USA – LOUISIANA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Allan Kanner, Conlee Whiteley and Cynthia St. Amant, Kanner & Whiteley, LLC
As a result of the challenges in satisfying the class action procedural requirements and substantive obstacles for certification for traditional consumer fraud class actions, and in light of the development of new technologies and business strategies, the landscape of consumer class actions suggests a shift towards data-driven consumer protection class actions concerning misleading privacy policies, data breaches, unsolicited mass communications, nebu- lous pricing and covert fees, among other deceptive marketing practices. The law in this area will further develop as the focus of class action litigation changes.
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