Class Action

  • November 20, 2024

    Firms For Ohio Funds Aim To Steer ZoomInfo Investor Suit

    Two Ohio retirement funds asked a Washington federal judge to name their attorneys from Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP as lead counsel and liaison counsel in investor claims brought against ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. over its allegedly misguided attempts to maintain a pandemic-era customer boom.

  • November 20, 2024

    Mass. Town To Pay $102K To Settle Firefighters' OT Claim

    Nearly 120 firefighters in Brookline, Massachusetts, have agreed to a $101,604 settlement to resolve claims that the town shorted them on overtime calculations, according to a Wednesday filing.

  • November 20, 2024

    DACA Recipient Fights To Keep NJ Apartment Bias Suit Alive

    A Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient urged a New Jersey federal court not to toss her suit alleging a landlord wrongly refused her housing application, saying she was rejected because she didn't turn over documentation that is unavailable to DACA recipients.

  • November 19, 2024

    High Court Urged To Let Courts Scrutinize Agency Rulings

    District courts should be allowed to question rather than grant "absolute deference" to the Federal Communications Commission's interpretation of key statutory terms in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a chiropractic group contended Monday in calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a junk fax class action.

  • November 19, 2024

    Vets' Attys Want Nonprofit To Get $63M Of Agent Orange Funds

    Counsel representing a class of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and their survivors in litigation that settled 33 years ago urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to hand $63 million in unclaimed funds to a legal nonprofit, a request the federal government has contested.

  • November 19, 2024

    11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Cancer Cluster Suit

    Several Florida individuals diagnosed with cancer after exposure to soil that defense contractor Pratt & Whitney allegedly contaminated with radiation told the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday their claims shouldn't be barred by statute of limitations, saying a jury should determine what caused their illnesses.

  • November 19, 2024

    Calif. Judge Says Crypto DAOs Are Entities That Can Be Sued

    A California federal judge has held that decentralized autonomous organizations and their governing members can indeed be sued, refusing to throw out a Golden State cryptocurrency investor's suit against Lido DAO that the judge said presents "several new and important questions" about liability in the crypto world.

  • November 19, 2024

    Blood Vessel Maker Faces Investor Suit Over FDA Findings

    Biotechnology company Humacyte Inc. faces an investor's proposed class action alleging the company failed to disclose quality assurance issues at its manufacturing facilities that allegedly delayed regulatory review for its bioengineered blood vessel product candidate, leading to stock price declines.

  • November 19, 2024

    Costco Shoppers Say Kirkland Fish Oil Pills Hide Heart Risks

    Costco shoppers filed a putative false advertising class action in California federal court Monday accusing the big-box retailer of misleading consumers to believe its Kirkland brand of fish oil omega-3 supplements have heart health benefits, despite there being increased risks associated with fish oil, including atrial fibrillation.

  • November 19, 2024

    2 Firms To Rep Starbucks Investors Over 'Triple Shot' Strategy

    Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Keller Rohrback LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in litigation alleging Starbucks made overly positive projections for its so-called Triple Shot Reinvention strategy, hurting investors when its actual financial results did not bear out its optimism.

  • November 19, 2024

    Court Won't Toss Consumer Antitrust Case Against Amazon

    A Washington federal court issued a sealed order Tuesday denying Amazon's bid to toss updated claims from consumers seeking billions of dollars over allegations that they pay higher prices thanks to the e-commerce giant's treatment of sellers on its platform.

  • November 19, 2024

    Shaq Reaches $11M Deal With Astrals NFT Buyers

    Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O'Neal and the creators of the Astrals nonfungible token project have agreed to pay $11 million to settle a proposed securities class action with buyers of the tokens that O'Neal allegedly promoted.

  • November 19, 2024

    Parties Voluntarily Toss Sewer Expansion Coverage Row

    An Indiana federal court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday from a utility company's insurer seeking to avoid covering a $5 million consent judgment and a $14 million damages claim from underlying litigation concerning a sewer expansion plan, after it was told in September the parties reached a global settlement in principle.

  • November 19, 2024

    Insurers Urge Arbitration Of Union Fund's ERISA Claims

    Elevance Health Inc. and several affiliated health insurers want a Connecticut federal judge to force arbitration of claims brought by a union fund that alleges excessive fees violated benefits law, arguing that the companies were unaware of an arbitration agreement with the plaintiff when they started litigating the early stages of a proposed class action.

  • November 19, 2024

    NHTSA Letter Unmoots Fire Risk Claims, Ford Drivers Say

    Drivers seeking another shot at their tossed case claiming they overpaid for Ford vehicles that spontaneously catch fire say new evidence shows the recall that mooted their claims didn't fix the alleged fuel injector defect, telling a Michigan federal judge Tuesday regulators' concern over the recall's adequacy supports renewing their allegations.

  • November 19, 2024

    DC Sues Wage Advance Co. For 'Predatory Lending'

    Pay advance app EarnIn deceptively lures in cash-strapped borrowers with promises of providing payday advances with no mandatory fees but ultimately causes users to incur interest rates that can exceed 300%, the Washington, D.C., attorney general said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

  • November 19, 2024

    Advertisers Fight Google's Arbitration Bid In Ad Tech MDL

    A pair of advertisers seeking to represent a class in multidistrict litigation accusing Google of monopolizing key digital ad technology are fighting a bid to push their claims to arbitration, arguing Google's arbitration agreements are unenforceable.

  • November 19, 2024

    Chicago Transit Authority Hit With Genetic Privacy Lawsuit

    The Chicago Transit Authority is facing a new lawsuit in Illinois state court that was brought by job applicants, who allege the agency's questions about family medical histories violated an Illinois law barring employers from asking about genetic information and using it to make employment decisions.

  • November 19, 2024

    J&J Wants Beasley Allen Atty Sanctioned For Depo No-Show

    Johnson & Johnson's talc unit called on a Texas bankruptcy court to sanction a Beasley Allen Law Firm attorney for "unilaterally" deciding not to attend a scheduled deposition in the company's bankruptcy case.

  • November 19, 2024

    Caseload Too Large For Ally Visa Processing Plan, Feds Say

    The Biden administration told a D.C. federal judge Monday that a revised plan to process special visas for Afghan and Iraqi allies is unrealistic due to an uptick in applications it received following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

  • November 19, 2024

    US Chamber, Biz Groups Back Halt Of Ill. Temp Worker Law

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations backed a bid by a group of staffing associations and agencies to block enforcement of an Illinois law mandating benefits for long-term temporary workers, saying the amended law still distorts the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  • November 19, 2024

    5th Circ. Can't Weigh In On Decertification Bid, La. Court Rules

    Sending a nurses' wage suit to the Fifth Circuit for a decision on decertifying a collective in a post-Swales world wouldn't speed up the case, a Louisiana federal judge ruled in turning down a hospital operator's interlocutory appeal bid.

  • November 18, 2024

    Meta, Netflix Shook Hands On Illicit Streaming Deal, Suit Says

    Meta Platforms and Netflix made an unlawful agreement where the social media giant would cede the video-streaming market to Netflix by hobbling its competing service and the streaming giant would funnel its customers' data to boost Facebook's advertising algorithms, according to a proposed class action filed Monday in Illinois federal court.

  • November 18, 2024

    Plaintiffs Dispute Ruling Applying BIPA Change To Past Cases

    Workers suing over the allegedly unlawful collection of their fingerprints are urging an Illinois federal court to reject a recent ruling that a legislative amendment limiting damages under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act applies to previously filed disputes, arguing that several state courts have reached the opposite conclusion.

  • November 18, 2024

    Apple Gets Some AirTag Stalking Claims Tossed, For Now

    The California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action accusing Apple of failing to safeguard its AirTag tracking device from being abused by stalkers on Monday tossed product liability claims brought by consumers outside of California, saying Golden State law calls for the "place of the wrong" to take precedence.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Calif. Courts Are Split On ERISA Forfeited Contributions

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    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.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    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.

  • Takeaways From Tossed Deal In Visa, Mastercard Class Action

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    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.

  • Weight-Loss Drugs May Spur Next Major Mass Tort

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    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.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: Rare MDL Moments

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    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.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • Half-Truths Vs. Omissions: Slicing Justices' Macquarie Cake

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    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.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    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.

  • 2 Lessons From Calif. Overtime Wages Ruling

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    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.

  • American Airlines ESG Ruling Could Alter ERISA Landscape

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    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.

  • SVB Ch. 11 Shows Importance Of Filing Proof Of Claim Early

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    After a New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in SVB’s Chapter 11 case denied late claims filing requests related to post-bar date events, parties with potential claims against a debtor may need to seriously consider filing protective proofs of claim, says Kyle Arendsen at Squire Patton.

  • Del. Dispatch: 27.6% Stockholder Not A Controller

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Sciannella v. AstraZeneca — which found that the pharma giant, a 26.7% stockholder of Viela Bio Inc., was not a controller of Viela, despite having management control — shows that overall context matters when challenging transactions on breach of fiduciary duty grounds, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers cases touching on pre- and post-conviction detainment conditions, communications with class representatives, when the American Pipe tolling doctrine stops applying to modified classes, and more.

  • 2 Rulings Serve As Conversion Fee Warnings For Banks

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    A comparison of the different outcomes in Wright v. Capital One in a Virginia federal court, and in Guerrero v. Bank of America in a North Carolina federal court, highlights how banks must be careful in describing how currency exchange fees and charges are determined in their customer agreements, say attorneys at Weiner Brodsky.

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