#CLASS ACTIONS HOW TO#

“They're excellent attorneys, and they know how to defeat class certification.”Ĭhambers USA 2020, Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts With offices in downtown Los Angeles, Century City, San Francisco, and Palo Alto, Sidley’s Consumer Class Actions team is well-represented across California. We regularly defend cases under the state’s unique consumer protection laws. In recent decades, California has emerged as a favorite jurisdiction for the plaintiffs’ class action bar.

Our California Consumer Privacy Litigation Task Force is fully prepared to defend clients’ interests in CCPA and CPRA litigation, including helping to assess and mitigate litigation risks by implementing the policies, procedures, and protocols that comply with CCPA and CPRA. We also have a task force that is dedicated to advising on litigation involving the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Sidley also has deep experience defending class actions claiming violations of consumer privacy laws, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CAN-SPAM, Do Not Call, the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), as well as class actions arising from data breaches. “Draws on firmwide resources in civil litigation and regulatory enforcement to provide a full-service approach to complex product liability and consumer class action disputes.”Ĭhambers USA 2022, Nationwide Product Liability – Consumer Class Actions These are just a few of the types of class actions that can send shock waves through a company, and our team is well-poised to help clients efficiently dispose of these cases.

Product liability and consumer protectionĬombining subject matter and sector expertise with the services of our unique Global Advocacy Group enables us to minimise the commercial and reputational effect a dispute can have on your business.Our lawyers regularly defend clients in class actions alleging general consumer deception, false advertising, product mislabeling, “Made in USA” claims, deceptive pricing, and unlawful marketing via automated calls.

Herbert Smith Freehills has specialised proficiency in the practice areas that are frequently the subject of class actions, including: We are also often instructed by and work with insurers in relation to resulting insurance claims. We draw on a unique depth of expertise in all practice areas and sectors across our global network in which class action claims are prevalent including banking and financial services, consumer products and manufacturing, business and human rights, environment, competition, energy, mining, infrastructure, TMT and utilities. We have acted in a significant number of the largest and most complex class actions in recent years and have expert understanding of the relevant court rules in different jurisdictions and the basis on which class actions claims can be challenged.

Our class action specialists help our clients to navigate this complex area of law, including the novel legal issues which frequently arise, successfully resolving or defending class action litigation across multiple jurisdictions. Clients rely on our extensive knowledge and experience with class actions, strengthened by our global network of lawyers who effectively collaborate and leverage their experience in multi-jurisdictional, national and cross-border disputes. We have a long history of acting for companies faced with class actions, including actual or threatened proceedings.

It is widely anticipated that the number of class actions brought around the world will continue to grow, driven by the globalisation of claimant firms, claims management companies and litigation funders. The nature and size of such disputes, if not managed effectively, can lead to costly and long lasting litigation which can damage the reputation and, ultimately, the profitability of the business.

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