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• February 12, 2026

  Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

  In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings from November and December, and identifies practice tips from cases involving the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and Missouri unjust enrichment claims, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Class Action Fairness Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

• February 11, 2026

  7th Circ. May Seek Ill. Justices' Input In Hyundai BIPA Row

  A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday appeared skeptical about whether Hyundai Motor America had any control over biometric data captured by cameras installed in certain Hyundai vehicles and how a proposed class of drivers was injured under Illinois' biometric privacy law, but one judge suggested the case presents a question the state's top court may need to answer.

• February 11, 2026

  Biogen Beats Pharmacies' MS Drug Monopoly Suit, For Now

  An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday tossed out Walgreens and Kroger's lawsuit accusing Biogen Inc. of illegally stifling competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, but said the standing issues primarily dooming their complaint can likely be cured if they amend their pleading.

• February 11, 2026

  SEC Inks $150K Deal With Adviser In Cherry-Picking Case

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has inked an approximately $150,000 settlement with an investment adviser and his employer over the regulator's accusations of illegal cherry-picking, voluntarily dismissing a parallel suit against the pair months before a trial was set to get underway.

• February 11, 2026

  Big Ten Athletes Back NCAA Campaign Against Prop Bets

  Student-athletes in the Big Ten Conference have urged the NCAA to keep fighting to curb prop betting across college athletics, saying it not only threatens the integrity of college sports, but also poses a safety risk.

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