Posts from January 2015.
Data breach may be the next frontier for class action lawsuits. And judging by early returns of the data breach suits filed, hospitals seem to be among the businesses at greatest risk for a data breach class action.
The Sixth Circuit recently published an opinion in Buchanan v. Northland Group, Inc., which is a relatively rare decision related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The opinion offers a deep, fact-based look at the FDCPA case from the Western District of Michigan.
The pick-off play occurs when a prospective class action defendant settles the case with a named plaintiff, potentially mooting the rest of the class action from going forward. A few recent stories provide helpful context on this strategy.