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Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2025

Class action litigation is a staple of the American judicial system. The volume of class action filings has increased each year for the past decade, and 2025 is likely to follow that trend. Given the massive class action settlement figures documented in 2022, 2023, and 2024, coupled with the ever- developing case law under Rule 23, corporations can expect more lawsuits, expansive class theories, and an aggressive plaintiffs’ bar in 2025. The DMCAR is a one-of-its-kind publication analyzing class action trends, decisions, and settlements in 23 areas of law impacting Corporate America.

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Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2024

In 2023, Employment Practices Liability Consultant Magazine (EPLiC) called the DMCAR “the Bible” on class action litigation and an essential desk reference for business executives, corporate counsel, and human resources professionals.” It said that “The Review must-have resource for in-depth analysis of class actions in general and workplace litigation in particular.” EPLiC continued that “The Duane Morris Class Action Review analyzes class action trends, decisions, and settlements in all areas impacting Corporate America,” and “provides insight as to what companies and corporate counsel can expect . . . in terms of filings by the plaintiffs’ class action bar.”

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Antitrust Class Action Review – 2024

Class action litigation involving antitrust claims had several key developments in 2023, despite a relative lack of actual verdicts. Because antitrust remedies often allow recovery of treble damages, the incentive to settle these cases is often paramount. Additionally, plaintiffs are entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees that may be substantial because of the complexity of this kind of litigation. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present a new publication – the 2024 edition of the Antitrust Class Action Review.

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TCPA Class Action Review – 2024

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) has long been a focus of consumer litigation, particularly in the class action space. As the methods and technologies that businesses rely on to engage and interact with customers have evolved and changed in the 30 years since the TCPA was enacted, so too has the complexity of the litigation in this area. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present a new publication – the 2024 edition of the TCPA Class Action Review.

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ERISA Class Action Review – 2024

The surge of class action litigation filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) over the last several years persisted in 2023, with class action litigators in the plaintiffs’ bar continuing to focus on challenges ERISA fiduciaries’ management of 401(k) and other retirement plans. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present a new publication – the 2024 edition of the ERISA Class Action Review.

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Product Liability & Mass Torts Class Action Review – 2024

Clients, ranging from some of the world's largest manufacturers and insurance companies to startup companies and individual inventors, turn to Duane Morris for counsel and representation in claims involving products liability and toxic torts. For years, Duane Morris has worked with clients to develop cost-containment and strategic litigation plans designed to minimize the risk, business disruption and potentially staggering cost of products liability and toxic tort litigation. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present the Product Liability And Mass Torts Class Action Review – 2024.

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Consumer Fraud Class Action Review – 2024

Within the vast realm of class action litigation, consumer fraud class actions remain at the forefront. Consumer fraud class actions typically involve a class of consumers who believe they were participating in a legitimate business transaction, but, due to a merchant or company’s alleged deceptive or fraudulent practices, the consumers were actually being defrauded. A wide variety of conduct gives rise to consumer fraud claims, and industries within which consumer fraud claims abound. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present the 2024 edition of the Consumer Fraud Class Action Review.

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Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2024

One law making California so different – and so challenging – for employers is the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), which authorizes employees to assert claims for alleged labor violations. The explosion of PAGA litigation has resulted in a complex body of case law that is often difficult to navigate, particularly in terms of the application of arbitration agreements and representative action waivers. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present this year’s edition of the Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2024.

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Discrimination Class Action Review – 2024

As public opinion of large businesses wanes, and while workplace inequality continues to grab headlines and remains forefront in the public eye, employers can expect discrimination class actions to reach even greater heights in 2024. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present the inaugural edition of the Duane Morris Discrimination Class Action Review – 2024. This publication analyzes the key discrimination-related rulings and developments in 2023 and the significant legal decisions and trends impacting discrimination class action litigation for 2024.

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Privacy Class Action Review – 2024

The last year saw a virtual explosion in privacy class action litigation. As a result, compliance with privacy laws in the myriad of ways that companies interact with employees, customers, and third parties is a corporate imperative. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present the inaugural edition of the Privacy Class Action Review – 2024. This publication analyzes the key privacy-related rulings and developments in 2023 and the significant legal decisions and trends impacting privacy class action litigation for 2024.

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Data Breach Class Action Review – 2024

Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and detrimental to companies. The scale of data breach class actions “exploded” in 2023, as companies faced copycat and follow-on lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions. The combined value of the top 10 settlements across all areas of class-action litigation hit near-record highs. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris is pleased to present the inaugural edition of the Data Breach Class Action Review – 2024. This new publication analyzes the key data breach related rulings and developments in 2023 and the significant legal decisions and trends impacting data breach litigation.

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Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review – 2024

Fair Labor Standards Act litigation presents a significant risk to companies of all sizes as the pace of these actions continues unabated into 2024. To assist with understanding trends in this realm, Duane Morris LLP has released the Duane Morris Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review – 2024, an annual publication that analyzes the key wage-and-hour rulings, settlements and litigation developments in 2023 and the significant trends that are apt to impact these types of class actions in 2024.

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EEOC Litigation Review – 2024

Government enforcement litigation is similar in many respects to class action litigation. Lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) typically involve numerous claimants and present significant monetary exposure and reputational risks to corporate litigants. The EEOC is one of the most aggressive federal agencies in terms of prosecuting government enforcement litigation. To that end, the Duane Morris Class Action Defense Group is pleased to present the EEOC Litigation Review – 2024, providing employers with a deep dive into how the EEOC’s enforcement priorities reveal themselves through litigation in 2023.

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CONSUMER FRAUD CLASS ACTION REVIEW — 2023

Government enforcement litigation is similar in many respects to class action litigation. Lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) typically present significant monetary exposure and involve numerous claimants. The EEOC is one of the most aggressive federal agencies in terms of prosecuting government enforcement litigation.

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PRIVATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT REVIEW — 2023

One law making California so different – and so challenging – for employers is the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), which authorizes employees to assert claims for alleged labor violations. Plaintiffs bring thousands of PAGA cases every year, and, because PAGA plaintiffs can bring suit on behalf themselves and other employees, the stakes are often significant, with companies exposed to risks similar to those arising from class action litigation.

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WAGE & HOUR CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION REVIEW — 2023

Complex wage & hour litigation has long been a focus of the plaintiffs’ class action bar. The relatively low standard by which plaintiffs can achieve conditional certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), often paired with state law wage & hour class claims, offers a potent combination by which plaintiffs can pursue myriad employment claims.

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PRIVACY CLASS ACTION REVIEW — 2023

Privacy class action litigation, in a multitude of forms and theories, revealed itself as the hottest area of growth in terms of activity by the plaintiffs’ bar in 2022. As a result, compliance with privacy laws in the myriad of ways that companies interact with employees, customers, and third parties is a corporate imperative.

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EEOC LITIGATION REVIEW — 2023

Government enforcement litigation is similar in many respects to class action litigation. Lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) typically present significant monetary exposure and involve numerous claimants. The EEOC is one of the most aggressive federal agencies in terms of prosecuting government enforcement litigation.

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