Florida's Innovation Boom: Achieving Growth Through IP

Courts routinely refuse to certify consumer class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) based on the need for an individualized showing of the reliance element of a fraud or deceptive trade practices claim.

Financial institutions that are regulated and supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) should know that the OCC has recently updated its booklet on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices.

On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 919, amending California’s Franchise Investment Law to regulate franchise brokers and franchise sales organizations.