Class Action

  • September 26, 2024

    Arthur J. Gallagher To Pay $21M To End Data Breach Suits

    Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve several lawsuits consolidated in Illinois alleging that it failed to protect more than 3 million customers from a data breach that compromised their personally identifiable information, with an Illinois federal judge giving her initial blessing to the deal Thursday.

  • September 26, 2024

    4th Circ. Hints Rocket Mortgage Class Cert. Is On Shaky Ground

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday seemed skeptical that all potential class members who accused Rocket Mortgage of inflating their home values could prove they were injured under the U.S. Supreme Court's heightened pleading standard in TransUnion, putting the lower court's certification order on rocky footing.

  • September 26, 2024

    Apple Protests Atty Fee Bid In $35M Deal With Scam Victims

    Apple Inc. urged a California federal court to limit the fee awarded to plaintiffs' attorneys from a $35 million settlement over allegations it did not stop scammers from tricking victims into using iTunes gift cards for payments, saying the 33% fee sought is too high for the "fair but unexceptional recovery."

  • September 26, 2024

    Atty Sheehan Owes $144K Fees For 'Frivolous' Big Lots Suit

    Prolific New York-based consumer advocate attorney Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates PC must cover the approximately $144,000 tab for attorney fees incurred amid the "frivolous" coffee labeling suit he brought against national retailer Big Lots Inc., a Florida federal judge has ordered.

  • September 26, 2024

    Quest Diagnostics Escapes 401(k) Mismanagement Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging Quest Diagnostics Inc. mismanaged its $5 billion retirement plan by failing to chop under performing investment funds from its lineup, pointing to proof that the company acted to rein in questionable funds.

  • September 25, 2024

    Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Win Final OK Of $600M Deal

    An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday gave her final blessing to a $600 million settlement resolving claims brought by residents and others affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, last year.

  • September 25, 2024

    Developer's NorCal Spree Ends With Fraud Claims In Ch. 11

    Northern California real estate company LeFever Mattson stockpiled more than $400 million in real estate, including several local landmarks in a small town north of San Francisco. The firm now seeks bankruptcy protection amid claims following an alleged scheme by one executive to pocket millions by selling bunk equity stakes to investors.

  • September 25, 2024

    Ex-Cognizant Worker Says Co. 'Mandate' Was To Hire Indians

    A former employee at Cognizant Technology testified Wednesday as a witness for a class of former employees alleging the company discriminates against non-Indian workers, and said he believes the company did not just have a preference for hiring workers from India through the H-1B visa program, but that it was "a mandate."

  • September 25, 2024

    Bumble Investor Says Dating App Overhyped Premium Model

    A Bumble Inc. investor has launched a proposed securities class action in Texas federal court accusing the dating app's parent company of misleading investors about its financial outlook and success of a "premium plus" subscription tier, and causing a dramatic decline in Bumble's common stock price.

  • September 25, 2024

    Rent The Runway, Gwyneth Paltrow Can't Escape Investor Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a proposed class action suit against actress Gwyneth Paltrow and online clothing rental company Rent the Runway Inc., claiming the company failed to inform investors about major challenges it was facing in the run-up to its 2021 initial public offering.

  • September 25, 2024

    Target Can't Escape Claims Over Deceptive 'Clean' Label

    A California federal judge on Wednesday said that Target Corp. still has to face class claims that its Target Clean range of beauty products actually contain chemicals that harm humans and the environment, saying the allegations are a bit "unique" and are not typical product liability claims.

  • September 25, 2024

    Pa. Justices Urged To Reconsider Tossing Undated Ballots

    Ten Pennsylvania voting rights groups on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to use its special "King's Bench" power and immediately take up arguments over whether throwing out mail-in votes that are missing handwritten dates on their outer envelopes violates the Pennsylvania constitution.

  • September 25, 2024

    7th Circ. May Seek Ill. High Court Input In Amazon Wage Row

    A Seventh Circuit judge appeared inclined Wednesday to let the Illinois Supreme Court weigh in on whether Illinois' minimum wage law incorporates a similar limitation created by an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act that clarifies preliminary activities like COVID-19 screenings aren't compensable.

  • September 25, 2024

    Ascension Must Face Additional Suit Over Vaccine Mandate

    Ascension Health Alliance must face another proposed class action challenging its 2021 COVID-19 vaccination policy, an Indiana federal judge ruled Wednesday, holding that a group of workers who were suspended or fired after refusing the vaccine on religious grounds have a case against the Catholic healthcare system.

  • September 25, 2024

    City's Public Crash Reports Defy Privacy Law, NC Judge Says

    The city of Charlotte violated federal privacy law by making car accident reports public such that law firms could use the disclosed data for marketing purposes, a North Carolina federal judge said in granting summary judgment and certification to a class of drivers.

  • September 25, 2024

    3rd Circ. Preserves Monsanto's Win In Cancer Warning Suit

    The Third Circuit refused to reconsider its ruling that federal law preempts a more stringent Pennsylvania statute that mandates cancer warnings on chemicals, preserving Monsanto's win against a man who alleged the company's Roundup herbicide caused his illness.

  • September 25, 2024

    3rd Circ. Backs Tossing MetLife Suit Over Drug Rebates

    The Third Circuit upheld MetLife's defeat of a lawsuit alleging it kept drug rebate profits for itself instead of lowering workers' health benefit plan costs, saying Wednesday the workers leading the suit hadn't shown they were harmed by missing out on speculative savings.

  • September 25, 2024

    Meta Wants 'License' To Cover Up Past Events, Justices Told

    Meta Platforms Inc. shareholders say the U.S. Supreme Court should not be swayed by the social media company's attempt to shake off a proposed class action tied to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, warning a high court ruling in favor of Facebook's parent company could give publicly traded companies "license to intentionally mislead investors."

  • September 25, 2024

    Mass. Police Officers Sue Over Cost Of Prep For Biased Exam

    A group of Massachusetts police officers say they should be reimbursed for the costs of preparing for 2022 promotional exams that were administered in the midst of a trial where similar tests were ultimately found to be biased against Black and Hispanic officers.

  • September 25, 2024

    Boies Joins Authors' Meta IP Suit After Judge Blasts Lead Atty

    Veteran litigator David Boies and a top member of his firm have joined the team heading a proposed class action against Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly using copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence product "Llama" — days after a California federal judge told the lead plaintiff's attorney, "You are not doing your job."

  • September 25, 2024

    Poppi's 'Gut Healthy' Sodas Are Harmful To The Gut, Suit Says

    The maker of Poppi-brand sodas misleadingly advertises the products as "prebiotics for a healthy gut," despite the fact that it's full of sugar, which is harmful to overall health and heightens the risk of obesity, Type II diabetes and other issues, alleges a putative class action filed in California federal court.

  • September 25, 2024

    Wash. Hospital System Misclassifies Workers, Nurse Says

    A Washington-based hospital operator misclassified its workers as independent contractors and underpaid them for their overtime as a result, a registered nurse said in a proposed class and collective action in Washington federal court.

  • September 25, 2024

    2nd Circ. Eyes New Trial In Yale Retirement Fee Fight

    The Second Circuit appeared inclined Wednesday to revive a class action against Yale University from employees alleging their $5.5 billion retirement plan was mismanaged, as all three judges on the panel pointed out possible issues with jury instructions before a post-trial verdict in Yale's favor in 2023.

  • September 25, 2024

    10th Circ. Revives Amazon Worker's Overtime Suit

    The Tenth Circuit on Wednesday flipped a district court decision tossing an overtime suit against Amazon, saying that the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling that holiday pay must be part of overtime calculations solves a worker's appeal.

  • September 25, 2024

    AmerisourceBergen Can't Escape Workers' 401(k) Fee Suit

    AmerisourceBergen Corp. can't escape a proposed class action alleging it allowed its employee 401(k) plan to be saddled with excessive recordkeeping costs, a Kentucky federal judge ruled, saying the workers' claims and calculations were detailed enough to move forward.

Expert Analysis

  • Devil's In The Details On FDCPA, Article III Standing

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    The Third Circuit’s recent decision in Barclift v. Keystone Credit Services concerning the alleged harm needed to support a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is in line with other circuits' interpretations of Article III of the Constitution, notwithstanding disagreement over the minutiae of a proper Article III analysis, says Nick Agnello at Burr & Forman.

  • Series

    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • Examining Illinois Genetic Privacy Law Amid Deluge Of Claims

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    After a federal court certified an Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act class action in August, claims under the law have skyrocketed, so employers, insurers and others that collect health and genetic information should ensure compliance with the act to limit litigation risk, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Standardizing Early Case Appraisal In Securities Class Actions

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    While an initial economic assessment of securities class action litigation is far too often not undertaken, it's an important step in planning the defense strategy that can provide counsel, clients and insurers with a much clearer view of the case, and can be simplified through standardized analyses, says Assen Koev at SCA iPortal.

  • Del. Ruling Highlights M&A Deal Adviser Conflict Disclosures

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    The Delaware Supreme Court recently reversed the Court of Chancery's dismissal of challenges to Nordic Capital's acquisition of Inovalon, demonstrating the importance of full disclosure of financial adviser conflicts when a going-private merger seeks business judgment rule review, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Key Antitrust Class Certification Questions Remain Unclear

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    The U.S. Supreme Court, by recently rejecting certiorari in Visa v. National ATM, turned down the opportunity to clarify how to analyze disputed evidence bearing on the certification of antitrust class actions, leaving the applicable standards unclear instead of resolving this split of authority, says Jonathan Berman at Jones Day.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Keeping Up With Class Actions: A New Era Of Higher Stakes

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    Corporate defendants saw unprecedented settlement numbers across all areas of class action litigation in 2022 and 2023, and this year has kept pace so far, with three settlements that stand out for the nature of the claims and for their high dollar amounts, says Gerald Maatman at Duane Morris.

  • What's Notable In JAMS' New Mass Arbitration Rules

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    The Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services’ recently released guidelines, coming on the heels of similar American Arbitration Association amendments, suggests that mass arbitrations will remain an efficient means for consumers to vindicate their rights against companies, say Jonathan Waisnor and Brandon Heitmann at Labaton Keller. 

  • Justices Clarify FAA But Leave Behind Important Questions

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in Bissonnette v. LePage firmly shuts the door on any argument that the Federal Arbitration Act's Section 1 exemption is limited to transportation workers whose employers transport goods on behalf of others, but two major issues remain unresolved, say Joshua Wesneski and Crystal Weeks at Weil.

  • PE In The Crosshairs Of Public And Private Antitrust Enforcers

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    A series of decisions from a California federal court in the recently settled Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation, as well as heightened scrutiny from federal agencies, serve as a reminder that private equity firms may be exposed to liability for alleged anti-competitive conduct by their portfolio companies, say attorneys at Axinn.

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    Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.

  • Breaking Down 4th Circ. Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction Ruling

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    As illustrated by the Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Elegant Massage v. State Farm, denying class certification and granting a motion to dismiss, federal appellate courts continue to struggle with defining the scope of pendent appellate jurisdiction — or jurisdiction over nonfinal orders below, says Joan Steinman at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year ranging from salvage vehicle titling to rate discrimination based on premium-setting software.

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