Class Actions Brief Blog

Limiting exposure to future claims is a crucial aspect of settling class action litigation. A recent opinion out of the Northern District of Georgia serves as a reminder that the definitions of settlement classes and released claims in class action settlement agreements warrant close attention.

First, the background. In 2015, a customer filed a putative class action against LGE Community Credit Union, alleging that LGE improperly assessed overdraft fees based on accounts’ available balances instead of customers’ ledger balances, in violation of LGE’s standard member ...

Since March of this year, at least four purported class action lawsuits have been filed against universities, their affiliated athletic organizations, and the alleged operators of their athletic team websites, Sidearm Sports LLC and Learfield Communications LLC.

These cases allege that websites using Meta (Facebook) Pixel and other technology to monitor website traffic or activity violate the federal Video Privacy Protection Act and state and federal wiretapping statutes. An uptick of class action litigation under the VPPA began in 2022 with cases brought against a wide range ...