Class Action

  • February 28, 2024

    9th Circ. Won't Undo Airline Price-Fixing Settlement Payout

    The Ninth Circuit affirmed an order granting attorney fees and a secondary distribution of a $104 million settlement in a long-running airline price-fixing case, finding the objectors who claimed the funds were wrongly sent to those who already got their first-round share lacked standing to challenge the order. 

  • February 28, 2024

    Objectors Want $1M Atty Fees In $5.6B Swipe Fees Settlement

    Class members who initially objected to a $5.6 billion settlement with Visa and Mastercard have told a New York federal judge they are seeking nearly $1 million in legal fees for "enhancing the adversary process, sharpening the debate, and pursuing meritorious appeals in this litigation over the past eleven years."

  • February 28, 2024

    Elite Schools Get OK For $166M More Aid-Fixing Deals

    An Illinois federal judge handling student aid-fixing allegations against 17 top universities gave his initial blessing to another $166 million in settlements Wednesday, the day after he ordered three universities to produce documents that could show they handled certain students' admissions differently from others.

  • February 28, 2024

    NC Hospital, Nurses Get OK For Settlement Of Bias Suit

    A North Carolina federal court on Wednesday approved a settlement between a Charlotte hospital and former nurses who had alleged they bore the brunt of a discriminatory campaign to oust veteran nurses and bring in new workers, ending a four-year lawsuit.

  • February 28, 2024

    Attys Get $750K Fee Award In $6M Med Tech Co. Deal

    Class attorneys for minority shareholders of Autonomous Medical Devices Inc. who secured a $6 million settlement to resolve claims about a purportedly underpriced stock sale to an interest of Oracle founder Larry J. Ellison won court approval of the settlement Wednesday, along with a requested $750,000 fee award.

  • February 28, 2024

    Indivior's $385M Suboxone Antitrust Deal Gets Final OK

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted final approval to Indivior's $385 million settlement with direct purchasers in antitrust litigation over its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone and awarded roughly $120 million in attorney fees to the purchasers' counsel.

  • February 28, 2024

    Amazon Sat On Texts In Alexa Recording Suit, Users Says

    Plaintiffs accusing Amazon of illegally recording them with Alexa devices say the tech giant kept text messages from employees out of discovery, alleging while the company claimed to have never reviewed any texts as part of the suit, a former executive admitted his devices had been scanned. 

  • February 28, 2024

    Texas Lender Says COVID Relief Fund Suit Doesn't Hold Water

    Capital Plus Financial LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to toss a Paycheck Protection Program suit brought by eight business owners who accuse the company of withholding their loans, saying Tuesday that their amended complaint upended subject matter jurisdiction in this case and that the plaintiffs' new fraud claims don't meet the threshold for federal jurisdiction.

  • February 28, 2024

    Save Mart Retirees Add To Nonunion Health Benefits Suit

    Four retirees of a supermarket chain serving California and Nevada added two claims to their proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action against their former employer, telling a California federal judge that Save Mart Supermarkets failed to properly terminate a health care plan for nonunion employees.

  • February 28, 2024

    Amgen Seeks Dismissal Of Investor Action Over $11B Tax Bill

    Amgen had no obligation to disclose specific amounts of proposed adjustments to its taxes, the company told a New York federal court as it again demanded dismissal of a proposed class action alleging the company hid a $10.7 billion tax bill from investors.

  • February 28, 2024

    SPAC Investor Says Energy Co. Merger Was Overhyped

    An investor of blank-check company Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. has sued several of its current and former directors and controllers, alleging the defendants protected their buy-ins while leaving public investors to suffer losses after the company merged with an energy storage company.

  • February 28, 2024

    Meta Trims BIPA Voiceprint Privacy Suit, For Now

    A California federal judge pared some claims from a proposed class action claiming Meta Platforms Inc. violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act by unlawfully using voice recordings created by users of its Facebook and Messenger platforms, but allowed the plaintiff to amend claims that the social media giant profited from and improperly stored her data.

  • February 28, 2024

    ​​​​​​​Fiat Says Drivers Can't 'Pick And Choose' Warranty Terms

    A putative class of Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep vehicle owners cannot hold Fiat Chrysler to a promise of lifetime free repairs when the customers failed to hold up their end of the bargain, the automaker argued Wednesday at a hearing in Michigan federal court, asserting that the drivers failed to get required inspections.

  • February 28, 2024

    Pilots Say Airline Shorted Servicemembers' 401(k) Funds

    A discount airline unlawfully failed to contribute to employees' retirement funds when they were on military leave despite repeatedly being told about the oversight by pilots and their union, according to a proposed class action in Minnesota federal court.

  • February 28, 2024

    4 Firms Plan To Co-Lead Suboxone Dental Decay MDL

    Attorneys from Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise LLP and three other law firms have asked an Ohio federal judge to appoint them co-lead counsel for the new multidistrict litigation over opioid addiction treatment Suboxone allegedly causing dental decay, with 14 other firms seeking appointment to plaintiff leadership committees.

  • February 28, 2024

    Attys To Receive $291K After LendingTree Data Breach Deal

    Attorneys representing a proposed class of consumers in a data breach suit against online lending marketplace LendingTree will receive over $291,000 for their work brokering an $875,000 settlement, a North Carolina federal judge has decided.

  • February 28, 2024

    AdaptHealth, Ex-CEO Cut $51M Deal To End Investor Fight

    AdaptHealth and its former CEO have agreed to pay $51 million to resolve a shareholder suit alleging the medical equipment company misled investors by retroactively inflating growth numbers ahead of a merger with special acquisition firm DFB Healthcare Acquisitions Corp., according to court documents filed in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday.

  • February 28, 2024

    3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Pfizer Shareholder Suit Coverage Row

    Pfizer won't get a second shot at arguing its insurer should indemnify it in a settlement stemming from a 2003 shareholder class action, with the Third Circuit on Wednesday declining the pharmaceutical company's request for an en banc rehearing.

  • February 28, 2024

    Nurse Wants Staff Co. Wage Suit Paused For 11th Circ. Appeal

    A nurse asked a Georgia federal judge to stay her proposed class action alleging a staffing firm lured nurses to work in Florida using unfulfilled wage promises, pending her appeal of a ruling denying her bid for class certification.

  • February 28, 2024

    Cooley Brings On Baker McKenzie Litigation Vet In LA

    Cooley LLP has continued the expansion of its Southern California litigation team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Baker McKenzie commercial trial attorney as a partner in its downtown Los Angeles office.

  • February 27, 2024

    TaxAct Filers Ink $23M Deal Over Meta, Google Info Sharing

    TaxAct Inc. customers have asked a California federal judge to greenlight a settlement they say is worth more than $23 million and would resolve class claims accusing the tax preparation company of secretly sharing confidential taxpayer information with Meta Platforms Inc. and Google.

  • February 27, 2024

    Palo Alto Networks Investors Say Co. Lied On Growth Strategy

    Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks was hit with a proposed class action alleging it misled investors about the success of its platform consolidation strategy and damaged investors when its guidance cuts announcement led to a share price decline earlier this month.

  • February 27, 2024

    Hot Spot Co., Investors Ask Court To Reconsider $2.4M Deal

    Wireless equipment maker Franklin Wireless Corp. and its investors have again asked a California federal judge to approve their $2.4 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing the company of concealing defects in lithium-ion batteries, saying their revised deal would pay investors $350,000 more than the version the judge rejected last month.

  • February 27, 2024

    PacifiCorp Faces $50M Ask In Latest Wildfire Trial

    Nine Oregonians and a summer camp for the disabled went to trial Tuesday in state court against PacifiCorp, asking a Portland jury to award at least $50 million after a cluster of 2020 wildfires left them with "nowhere to go, but nowhere to return to."

  • February 27, 2024

    Insurer Gets BIPA Coverage Win After Ill. Appeals Court Ruling

    An Illinois federal judge granted a win to an insurer in a coverage dispute with a condiment company over biometric privacy litigation, changing course Tuesday in response to a state appeals decision concerning an identical policy exclusion.

Expert Analysis

  • Tips For AI-Assisted Coding Amid Open-Source Theft Claims

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    A California federal court's recent decision allows anonymous coders to pursue claims for alleged breach of open-source software licenses by artificial intelligence coding tools, making clear that the legal implications of using such tools are still a matter of dispute, say Dan Jasnow and Matthew Finkelstein at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Legal Considerations For Calif. Rental Vehicle Data Collection

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    The legal implications under California’s Rental Passenger Vehicle Transactions Law must be thoroughly understood and navigated carefully, and rental companies operating in the state should consider some key factors before installing tracking devices in their vehicles, says Hannah Ji-Otto at Baker Donelson.

  • Challenging Standing In Antitrust Class Actions: Timing

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    The early resolution of Article III standing disputes in antitrust class actions can result in sizable efficiencies, but some litigants and courts are improperly relying on the Amchem and Ortiz U.S. Supreme Court cases to defer standing issues until after ruling on plaintiffs' class certification motions, say Michael Hamburger and Holly Tao at White & Case.

  • Level Up Lawyers' Business Development With Gamification

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    With employee engagement at a 10-year low in the U.S., there are several gamification techniques marketing and business development teams at law firms can use to make generating new clients and matters more appealing to lawyers, says Heather McCullough at Society 54.

  • Employer Steps To Protect DEI Plans Post-Affirmative Action

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action in higher education may embolden opponents of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the employment context, but employers can take steps to mitigate litigation risks while still advancing their internal policy goals, say Greg Demers and Renai Rodney at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Wild West Of Event Windows In Securities Class Actions

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    Securities fraud class action verdicts are rare and often fail to resolve critical questions on loss causation standards, meaning the uncertainty around multiday event windows implies a greater risk for plaintiffs lawyers — but a potentially high reward if the battle of experts goes their way, say Lauren Goldman and Alexander Law at Boies Schiller.

  • Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Unsettled

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    In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court recently rolled back key aspects of its 2017 opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman that limited personal jurisdiction, leaving as many questions for businesses as it answers, say John Cerreta and James Rotondo at Day Pitney.

  • 5 Ways Firms Can Rethink Office Design In A Hybrid World

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    As workplaces across the country adapt to flexible work, law firms must prioritize individuality, amenities and technology in office design, says Kristin Cerutti at Nelson Worldwide.

  • Top 5 Privacy Cases To Watch, From Chatbots To Geolocation

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    Litigation related to privacy law violations has been on the rise recently, and while some judges have pushed back on the novel theories set forth by plaintiffs, new privacy cases are launched almost every day, including notable ones on topics ranging from chatbots to geolocation, say Sushila Chanana and Rodolfo Rivera Aquino at Farella Braun.

  • False Ad Snapshot Shows Risks Of Geographic Origin Claims

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    A look at recent and historical cases involving deceptive use of geographic origin descriptors show that companies proclaiming they are American, but that sell products originating from outside the U.S., could be at risk under unfair competition laws or Federal Trade Commission enforcement, say attorneys at Carlson Gaskey.

  • Opinion

    Bar Score Is Best Hiring Metric Post-Affirmative Action

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies, law firms looking to foster diversity in hiring should view an applicant's Multistate Bar Examination score as the best metric of legal ability — over law school name or GPA, says attorney Alice Griffin.

  • How End Of Forced Arb. Is Affecting Sex Harassment Cases

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    A little over a year after the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act became effective, we have started seeing substantive interpretation of the EFAA, almost exclusively from the U.S. district courts in New York, and there are two key takeaways for employers, says Lisa Haldar at Lawrence & Bundy.

  • Slack Decision Adds Urgency For Finalized SPAC Rules

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Slack decision may have created new uncertainty around issuer liability for business combinations involving SPACs, hastening the need for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize its proposed rules and ensure that IPOs and SPACs have similar liability regimes, say Douglas Paul and Ildefonso Mas at Akerman, and Craig Coben at SEDA Experts.

  • 2 Years Later: TransUnion's Impact On Data Breach Litigation

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    In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark TransUnion decision, plaintiffs have sought to bypass the effects of the ruling — which poses a significant impediment to large data breach class actions and uncertainty for cyber insurers — through various clever pleading forms, say Jason Fagelman and Sarah Cornelia at Norton Rose, and Amanda Thai at Beazley.

  • Ghosting In BigLaw: How To Come Back From Lack Of Feedback

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    Junior associates can feel powerless when senior colleagues cut off contact instead of providing useful feedback, but young attorneys can get back on track by focusing on practical professional development and reexamining their career priorities, says Rachel Patterson at Orrick.

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