Guidance for Consumer Products & Services Companies: A Review of the Supreme Court’s 2011 First Amendment and Class Action Decisions (Webinar)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by lawhukukinet

The editors of the Consumer Advertising Law Blog wanted to let our readers know about an upcoming webinar that may be of interest to you, entitled, “Guidance for Consumer Products & Services Companies: A Review of the Supreme Court’s 2011 First Amendment and Class Action Decisions”. In a panel presentation by members of Arnold & Porter’s Appellate and Supreme Court practice and the firm’s consumer industry group, this webinar will provide in-house counsel with practical analyses of the Supreme Court’s 2011 decisions that focused on First Amendment and class action issues relevant to business. The panel will discuss how these decisions affect companies’ ability to advertise and market, as well as the potential to limit litigation and class action risks. This seminar will review the following cases and issues: Sorrell v. IMS: Commercial speech doctrine and free speech rights of regulated industries Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association: Laws designed to protect children through regulation of how products are sold AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion: Limiting class action exposure Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Class certification in antitrust and consumer fraud class actions Goodyear v. Brown; J. McIntyre v. Nicastro; and Smith v. Bayer Corp.: Re-litigation of class certification in other courts after an initial denial and jurisdiction over foreign corporations Panelists at the event will include: The panel, moderated by Amy Ralph Mudge will include the following Arnold & Porter attorneys: Lisa S. Blatt (Washington, DC), Head of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Angel A. Garganta (San Francisco) Robert J. Katerberg (Washington, DC) Christopher S. Rhee (Washington, DC) James F. Speyer (Los Angeles) The event will take place from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET/9:00 AM to 10:30 AM PT on September 20, 2011. For more information, please click here for an RSVP link.

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2 Responses to Guidance for Consumer Products & Services Companies: A Review of the Supreme Court’s 2011 First Amendment and Class Action Decisions (Webinar)

  1. Rusty says:
    October 8, 2011 at 12:47 am

    This artilce went ahead and made my day.

  2. Cinderella says:
    October 10, 2011 at 1:02 am

    Umm, are you really just giinvg this info out for nothing?

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