We reported a few months ago on a California court that largely gutted a pharma-related privacy class action centered on the alleged disclosure of personal information through the use of computer pixels. Today we bring you another pixel case, but with a different outcome. In Jancik v. WebMD LLC, No. 1:22-cv-644, 2025 U.S. Dist.
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E.D. Virginia Reins in Horse Drug Class Action
By Stephen McConnell on

In Knapp v. Zoetis Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. Lexis 63783 (E.D. Va. March 31, 2021), the plaintiff alleged that administration of an equine antibiotic caused his horse, Boomer, to experience “persistent lameness” and permanent damage to the “musculature in his neck.” Boomer was not okay. His condition was far from stable.
The plaintiff claimed…
Online Reviews Are Not “Newly Acquired Evidence”
By Steven Boranian on

We have blogged about class actions; we have blogged about preemption; we have blogged about social media; we have blogged about alleged economic loss; and we have blogged about alleged product defects—endlessly. Rarely, however, have we blogged on all of these topics in a single post.
Today is the day, and the topic is an…
This Is The Correct Standard For Judging Predominance In Class Actions
By Steven Boranian on