Senators, governors and state attorneys general are racing their campaigns toward election. While appealing to voters, attorney general candidates will inevitably target industries with positions and promises of using their state enforcement powers. How AGs will fare is partly a question of public policy, as seen, for example, with issues of data privacy, opioids and … Continue reading this entry
Tags: AG, consumer finance, Data Privacy, EPA, Opioid Epidemic, State Attorneys General, U.S. Supreme Court, UDAP
Last week, a split Ninth Circuit panel in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation[1] vacated the certification of a nationwide class for settlement purposes because the district court failed to address choice-of-law issues and the variations in the relevant state laws, and also improperly “presumed” reliance on allegedly “misleading advertising.” The case demonstrates … Continue reading this entry
Tags: Class Action Fairness Act, Consumer Protection Act, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Hyundai, Litigation, Ninth Circuit