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September 18, 2025 by Melanie Conroy | Leave a Comment
On July 31, 2025, the District of Massachusetts issued two rulings largely denying motions to dismiss filed by software developer Progress Software Corporation (“Progress”) and certain direct users or vendor contracting entities employing Progress’ software product, MOVEit (the “Bellwether Defendants”). In the In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 1:23-md-03083-ADB, the Court […]
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September 3, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
While securities class action filings are on the rise within the First Circuit, the District of Massachusetts continues to apply a high degree of scrutiny to securities fraud allegations, including particularized facts necessary to establish a strong inference of scienter. In this final installment of our three-part series, we examine the District of Massachusetts’ approach […]
July 29, 2025 / July 29, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
This is part one of a three-part series exploring the recent uptick in securities class action filings in the First Circuit and examining recent decisions issued by the District of Massachusetts. This post examines current trends in securities class action filings and recent decisions on motions to dismiss in the District of Massachusetts. Securities Class […]
Arbitration Class Action Litigation US District Court - Mass
July 15, 2025 by Melanie Conroy
On June 12, 2025, in Watkins v. Musk, the District of Massachusetts granted Elon Musk’s motion to dismiss a putative class action and to refer the claim to arbitration. The court ruled Musk could enforce an arbitration agreement between plaintiffs and Tesla to prevent Musk from having to litigate the claim, despite Musk not being […]
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July 7, 2025 / July 10, 2025 by Samih Eloubeidi
In March 2025, we reported that the District of Massachusetts had denied class certification of the plaintiff’s Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) claims in Therrien v. Hearst Television Inc. for failure to meet the implied ascertainability requirement of Rule 23. More recently, in April 2025, the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of […]
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June 23, 2025 by Samih Eloubeidi
On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Labcorp v. Davis, in which it considered the question of whether Article III standing must be determined for all members of the class, including uninjured members, at the outset of class certification. The issue presented is one that has deeply divided the federal courts […]
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May 14, 2025 / May 14, 2025 by Samih Eloubeidi
On January 31, 2025, in Campos v. TJX Companies, Inc., No. 24-cv-11067, the District of Massachusetts granted a motion to dismiss a class action due to the plaintiff’s lack of standing. The court concluded that the named plaintiff’s claims regarding the intrusion of her privacy by “spy pixels” could not be successful because there was […]
Class Action Litigation Class Actions Class Certifications Massachusetts Decisions Privacy Class Actions US District Court - Mass
March 26, 2025 / May 14, 2025 by Samih Eloubeidi
On February 14, 2025, in Therrien v. Hearst Television, Inc., the District of Massachusetts denied a motion for class certification due to the plaintiff’s failure to meet the implied ascertainability requirement of Rule 23. The court concluded that the named plaintiff’s claims for unlawful disclosure of personally identifiable information could not be maintained on a […]
Arbitration Class Action Litigation Supreme Court
July 31, 2024 by Melanie Conroy
Three recent Supreme Court Decisions—Coinbase v. Suski, Smith v. Spizzirri, and Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries—based on consumer and employment disputes have resolved significant circuit splits over arbitration. These cases were all decided by a unanimous Court, with Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Roberts authoring the three opinions. Supreme Court Considers Arbitrability Based on Conflicting Contracts In […]
Class Action Litigation Consumer Class Actions First Circuit Decisions Privacy Class Actions US District Court - Mass
July 18, 2024 / July 18, 2024 by Melanie Conroy
In 2023, we discussed the uptick in data privacy and cybersecurity class action lawsuits; as expected, this trend has persisted throughout 2024 as plaintiffs continue to test new theories of liability and the boundaries of constitutional standing. In privacy class actions before the federal courts of the First Circuit, plaintiffs have brought state tort and […]
