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Judge Dismisses Class Action against Marriott for Lack of Standing

The firm obtained a significant win for Marriott in litigation that centered on a property system incident involving guest data....READ MORE

Firm Team Secures Dismissal on Behalf of Marriott

On January 13, 2021, Judge David O. Carter of the US District Court for the Central District of California granted Marriott International Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action arising from a data breach incident disclosed in March 2020. In his order, Judge Carter dismissed all six of the plaintiff’s claims, which included asserted violations of California’s unfair competition law and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Following an investigation, Marriot confirmed that no sens...READ MORE

Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 63 Firm Lawyers

The 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 63 Jenner & Block lawyers in 26 national practice categories. Best Lawyers lists are compiled by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.Best Lawyers also unveiled a new category: “Ones to Watch,” honoring 12 of our lawyers who are earlier in their careers and who have exhibited outstanding professional excellence in their practice:Ones to Watch:Adrienn...READ MORE

Client Alert: New COVID-19 Securities Developments: Class Action Omissions Theory and SEC Enforcement Actions

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented publicly held companies and their officers and directors with a number of legal, business and operational issues.  As discussed in a prior client alert, shareholders have already begun responding to the economic impact of COVID-19 by filing securities class actions related to the pandemic, including lawsuits against Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (Inovio) for allegedly misrepresenting the impact of the pandemic on their business operat...READ MORE

Client Alert: COVID-19: Essential Business Orders – Issued Before March 31, 2020

Since our last update, a number of states across the United States have implemented new numerous orders restricting the operations of “nonessential” businesses in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 (the Essential Business Orders).  These include Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.  Please check our trackers for more information....READ MORE

Client Alert: COVID-19: Key Takeaways from the Essential Business Orders Issued Thus Far

Over the course of the last week, states and municipalities across the United States have implemented numerous orders restricting the operations of “nonessential” businesses in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 (the Essential Business Orders).  Given the disparate approaches across various jurisdictions, businesses are being forced to navigate a patchwork of directives impacting whether they are considered “essential”—and therefore may continue in-person operations—or not....READ MORE