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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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April 23, 2026
SC County Beats EMT's OT Suit With Firefighter Exemption
A federal jury sided with a South Carolina county in a lawsuit accusing the county of failing to pay overtime wages to an emergency medical worker, finding that she qualified for a firefighter exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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April 22, 2026
Monsanto, Roundup Users Fight 'Attack' On $7.25B Deal
Monsanto and a proposed class that entered into a $7.25B settlement resolving claims linking Roundup to non-Hodgkin lymphoma have urged a California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation to reject two law firms' "baseless smear campaign" and "attack" on the pending deal, saying the deal falls outside the court's jurisdiction.
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April 22, 2026
Gore-Tex Maker Says 'Harmful' Chemicals Suit Can't Survive
W.L. Gore urged a Delaware federal judge Wednesday to toss a proposed class action claiming the company touts Gore-Tex as environmentally sound while hiding that "harmful" per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are used to make the fabric, saying the consumers "lack any basis" to claim their garments contain the chemicals.
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April 22, 2026
Goldman Nears Deal With Investors Over 1MDB Scandal
Goldman Sachs has reached a settlement-in-principle with investors claiming losses from the 1MDB bond bribery scandal, according to a joint letter filed in New York federal court on Wednesday.
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April 22, 2026
Hagens Berman, Others Seek To Co-Lead PFAS Fire Gear Suit
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and four other firms have urged a Montana federal judge to appoint them as co-lead class counsel in PFAS firefighter gear litigation by cities and municipalities against 3M, Dupont and others, arguing they were the first to file suit, which inspired multiple "copycat" actions.
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
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- Personnel moves
- Profiles of class action practices
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