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November 13, 2024
UNC Tennis Player Narrows Prize-Money Suit Against NCAA
A University of North Carolina tennis player is taking another swing at NCAA rules stopping college athletes from accepting prize money in outside tournaments, this time limiting the proposed class action to Division I tennis players rather than athletes in a slew of non-revenue generating college sports.
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November 13, 2024
Saxena, Cohen Milstein To Lead Sprout Social Investor Suit
Saxena White PA and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC will represent a putative class of social media management company Sprout Social Inc. investors in consolidated litigation after the company missed its financial guidance and struggled to integrate an influencer marketing platform it acquired.
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November 13, 2024
2 Firms Tapped To Lead French Fry Maker Investor Suit
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA have been named lead counsel in a now-consolidated suit in Idaho federal court accusing frozen potato products company Lamb Weston of scorching its revenue projections with the poor implementation of a new software system, leading to a nearly 20% share decline.
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November 13, 2024
Ozempic MDL Plaintiffs Say Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Hid Risks
Patients accusing Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly & Co. of failing to warn them about the risks associated with Ozempic and other such medications on Wednesday filed a massive master complaint in the sprawling multidistrict litigation centralized in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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November 13, 2024
Live Nation Ruling Chills Modern Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision invalidating Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster's choice of a digital arbitration startup for consumer antitrust claims has created "massive uncertainty" and undermines innovative approaches for dealing with abusive mass arbitrations, the live event companies argued in a rehearing petition Tuesday.
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November 13, 2024
Transport Co. Wants To End Calif. Family Separation Suit
Transportation services provider MVM Inc. urged a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action by a father and son who were separated after crossing the border, arguing Tuesday the Trump-era separation policy was enacted by the U.S. government, and that MVM was simply executing its contractual duties.
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November 13, 2024
Store Chain Must Face Customer's Cookie Label Injury Suit
A Japanese convenience store chain can't escape a proposed class action by a shopper who claims she suffered a violent allergic reaction due to its mislabeled cookies made with nuts, a federal judge has ruled, allowing the woman's claims that its other products may be similarly mislabeled.
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November 13, 2024
Judge Suggests Casino App Transfer Blunts Gamer's Attack
A Washington federal judge raised doubts Wednesday about whether a lead plaintiff accusing a casino app developer of offering illegal gambling can rope in the company's subsidiary, which took over the online games in what the plaintiff calls a bid to avoid legal responsibility.
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November 13, 2024
Copyright Chief: Fair Use A Tough Issue In Upcoming AI Report
An upcoming report from the U.S. Copyright Office addressing questions of infringement and training artificial intelligence models with copyrighted material will address fair use, Shira Perlmutter, the office's director, told a U.S. Senate oversight panel Wednesday.
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November 13, 2024
Judge Won't Rethink Mootness Of Air Force Vax Mandate Suit
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday refused to reconsider his finding that a challenge by U.S. Air Force personnel to the military's now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccination mandate on religious grounds is moot, holding there is no live controversy to keep the case going.
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November 13, 2024
Ranches Say Renewed Wage Suppression Suit Still Deficient
The Western Range Association asked a Nevada federal judge to dismiss a revised suit from a sheepherder alleging he was kept in "indentured servitude," arguing that it and its members are a common enterprise incapable of conspiring to fix wages.
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November 13, 2024
Caitlyn Jenner's Crypto Venture Hit With Investor Suit
Buyers of Olympic gold-medalist Caitlyn Jenner's cryptocurrency token slapped the celebrity with a proposed securities class action in California federal court Wednesday, alleging she failed to register the offering of her $JENNER token and "fraudulently solicited financially unsophisticated investors" to purchase the asset.
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November 13, 2024
Justices Puzzled By Nvidia's Position In Investor Case
Some U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed to regret the decision to hear a dispute between chipmaker Nvidia Corp. and its investors, wondering whether a disagreement over what the company knew about its sales to crypto miners has any bearing on other securities class action lawsuits.
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November 13, 2024
Biotech Brass Misled Investors About Cancer Drugs, Suit Says
Executives and directors of biotechnology company Agenus Inc. have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit in Massachusetts federal court alleging that the company misled investors about the effectiveness of its mainstay cancer treatments.
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November 13, 2024
Casino Queen To Pay $7.1M To Wrap Up ESOP Suit
The parent company of Illinois-based Casino Queen has agreed to pay a group of workers $7.1 million to shutter their proposed class action claiming their employee stock ownership plan paid too much in a $170 million deal to buy stock in the company, costing employees millions in benefits.
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November 13, 2024
Attorneys Seek $983K Fee For Work On $2.95M Benefits Deal
Six attorneys who settled a benefits class action on behalf of about 14,000 employees of an aerospace and auto parts manufacturer asked a Michigan federal judge to approve nearly $1 million in fees, saying this would be a standard payout in light of the $2.95 million settlement.
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November 13, 2024
Settlement Talks Falter In Schnader Harrison Pension Fight
Negotiations between a former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP partner and the now-shuttered firm appear to have failed for now in the former partner's proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action as the parties missed the deadline for a deal this week.
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November 13, 2024
Fla. College Nabs Early Win In Retirement Fee Suit
A Florida federal court handed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University an early win Wednesday in an ex-worker's proposed class action alleging mismanagement of her retirement plan, finding she hadn't demonstrated any individual injury from the recordkeeping fees or investments she had challenged.
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November 13, 2024
Kohl's Accused Of Cheating Calif. Workers Out Of OT, Breaks
Department store chain Kohl's engaged in a series of wage and hour violations in California, including failing to pay overtime to nonexempt employees and failing to provide meal and rest breaks, a worker told a state court.
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November 12, 2024
Sephora Again Loses Bid To Toss Ex-Workers' Late Pay Suit
A New York federal judge on Tuesday stood by his decision denying Sephora's motion to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of not paying employees every week, rejecting the company's contention that he used an incorrect standard of review when departing from a federal magistrate judge's recommendation to toss the case.
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November 12, 2024
Merrill Lynch Disfavors Black And Female Advisers, Suit Says
Two longtime Merrill Lynch financial advisers have filed a proposed class action against Bank of America and its subsidiary Merrill Lynch alleging the firms' policies systematically discriminate against African American and female advisers by favoring white male colleagues in teaming and account distribution practices.
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November 12, 2024
Bayer Ruling Looms Over Jaguar EV Battery Fire Risk Suit
A recent Third Circuit decision reviving product liability claims against Bayer over tainted antifungal spray may "bear" on proposed class claims accusing Jaguar Land Rover's U.S. arm of knowingly selling thousands of electric vehicles with batteries prone to catching fire, a New Jersey federal judge found Tuesday.
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November 12, 2024
Ex-Capital One Workers Lodge $43M 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
A group of former Capital One employees has brought a proposed class action in New York federal court accusing the financial institution and its top brass of improperly using $42.65 million in forfeited employee funds that were paid into the company's retirement plan to reduce its own contributions to the plan.
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November 12, 2024
Deloitte Must Face Certified Class Over Nuclear Audit Reports
A South Carolina federal judge on Tuesday certified a class of SCANA Corp. investors accusing Deloitte of issuing audit reports that misled them about the progress the utility company was making on a $9 billion nuclear energy expansion project that failed.
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November 12, 2024
HIV Drug Buyers Want Gilead Product Switch Claims Revived
Insurers and benefit plans are asking the Ninth Circuit to revive a chunk of their antitrust case against Gilead, arguing their claims that Gilead delayed generic competition to its HIV drugs by monopolizing the market should have new life.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Expert Witness Standards Must Consider Peer Review Crisis
For nearly two decades, the so-called replication crisis has upended how the scientific community views the reliability of peer-reviewed studies, and it’s time for courts to reevaluate whether peer review is a trustworthy proxy for expert witness reliability, say Jeffrey Gross and Robert LaCroix at Reid Collins.
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Drip Pricing Exemption Isn't A Free Pass For Calif. Eateries
A new exemption relieves California bars and restaurants from the recently effective law banning prices that don't reflect mandatory fees and charges — but such establishments aren't entirely off the hook for drip pricing, due to uncertainty over disclosure requirements and pending federal junk fee regulations, say Alexandria Ruiz and Amy Lally at Sidley.
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Considerations For Federal Right Of Publicity As AI Advances
Amid rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence technology, Congress should consider how a federal right of publicity would interact with the existing patchwork of state name, image and likeness laws, as well as other issues like scope, harm recognized and available relief, says Ross Bagley at Pryor Cashman.
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Why Calif. Courts Are Split On ERISA Forfeited Contributions
A split between two California federal courts, in deciding whether an employer’s use of forfeited retirement plan contributions to offset future costs violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, suggests employers should soon expect more ERISA cases to advance this novel legal theory when making anti-inurement and breach of fiduciary duty claims, says Blake Crohan at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Takeaways From Tossed Deal In Visa, Mastercard Class Action
Given the rejection of a proposed deal in the long-running merchant antitrust class action against Visa and Mastercard in New York federal court, sweetening the proposed settlement pot likely will not be an option, leaving few possible outcomes including splitting the class and allowing opt-outs, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Weight-Loss Drugs May Spur Next Major Mass Tort
With lawsuits concerning Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs potentially becoming the next major mass tort in the U.S., companies should consider key defense strategies ranging from alternate dispute resolution to enhanced drug safety, say Dino Haloulos and Jarif Khan at Foley & Mansfield.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: Rare MDL Moments
Following a recent trend of rare moments in baseball, there are a few rarities this year in multidistrict litigation panel practice, including an unusually high rate of petition grants, and, in one session, a two-week delay from hearing session day to the first decision, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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Series
Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
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Half-Truths Vs. Omissions: Slicing Justices' Macquarie Cake
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Macquarie v. Moab provides a road map for determining whether corporate reports that omit information should be considered misleading — and the court baked it into a dessert analogy that is key to understanding the guidelines, say Daniel Levy and Pavithra Kumar at Advanced Analytical Consulting Group.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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2 Lessons From Calif. Overtime Wages Ruling
A California federal court's recent decision finding that Home Depot did not purposely dodge overtime laws sheds light on what constitutes a good faith dispute, and the extent to which employers have discretion to define employees' workdays, says Michael Luchsinger at Segal McCambridge.
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American Airlines ESG Ruling Could Alter ERISA Landscape
The Spence v. American Airlines ESG trial, speeding toward a conclusion in a Texas federal court, could foretell a dramatic expansion in ERISA liability, with plan sponsors vulnerable to claims that they didn't foresee short-term dips in stock prices, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.