After extensive briefing and oral argument, on October 3, 2019, United States District Court Judge Dowell for the Northern District of Oklahoma granted certification of a class of 17,756 Oklahoma residents against a debt collector, Equinox Collection Services, Inc. (“Equinox”). In the lawsuit, the named plaintiff alleged that Equinox failed to provide consumers with the… Read More »
Since the introduction of I-Phones, Americans have enjoyed – some would say become addicted- to the ubiquitous game applications such as Bejeweled and Angry Birds. Such games have become extremely profitable for developers for both in game fees and advertising. Not surprising, game users have found that the businesses hosting such games have found ways… Read More »
Robert Murphy was Panel Member on the topic “The Nexium Conundrum: Class Action Standing Under Article III,” at the Class Action Symposium, hosted by the National Consumer Law Center, in Tampa on November 9, 2014. Attorney Murphy discussed the challenges to class action practice presented by constitutional attacks to both class representative and class member standing. … Read More »
The Law Office of Robert W. Murphy together with co-counsel recently filed a class action in New Jersey federal court alleging that Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks of America, Inc. (“Mitsubishi”) installed defective emissions control systems in diesel trucks. The lawsuit filed on behalf of a Florida seafood supplier alleges that the so-called “Blue-Tech”® engines installed in commercial… Read More »
On March 30, 2012, Attorney Murphy was the luncheon speaker for the Consumer Lawyer Section at the Virgina Trial Lawyers Annual Convention at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virgina. The topic of the presentation was “Emerging Class Action Trends.” Consumer Fraud Attorney Murphy offered his insight into recent case law developments in class action practice under… Read More »