Jana R. Ruthberg

Associate

Jana Ruthberg is an associate in the Litigation Department.

While at the University of Virginia, Jana was as an editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and served on the boards of the Feminist Legal Forum and the Jewish Law Students Association. During law school, she worked at the Department of Justice in the Office of Policy and Legislation. Prior to law school, Jana taught English to elementary and middle school students abroad, and interned at the King’s County Brooklyn District Attorney’s office in the Appeals Bureau. Jana graduated from the University of Michigan with high distinction.

Jana maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes representing asylum seekers throughout their asylum application process.

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That’s a “Wrap”: Second Circuit Upholds Click-Wrap Mandatory Arbitration Provision

By Baldassare Vinti, Jeff Warshafsky, Jennifer Yang, Anisha Shenai-Khatkhate and Jana R. Ruthberg on November 6, 2023 Posted in Arbitration Clause, Class Actions

This past Friday, the Second Circuit reversed a lower court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a putative consumer class action against fintech company Klarna. Edmundson v. Klarna, Inc., Case No. 22-557-cv (2d Cir. Nov. 3, 2023). The panel upheld the enforceability of Klarna’s “click-wrap” mandatory arbitration provision incorporated in Klarna’s terms and … Continue Reading

A Slammed (Open)Door: FTC Reaches $62 Million Proposed Settlement with Real Estate Company

By Baldassare Vinti, Jeff Warshafsky and Jana R. Ruthberg on September 6, 2022 Posted in Deceptive Trade Practices, FTC, Regulatory

Last month, the FTC announced that it reached a $62 million proposed settlement with Opendoor Labs, related to the Commission’s investigation of the company’s representations in advertising to prospective home sellers. Opendoor is an online real estate business in the “iBuying” (or “instant buying”) space. iBuying companies use algorithms to determine a home’s value and … Continue Reading