Appellate Law News and Insights

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Incentive And Award To Class Representative In TCPA Class Action

Published: Oct 26, 2020
|
In Johnson v. NPAS Sols., LLC, No. 18-12344 (11th Cir. Sep. 17, 2020), the Eleventh Circuit (the "Court") found a series of errors in an order entered by the Southern District of Florida approving the settlement of a class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Significantly, the Court...

Read More

PA Appellate Court Declines Opportunity To Re-Evaluate State Registration Statute Under Daimler

Published: Oct 23, 2020
|
The PA Superior Court of Pennsylvania - the Commonwealth's intermediate appellate court - recently issued its long-awaited en banc opinion in Murray v. Am. Lafrance. A copy of the decision is attached HERE. They key issue in Murray was whether an out-of-state company that registers to do business in Pennsylvania consents to general personal jurisdiction. The...

Read More

Illinois Supreme Court: Need For Medical Monitoring Is Not An “Injury” That Supports A Negligence Claim

Published: Oct 12, 2020
|
A couple of weeks ago, we walked around the Drug and Device Law Suburban Abode with a critical eye. The Abode was built the same year we were built, and we were struck by its similar cries for invasive cosmetic help. As a stopgap, we arranged to have the exterior...

Read More