Class Action

  • January 10, 2025

    PowerSchool Blamed For Breach of Student, Teacher Data

    The personal data of tens of millions of students, parents and teachers was put at risk last month when hackers were able to worm their way into PowerSchool's systems because the educational software company's security safeguards were not up to snuff, two lawsuits filed in California federal court allege.

  • January 10, 2025

    X Fights Finding Severance Row Contract Claims Can Survive

    X Corp. and Elon Musk squared off with ex-Twitter workers in Delaware federal court, filing dueling briefs that took opposing stances over whether a district judge should adopt a recommendation to keep alive some breach-of-contract allegations in the workers' proposed class action claiming they were cheated out of severance benefits.

  • January 10, 2025

    Plex Says Subscriber's Privacy Lawsuit Must Be Arbitrated

    Streaming platform Plex is urging a California federal court to nix a proposed data privacy class action, accusing the plaintiffs of using the litigation as a tactic to "coerce" it into settling more than 400 pending arbitrations.

  • January 10, 2025

    Telescope Indirect Buyers Want $10.6M Fees In Antitrust Fight

    Class counsel for a group of indirect purchasers who struck a $32 million settlement with Celestron and other companies in an antitrust case accusing them of conspiring to increase the prices of telescopes asked a California federal judge Thursday to grant $10.67 million in attorney fees and $771,461 in costs.

  • January 10, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Revives Novartis Entresto Patent In MDL

    The Federal Circuit on Friday revived a patent covering Entresto, a blockbuster heart failure drug made by Novartis, as part of multidistrict litigation where the company has tried to block generic versions of the product.

  • January 10, 2025

    Health Co. Wants To Quit Nicotine Surcharge Suit

    Nonprofit health system Advocate Aurora Health is urging an Illinois federal judge to permanently toss former employees' lawsuit targeting an allegedly illegal tobacco-use surcharge in its health plan, arguing that after three tries they still have failed to bring a viable claim.

  • January 10, 2025

    Paramount Wants Out Of User's Video Privacy Suit

    Paramount Global urged a New York federal court to dismiss a California man's putative class action accusing it of unlawfully sharing streaming platform users' personal information to third parties like Facebook and TikTok, saying the man lodged inadequate theories of disclosure and otherwise consented to the alleged disclosure.

  • January 10, 2025

    9th Circ. Affirms Hearing Aid Co.'s Win Over Investor Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday handed a win to Eargo Inc. and affirmed the dismissal of a securities class action against the hearing aid company, which alleged that the company and its top brass acted with intent to commit insurance billing fraud.

  • January 10, 2025

    Social Media Apps Fail To Trim Calif. Mental Health Mass Tort

    Meta Platforms, YouTube, Snap and TikTok have lost a bid to cut failure-to-warn claims from consolidated litigation over their social media platforms' alleged harm to youth mental health, with a California state judge ruling that neither the Communications Decency Act nor the First Amendment bar liability based on an app's own features.

  • January 10, 2025

    Justices To Review ACA Preventive Care Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a Fifth Circuit decision finding a task force setting coverage requirements on preventive care was unconstitutional, setting up a high-stakes battle over the Affordable Care Act that could affect individuals' insurance coverage for things like colon and breast cancer screenings.

  • January 10, 2025

    American Airlines Faulted For ESG Focus In 401(k) Plan

    A Texas federal judge ruled Friday that American Airlines violated federal benefits law by emphasizing environmental, social and governance factors in its 401(k) plan decisions, but he put off deciding whether the retirees suffered losses and what remedy they should receive.

  • January 10, 2025

    The Firefighting Foam 'Forever Chemicals' MDL: A Snapshot

    A round of big settlements was recently completed seven years into a sprawling multidistrict litigation over chemical companies' liability for alleged harms caused by exposure to so-called forever chemicals in firefighting foam. Here, Law360 examines what’s still at stake in the ongoing litigation.

  • January 10, 2025

    Ex-Twitter Exec Can't Snag Docs In Bonus Suit

    A former senior director of compensation for X Corp., previously known as Twitter, won't be able to recover communications from Twitter management or financial records in his suit alleging unpaid bonuses after Elon Musk took over the company, a California federal magistrate judge ruled.

  • January 10, 2025

    Off The Bench: Venu Deal Off, Fox Suit, Gender Rules Wobble

    In this week's Off The Bench, a last-minute merger ends litigation over the new sports streaming service Venu, only for its backers to mothball the project entirely, Fox Sports is rocked by lurid sexual harassment claims, and a federal judge knocks down an attempt to expand transgender discrimination protections.

  • January 10, 2025

    Semiconductor Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Demand Slump

    Semiconductor manufacturing company Micron Technology Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging Micron began overstating demand for its products after two years of disappointing sales in order to keep share prices artificially inflated.

  • January 10, 2025

    Ye Inks $625K Deal To End Misclassification Suit

    Ye and his clothing company, Yeezy Apparel LLC, will pay $625,000 to resolve a class action accusing them of incorrectly classifying design workers as independent contractors and thus causing them to lose out on overtime wages, an order in California state court said.

  • January 10, 2025

    Senior Living Co. Sued Over Alleged Breach Of Worker Data

    A former employee of a Delaware-headquartered, multi-state support organization for affiliated senior living centers has lodged a proposed class action against the business in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging damages tied to a cyberattack that exposed employee data.

  • January 10, 2025

    Ex-McKinsey Partner Admits To Obstructing Purdue Probe

    A former senior partner at consulting giant McKinsey & Co. pled guilty Friday to obstructing the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into the firm's work with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP, a month after McKinsey agreed to pay $650 million to resolve related charges.

  • January 10, 2025

    X Asks 9th Circ. To Back Dismissal Of $500M Severance Suit

    Social platform X urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a suit claiming it owes workers $500 million in severance after Elon Musk bought the business and conducted mass layoffs, arguing the lower court correctly found that the ex-employees couldn't sue under federal benefits law.

  • January 09, 2025

    Autotrader Can't Ditch Suit Over Tracking Of Website Visitors

    A California federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Autotrader of unlawfully sharing website visitors' search queries with third parties, rejecting the contention that tracking software isn't covered by the state's wiretap law and finding that the plaintiff would likely be able to fix separate standing deficiencies. 

  • January 09, 2025

    Amazon HR App Puts Workers In 'Disability Limbo,' Suit Says

    An Amazon worker has hit the company with a proposed class action in Washington federal court, saying the e-commerce giant's human resources A to Z app illegally denies disability accommodations and puts workers in "disability limbo."

  • January 09, 2025

    IP Forecast: OpenAI, Microsoft Look To Toss NYT Case

    OpenAI and its backers at Microsoft will try persuading a New York judge to dismiss one of the major copyright suits against them, with arguments that using news stories to train the startup's artificial intelligence model is a "transformative" use. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  • January 09, 2025

    Activision Brands $75B Del. Merger Suit 'Scattershot'

    An attorney for former Activision-Blizzard directors and top officers told Delaware's chancellor on Thursday that stockholder attorneys are pursuing a massive but "scattershot" suit challenging the company's $75.4 billion merger with Microsoft Corp., a deal that produced both a disputed $31 billion premium and a 329-page third amended lawsuit.

  • January 09, 2025

    Zillow Brings 'Goldman' Debate Over Class Cert. To 9th Circ.

    Zillow Group Inc. is asking the Ninth Circuit to issue its first ruling on the correct application of a U.S. Supreme Court's Goldman decision to investor class certification bids, saying a lower court was wrong to certify a class of shareholders who alleged that the company misled them about the robustness of its now defunct home-flipping business.

  • January 09, 2025

    Amgen Says Enbrel Protected By Legit Patents, Rulings

    Amgen has asked a Virginia federal judge to permanently toss the latest version of a proposed class action accusing it of illegally entrenching and expanding patent rights to stave off cheaper competition for Enbrel, arguing the blockbuster arthritis treatment is protected by legitimate patents and court rulings of validity.

Expert Analysis

  • 2nd Circ. ERISA Ruling May Help Fight Unfair Arb. Clauses

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    The Second Circuit recently held that a plaintiff seeking planwide relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act cannot be compelled to individual arbitration, a decision that opens the door to new applications of the effective vindication doctrine to defeat onerous and one-sided arbitration clauses, say Raphael Janove and Liana Vitale at Janove.

  • Series

    Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 37 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Series

    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: June Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers two recent decisions from the Third and Tenth Circuits, and identifies practice tips around class action settlements and standing in securities litigation.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • Arbitration Implications Of High Court Coinbase Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Coinbase v. Suski ruling not only reaffirmed the long-standing principle that arbitration is a matter of contract, but also established new and more general principles concerning the courts' jurisdiction to decide challenges to delegation clauses and the severability rule, say Tamar Meshel at the University of Alberta.

  • Opinion

    No Matter The Purdue Ruling, Mass Tort Reform Is Needed

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    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon issue its opinion in the bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma LP, and regardless of the outcome, it’s clear legal and policy reforms are needed to address the next mass tort, says William Organek at Baruch College.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • New Laws, Regs Mean More Scrutiny Of Airline Carbon Claims

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    Recent climate disclosure laws and regulations in the U.S. and Europe mean that scrutiny of airlines' green claims will likely continue to intensify — so carriers must make sure their efforts to reduce carbon emissions through use of sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen and carbon offsets measure up to their marketing, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

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