Tag Archives: Julian Perlman

A Class Action By Any Other Name Is Still a Class Action….

By Julian Perlman on October 28, 2013 Posted in Class Action Fairness Act

In a case with interesting implications for class action practitioners, the Seventh Circuit recently ruled against plaintiff Addison Automatics (Addison) in its attempt to dodge federal court jurisdiction (see Addison Automatics, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., case no. 13-2729). Addison had previously brought and settled a class action against Domino Plastics Co. (Domino) over … Continue Reading

Opening the Flood Gates? California Voters May Create Presumption of Harm in Privacy Breach Cases

By Julian Perlman on September 30, 2013 Posted in Class Actions Privacy, Data Breach

California has moved one step closer towards amending its Constitution to create a presumption of harm whenever personal data is shared without a consumer’s express opt-in, a change that would clear a significant hurdle to many privacy breach lawsuits. On Thursday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen approved steps necessary to bring the Personal Privacy … Continue Reading