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We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Keith Barnett will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 16th National Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance, taking place September 26-27 at the Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile.

Keith will be a featured speaker on the panel “Legislative Activity Involving Payroll Cards; Understanding…

On August 29, a Florida federal court rejected a motion to dismiss filed by Doctor’s Associates, Inc., doing business as Subway, which relied on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo v. Robins in a Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”) putative class action.  Plaintiff Shane Flaum claimed that Subway violated FACTA by …

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ron Raether will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Forum on Data Breach & Privacy Litigation, to be held at The Carlton Hotel in New York City September 29-30.

Ron will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Class Actions: Data…

Earlier this month, Sprint settled, on an individual basis, a proposed FCRA class action accusing the telecommunications provider of asking consumers to waive privacy rights in its consumer disclosure forms.

Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that the disclosure form Sprint used was not in a document that “consists solely of the disclosure” as required under 15…

On August 19, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada dismissed a putative Fair Credit Reporting Act class action against two taxi companies that had allegedly violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act by including the first digit and last four digits of consumers’ credit card numbers …

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Cindy Hanson will be a featured speaker at the Class Actions seminar, offered by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, on Friday, September 2.

Cindy will speak on a panel entitled “Offers of Judgment and Mootness after Campell-Ewald,” where she will discuss …

A California federal judge recently refused to approve a class action settlement jointly recommended by the parties upon a finding that the proposed settlement was not fair, adequate, or reasonable for unnamed class members.

In 2012, consumers filed suit in a California federal court against homeopathic remedy manufacturer Similasan, alleging the company’s packaging and advertising…

The Washington Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against internet and cable company Comcast, alleging more than 1.8 million violations of the Washington state Consumer Protection Act and seeks over $100 million in penalties as well as injunctive relief.  The Washington Attorney General’s Office says that the lawsuit is the “first of its kind in …

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Cindy Hanson has joined the firm’s Financial Services Litigation practice as a partner in Atlanta. Prior to joining Troutman Sanders, Cindy was a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.

Cindy focuses on class action defense and has handled hundreds of matters under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). …

The Eleventh Circuit recently released an unpublished decision regarding its opinion on the impact of Spokeo on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act putative class action, finding that the named plaintiff satisfied Article III standing requirement.

In Church v. Accretive Health, Inc., the defendant sent the named plaintiff a letter advising her that she…