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Class Action Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on class actions and multidistrict litigation. Coverage includes developments in multiparty litigation in federal and state courts, as well as policy issues and court rulings that affect class action procedure.
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Latest News in Class Action
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September 18, 2024
Biotech Co. Escapes Stock-Drop Suit Over Omicron Vax Hype
A Massachusetts biotech company won dismissal Wednesday from a proposed class action by investors who say their shares tanked in value after it allegedly came to light that executives had falsely touted an unproven prospective COVID-19 vaccine.
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September 18, 2024
9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Swimmers' Boycott Suit
The Ninth Circuit has revived a class action from the International Swimming League and a trio of competitive swimmers accusing the sport's global governing body of orchestrating a de facto boycott of the upstart league, overruling a district court that threw out the case.
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September 18, 2024
Citgo Settles Retirees' Suit Over Outdated Mortality Data
Citgo struck a deal to settle a class action alleging it shorted retirees in early retirement payouts by basing the allowances on outdated mortality tables that used data from the 1970s, according to a joint notice filed in Illinois federal court.
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September 17, 2024
Police Pension Fund Says Store Chain Inflated Stock Price
Discount retailer Five Below is facing securities class claims in Pennsylvania federal court from a Florida police officers' pension fund, which says the company falsely attributed poor financial performance to inventory shrinkage while concealing deeper operational issues, causing substantial investor losses.
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September 17, 2024
Benefit Funds Sue Sandoz Over Alleged Fraudulent Transfers
Several health and welfare funds have filed a class action against Sandoz Inc. and affiliates in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the drugmaker engaged in fraudulent transfers designed to evade liabilities stemming from drug-pricing antitrust litigation.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Putative class action complaints
- Class certification and decertification motions and orders
- Certification appeals
- Class settlements
- Case rulings and appeals
- Collective actions
- Multidistrict litigation
- Shareholder actions
- Disputes over counsel and attorneys fees in multiparty litigation
- Expert witness disputes
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Federal and state regulation and legislation affecting class action procedure
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of class action practices
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