Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Pepperidge Farm Hit With Biometric Data Class Action

A former Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated (Pepperidge) employee has sued the company for violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) regarding the commercial...

Fifth Circuit Reassigns Employment Case Against Hospital, Finding District Court Judge Prejudiced

On Friday, an opinion was issued in the case of Audrey Miller v. Sam Houston State University, et al. The appeal, filed in...

Court Axes Whistleblower’s Case Against Omnicare and CVS Over Fake Prescriptions

A Northern District of Illinois court has dismissed a qui tam action under the Illinois False Claims Act (IFCA), a statute that grants recovery...

Court Tosses Consumer’s Samsung Galaxy S7 “Water Resistant” Marketing Suit

On Jan. 29, plaintiff Jill Clark’s putative class action on behalf of New Jersey Galaxy S7 buyers against defendant Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung)...