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n Olean Wholesale Grocery Co-op Inc v. Bumble Foods LLC, No. 19-56514 Dkt. No. 186-1 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2022), an en banc Ninth Circuit panel overturned a previous Ninth Circuit decision in this litigation, finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in certifying three classes of purchasers in their price fixing case against the three largest American producers of packaged tuna. The key takeaway from the ruling pertains to the level of evidence needed for the [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided a landmark First Amendment case that threatened to topple thousands of sign codes across the country. As a previous Taft law bulletin explained, on-premises signs advertise some good, service, or activity available on the same property as the sign. They are the signs most of us rely on to know that a Starbucks is a Starbucks, the local tire store is a tire store, and the neighborhood house of worship is [...]

Last month, a split emerged in the California Court of Appeal regarding whether trial courts have authority to strike or limit unmanageable claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). In Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., 76 Cal. App. 5th 685, 2022 WL 855568 (2022), the court held that although a trial court may limit the plaintiff's presentation of evidence to ensure a manageable trial, trial courts do not have authority to strike claims [...]