Seamus Duffy

Over the last several years, the class action bar has targeted companies in a wave of putative class actions under state “right of publicity” statutes. Although they vary some around the edges, these statutes generally seek...more Key Points - Over the last several years, the class action bar has targeted companies in a wave of putative class actions under state “right of publicity” statutes. Although they vary some around the edges, these statutes...more The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's recent watershed decision in Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC established several significant benchmarks for determining class...more Key Points - The en banc 9th Circuit clarified numerous rules applicable to class actions brought under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court’s watershed decision in Olean Wholesale Grocery v....more