March 2023 Class Action Blog Summary

What are the most significant judicial decisions affecting class action litigation, and how might they impact your business?

Our attorneys tackle these questions, and more, in our blog, Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor. The following overview provides summaries of our most recent posts, which include case summaries, key takeaways, and practical insights affecting class action litigation.

Do you have a question or comment about the information presented in our posts? Please contact Scott Kelly and Mary Zinsner, partners in our financial services litigation practice.

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Featured Posts

Take Two: En Banc Eleventh Circuit to Address Whether a Single Text Message Can Confer Standing Under TCPA
As discussed here, on July 27, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals sua sponte vacated the district court’s approval of a $35 million class-action settlement in Drazen and Godaddy.com, LLC (Godaddy) v. Pinto. Although the parties had not briefed the issue before the Eleventh Circuit, the court ruled that the class definition did not meet Article III’s standing requirements and remanded the case to the district court to give the parties an opportunity to revise the definition. The class petitioned the appellate court for rehearing. On March 13, 2023, the court issued an order granting the petition for a rehearing en banc.
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Pennsylvania Federal Court Certifies TCPA Class Finding Common Question in Determining Existing Business Relationship
In a class action lawsuit against Pisa Group, Inc. for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the plaintiff moved to certify a class of all persons in the United States who received more than one telephone solicitation call from defendant more than 31 days after registering their phone numbers with the National Do-Not-Call Registry. The court ultimately granted certification finding the common question of whether class members had an existing business relationship with the defendant predominated.
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