Webinar Recap! COVID-19-Related Consumer Class Action Developments And Trends In California

In this webinar, Seyfarth attorneys Robert Milligan, Jonathan Braunstein, Daniel Joshua Salinas, and Darren Dummit covered the recent developments in consumer class actions related to COVID-19 in California, explaining the claims and expected defenses, and proactive attempts that companies can employ now to attempt to avoid these suits.

As a conclusion to this webinar, we compiled a summary of takeaways:

• With all sporting events, concerts, conferences and festivals either "postponed" or cancelled by the pandemic, and with uncertainty as to what future events may look like, class action refund litigation have proven to be somewhat inevitable for those who were not capable or willing to provide full refunds immediately. Going forward, while best efforts are made to provide "full value" with different options for future events, traditional uses of cash flow from paid-in-advance revenue may need to be revisited, along with terms and conditions of the