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July 09, 2025
7th Circ. Asks Ill. Justices To Mull Amazon COVID Pay Fight
The Seventh Circuit shipped to the Illinois Supreme Court a suit accusing Amazon of not paying workers for time spent in COVID-19 screenings, asking the state justices to sort out whether state law incorporates federal regulations for preshift activities.
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July 09, 2025
CVS Hit With Class Action Over Unwanted Telemarketing Texts
CVS Health Corp. has been hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unwanted telemarketing text messages to individuals whose phone numbers are on the National Do Not Call Registry.
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July 09, 2025
Mass. Cos. Must Keep Bottled Water Flowing In PFAS Case
A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered defendant companies to keep providing bottled water to residents of Westminster, Massachusetts, maintaining the status quo while the court determines whether those companies have made the residents' tap water sufficiently safe from so-called "forever chemicals."
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July 08, 2025
Breaking Down Stewart's Nonstop Discretionary Denial Orders
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart inundated the patent community in May and June with dozens of rulings altering the landscape of discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here, Law360 goes through what you should know.
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July 08, 2025
Intel Seeks Final Toss Of Investor Suit Over Chip Struggles
Intel Corp. urged a California federal judge Tuesday to permanently toss a twice-amended complaint from investors claiming the company concealed struggles with expanding its domestic computer chip manufacturing, arguing that the plaintiff doesn't claim that Intel made any misleading statements.
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July 08, 2025
Insurer Fights ACA Loss, Citing Justices' Trans Care Ruling
Premera Blue Cross urged a Washington federal court to rethink an early win it granted against the insurer over its coverage policy for gender dysphoria surgery, arguing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti is dispositive of a sex discrimination claim in the case.
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July 08, 2025
Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
The fate of a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Ford and looming bench verdicts in the first PFAS trials brought by a state are among the cases that product liability attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2025.
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July 08, 2025
Alphabet's $500M Investor Deal Over Compliance Gets 1st OK
A California federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to Google parent Alphabet's Inc.'s settlement with investors alleging that executives engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices, saying she wants to hear shareholders' reactions to Alphabet's agreement to spend $500 million over the next decade building a global regulatory compliance program before she grants final approval.
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July 08, 2025
Puerto Rico Bond Suit Doesn't Belong In Conn., Insurers Say
The insurers of billions in bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. say a Connecticut federal judge can't hear a proposed class action accusing them of failing to pay bondholders the full value of their investments after a 2016 bankruptcy default.
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July 08, 2025
CME Says Investors Shouldn't Get $2B Over Trading Changes
A class of CME Group members seeking more than $2 billion over allegedly broken promises to preserve their exclusive floor trading rights following a demutualization should lose their case because they're not entitled to something their decades-old contracts never contemplated, counsel for the exchange operator told an Illinois jury Tuesday.
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July 08, 2025
Chancery OKs Spike Of Bumble Committee Stock Suit
A Delaware vice chancellor cleared the way late Tuesday for termination of a suit seeking derivative damages for Bumble Inc. arising from a $1.1 billion sale of shares by the dating app giant's private equity controller ahead of a stock drop allegedly fueled by bad news in late 2021.
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July 08, 2025
Chicago Nabs Early Win In City Workers' Genetic Bias Suit
The city of Chicago defeated allegations that the genetic information of two employees was taken when their spouses took part in a wellness program, with an Illinois federal judge finding that evidence does not back the claims that detailed information was disclosed in violation of federal law.
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July 08, 2025
Mich. Judge Certifies Edenville Dam Flood Victim Classes
A Michigan claims court judge has certified classes of businesses and residents affected by flooding from the collapse of a hydroelectric dam, ahead of a January trial to determine if state agencies are liable for the disaster.
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July 08, 2025
States Back Enviro Orgs. Bid To Block EPA's Halt Of $3B Grant
A group of Democratic attorneys general on Monday told a D.C. federal district court that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to terminate environmental justice grants deprives vulnerable communities of funding "necessary to achieve a healthy environment."
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July 08, 2025
Mylan Securities Class Action Over W.Va. Plant Will Proceed
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday denied a win for former pharmaceutical company Mylan NV in a proposed shareholder class action accusing the company of manipulating quality control tests at a West Virginia plant, saying the plaintiff has met the burden of showing a link between misrepresentations and financial losses.
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July 08, 2025
Feds Fight Class Injunction Bid In Birthright Citizenship Row
The Trump administration Monday opposed two immigration advocacy groups' bid to block President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order for a proposed nationwide class, saying the groups were essentially seeking a universal injunction that the U.S. Supreme Court had recently rejected.
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July 08, 2025
Wells Fargo Seeks Dismissal Of COVID-19 Mortgage Suit
Wells Fargo said a North Carolina woman's claims that the bank forced the short sale of her home by denying her forbearance on her mortgage as mandated under federal law at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic should be dismissed for several reasons, including that the short sale never actually occurred.
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July 08, 2025
Former Homeowners Land Cert. In Ill. Property Tax Sale Suit
An Illinois federal court has certified a class of Cook County residents who were stripped of excess equity when their residential properties were sold to recoup property taxes, overriding county objections that homeowners should have to litigate cases individually.
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July 08, 2025
4th Circ. Revives Medical Device Co.'s Claim In Contract Suit
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived a medical device maker's breach of contract claim alleging a company it hired to manage its patents globally overcharged for services, sending the case back to a Virginia federal court.
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July 08, 2025
4th Circ. Won't Pause Ex-Naval Engineers' No-Poach Ruling
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday sent a revived class action alleging that shipbuilding military contractors used no-poach agreements to suppress wages back to district court, rejecting the contractors' motion for a stay while they prepare to send a certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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July 08, 2025
BCBS Of Mich. Wants Yacht Company's ERISA Fight Tossed
A Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate urged a federal court to toss a yacht company's suit alleging mismanagement of its employee health plan, arguing its allegations that out-of-network claims were mishandled were time-barred and failed to state a claim for violating federal benefits law.
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July 08, 2025
Wells Fargo Wants Investors' 'Sham' Hiring Suit Tossed
Wells Fargo & Co. is once again looking to rid itself of a California-based class action accusing it of deceiving investors about its hiring practices, arguing that suing shareholders have not found any evidence that so-called sham job interviews were widespread at the bank.
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July 08, 2025
Del. Suit Accuses Auto Biz CEO Of Using Co. As 'Piggy Bank'
Four stockholders of a former Florida-headquartered auto sales and leasing venture once valued above $40 per share have aimed a Delaware Court of Chancery derivative suit at its current CEO and sole board member, alleging that he looted the car company and drove it into delisting.
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July 08, 2025
Academic Researchers Defend Publisher Antitrust Claims
Academic researchers are defending a proposed class action in New York federal court accusing six of the largest academic journal publishers of colluding to block compensation for peer review services while suppressing competition for scholarly manuscripts.
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July 08, 2025
Amazon Wants To Challenge Class Cert. Bid On The Stand
Amazon has asked a Washington state federal judge to let it interrogate the expert witness backing a bid for class action status covering tens of millions of consumers, arguing that an evidentiary hearing, with cross-examination, is needed in the antitrust litigation accusing it of keeping online retail prices artificially high.
Editor's Picks
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NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry
The NFL said Wednesday it will push to end the use of "race-norming," which assumes Black former players start with lower baseline cognitive test scores, in assessing claims for payouts from the more than $1 billion concussion settlement amid allegations that it is discriminatory.
Expert Analysis
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State, Fed Junk Fee Enforcement Shows No Signs Of Slowing
The Federal Trade Commission’s potent new rule targeting drip pricing, in addition to the growing patchwork of state consumer protection laws, suggest that enforcement and litigation targeting junk fees will likely continue to expand, says Etia Rottman Frand at Darrow AI.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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Birthright Opinions Reveal Views On Rule 23(b)(2) Relief
The justices' multiple opinions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. CASA, shed light on whether Rule 23(b)(2) could fill the void created by the court's decision to restrict nationwide injunctions, says Benjamin Johns at Shub Johns.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Latest Influencer Marketing Class Actions Pinpoint 5 Themes
Several recent deceptive marketing class actions against both brands and influencers attempt to transform arguably routine business practices into a new focus area for consumer complaints, suggesting a coordinated approach to test what could become an increasingly popular area of litigation, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Canadian Suit Offers Disclosure Lesson For US Cannabis Cos.
A Canadian class action asserting that Aurora Cannabis failed to warn consumers about the risk of developing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome may spawn copycat filings in the U.S., and is a cautionary tale for cannabis and hemp industries to prioritize risk disclosure, says Ian Stewart at Wilson Elser.
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My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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4 Consumer Class Action Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
The first half of 2025 has seen a surge of consumer class action trends related to online tools, websites and marketing messages, creating a new legal risk landscape for companies of all sizes, says Scott Shaffer at Olshan Frome.
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High Court ACA Ruling May Harm Preventative Care
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kennedy v. Braidwood last week, ruling that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary has authority over an Affordable Care Act preventive care task force, risks harming the credibility of the task force and could open the door to politicians dictating clinical recommendations, says Michael Kolber at Manatt.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.
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One Year On, Davidson Holds Lessons On 'Health Halo' Claims
A year after the Ninth Circuit's Davidson v. Sprout Foods decision — which raised the bar for so-called health halo claims — food and beverage companies can draw insights from its finding, subsequently expanded on by other courts, that plaintiffs must be specific when alleging fraud in healthfulness marketing, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Rocket Mortgage Appeal May Push Justices To Curb Classes
Should the U.S. Supreme Court agree to hear Alig v. Rocket Mortgage, the resulting decision could limit class sizes based on commonality under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Evidence as opposed to standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, say attorneys at Carr Maloney.
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What Businesses Need To Know To Avoid VPPA Class Actions
Divergent rulings by the Second, Sixth and Seventh Circuits about the scope of the Video Privacy Protection Act have highlighted the difficulty of applying a statute conceived to regulate the now-obsolete brick-and-mortar video store sector in today's internet economy, say attorneys at DTO Law.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From US Rep. To Boutique Firm
My transition from serving as a member of Congress to becoming a partner at a boutique firm has been remarkably smooth, in part because I never stopped exercising my legal muscles, maintained relationships with my former colleagues and set the right tone at the outset, says Mondaire Jones at Friedman Kaplan.