024|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: #AmericanBarAssociation, #ClassAction, #ClassCertification, #Commonality, #ConsumerProtection, #CyberSecurityPractice, #DataBreaches, #DataLeak, #FederalRuleofCivilProcedure, #FinancialInformation, #ImpliedContract, #Typicality, Cybersecurity, Litigation, predominance|

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Court Certifies Class Action Against NFL for Allegedly Violating Antitrust Laws With Its “Sunday Ticket” TV Package

On February 8, 2023, the United States District Court for the Central District of California certified a class action seeking $6 billion in damages against the National Football League (NFL). The complaint alleged that the league violated anti-trust law for limiting the availability of televised games through its “Sunday Ticket” package. Sunday Ticket allows subscribers to watch all NFL Sunday afternoon games, regardless of geographic location or local market. Non-subscribers may only watch a limited set of local “in market” games. According to the plaintiffs, without the alleged anticompetitive Sunday Ticket package, a greater number of […]

By Stuart Davis|2023-02-13T17:33:24-05:00February 13th, 2023|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Class Certification, NFL, predominance|

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