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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long been used in manufacturing to make everyday items resistant to extreme temperatures, reduce…

Abby Meyer works for Sheppard Mullin out of the Orange County office where she helps clients with litigation and construction issues

Abby Meyer works for Sheppard Mullin out of the Orange County office where she helps clients with litigation and construction issues

In the UK and the US indicate two clear categories of data claims: invasion of privacy cases and data breach cases. In the case of an invasion of privacy, a consumer’s personal data is allegedly misused by the provider of a service or product that collects the data.

5 and even The World Health Organization, 6 it seems that no one is beyond of the reach of the class action, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But have the plaintiffs in these cases suffered a bona fide injury caused by the defendants' conduct? Many contemporary class actions exhibit features of what one legal scholar of past mass tort waves dubbed the "entrepreneurial model" 7 of lawyer-driven litigation. This article examines those features and the problems they present, and discusses how they can be leveraged in the defense of class actions-from standing to certification ...