Recent Posts in Concepcion Category
Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By Mason LLP
In Kolev v. Euromotors West, No. 09-55963 (9 th Cir., Sept. 20, 2011), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has seemingly found an important exception to Concepcion . Kolev arises from a claim an owner ...
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Posted on May 18, 2011 By Gary E. Mason
The door to the courthouse for consumers may have been closed by the Supreme Court's opinion in Concepcion , but the key is still under the mat for corporations looking to sue consumers en mass. In a ...
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Posted on May 15, 2011 By Gary E. Mason
In an editorial published on May 13, 2011, the New York Times took aim at AT&T Mobility v Concepcion and recognized it for what it is: "a devastating blow to consumer rights" and "a major setback ...
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Posted on May 15, 2011 By Gary E. Mason
Pittsburgh personal injury attorney Rob Peirce spoke out in favor of class actions in an editorial appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.* As Pierce points out, the effort by big business to ...
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Posted on May 14, 2011 By Gary E. Mason
Many members of the class action bar believe that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion means the end of all class actions. We beg to differ. For sure, companies ...
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