Class Action

  • June 26, 2026

    Sea-Doo Recall Misled Buyers On Boat Fix, Fla. Suit Says

    Canadian boat manufacturer Bombardier issued a deceptive safety recall stating that a design defect causing a line of vessels to capsize can be easily repaired, according to a proposed class action filed by four consumers in Florida federal court.

  • June 26, 2026

    Jeep Fire-Risk Suit Sends 15 Drivers' Claims To Arbitration

    Some Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee drivers alleging the batteries in the plug-in hybrids are at risk of spontaneously catching fire and exploding must arbitrate their claims, a Michigan federal judge has ruled, saying that 15 members of the proposed class must adhere to an arbitration agreement.

  • June 26, 2026

    Ex-Cal Basketball Player Sues NCAA Over Age Eligibility Rule

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association was sued in Illinois federal court Thursday by a proposed class of athletes challenging a new policy that restricts players to five years of eligibility with no opportunity for "redshirting" or other eligibility waivers, arguing it imposes "restrictions that arbitrarily and disparately cut short college athletes' ability to compete."

  • June 26, 2026

    Athletes Vow To Fight Magistrate's Third-Party NIL Deal Ruling

    A California federal magistrate judge has rejected a request from a class of college athletes to exempt multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsor deals from a landmark $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement with the NCAA, a decision the class said Friday it'll appeal to the district judge overseeing the case.

  • June 26, 2026

    Beacon Stockholder Challenges Director Removal Rule

    A Beacon Financial Corp. stockholder has filed a proposed class action in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to invalidate a charter provision requiring directors to be removed only for cause, arguing the restriction violates Delaware corporate law because the bank holding company no longer has a classified board.

  • June 26, 2026

    Calif. Judge Gives Final OK To $48M Emissions Warranty Deal

    A California federal judge has granted final approval to a deal between drivers and Mercedes-Benz USA, settling claims the automaker failed to place "high-priced" emissions parts under the proper warranty and awarding class counsel $2.8 million on the settlement valued at more than $48 million.

  • June 26, 2026

    5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026

    A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.

  • June 26, 2026

    Judge Won't Halt Nonparty Outreach In $14M Wage Deal

    A Colorado federal judge on Friday refused to block a plaintiff in a related state court case from contacting nurses in a $14 million wage and hour settlement, finding the health system and workers had not shown the court could step in and restrict a nonparty's conduct.

  • June 26, 2026

    Suit Says ICE Is Unlawfully Arresting People At Check-Ins

    A proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court accused a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Philadelphia of unlawfully abandoning a policy that limited its ability to re-arrest and re-detain noncitizens previously found to not pose a community danger or flight risk.

  • June 26, 2026

    Disposables Co. Says Ore. Recycling Law Is Unconstitutional

    A supplier of disposable food service supplies has told an Oregon federal court the state's recycling modernization law has deprived the company of its constitutional due process rights by enlisting a private entity to set fees, classify materials and conduct other regulatory actions.

  • June 25, 2026

    Ore. Judge Grants Class Cert. In ICE Warrantless Arrest Suit

    An Oregon federal judge Wednesday granted class certification to people who have been or will be swept up in warrantless immigration arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without individually assessing the probability of whether someone poses a flight risk, finding the named plaintiffs' claims are typical throughout the class.

  • June 25, 2026

    Sandoz Still Can't Escape Generics Claims From GM, Others

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday declined to rethink her decision forcing Sandoz's Swiss parent company to face generic-drug price-fixing claims from major employers like American Airlines Inc. and General Motors LLC, saying the pharmaceutical company "has no new evidence" backing up its argument that the court lacks personal jurisdiction.

  • June 25, 2026

    Black & Decker Owes Tariff Plan Refunds, DeWalt Buyer Says

    A DeWalt tools purchaser on Thursday filed a proposed class action against its parent company, Stanley Black & Decker, claiming that the company hiked prices as a result of tariffs that were later deemed illegal and now owes consumers refunds as a result.

  • June 25, 2026

    Universal Trucker Gets Class OK In Ill. Biometric Privacy Row

    An Illinois federal judge granted class status to a former Universal Intermodal Services employee in his suit accusing the company and affiliates of illegally collecting workers' biometric data, finding the potential inclusion in the certified classes of temporary workers or those who might have signed consent forms didn't foreclose the move.

  • June 25, 2026

    Major Chipmakers Sued For Price-Fixing Amid 'RAMpocalypse'

    Artificial intelligence demands huge amounts of computer memory, causing Apple and other retailers to raise prices amid random access memory shortages, but a California federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Samsung Electronics Co., SK Hynix Inc. and Micron Technology Inc. have exacerbated this so-called RAMpocalypse by fixing memory supply and prices.

  • June 25, 2026

    Epstein Survivors Sue 'Longest Banking Partner' FirstBank

    FirstBank Puerto Rico was hit with a proposed class action Wednesday in New York federal court over its alleged role as Jeffrey Epstein's "longest banking partner," becoming the latest financial institution to be sued by survivors who say it was "integral in helping him fuel his international sex trafficking operation."

  • June 25, 2026

    Meta Fails To Knock Out BIPA Voiceprint Privacy Claims

    A California federal judge has refused to let Meta Platforms Inc. escape an Illinois woman's proposed class claims that Meta collects "voiceprints" in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying in a ruling unsealed Thursday that whether Meta obtained her voice recordings in a way capable of identifying her was still up for dispute.

  • June 25, 2026

    Quinn Emanuel Says 3M Fee Proposal Undervalues Its Work

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has objected to a special master's recommendation on the allocation of common benefit fees in the $6 billion settlement that ended multidistrict litigation against 3M over allegedly faulty combat earplugs, saying the amount doesn't value the "length, extent and impact" of the firm's work.

  • June 25, 2026

    Delta Retirees Want Benefits Class Cleared For Takeoff

    Married retirees of Delta Air Lines Inc. asked a Nevada federal court to grant them class certification in a lawsuit alleging the airline shorted them on retirement benefits by miscalculating lump-sum payouts, arguing the proposed class shared enough common ground to warrant the court's sign-off.

  • June 25, 2026

    Peabody Hit With Investor Suit Over Mine Production Delay

    Peabody Energy Corp. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action Thursday alleging it concealed the production issues that prevented the company's Australian coal mine from reaching full operational capacity by the first quarter of 2026.

  • June 25, 2026

    Customer Drops Data Breach Suit Against Fiber Internet Co.

    A customer of a Denver-based fiber internet provider dismissed Thursday a proposed class action in Colorado federal court that claimed the company failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a cyberattack and waited five months to notify those affected.

  • June 25, 2026

    Extended Stay Subsidiary Pay Suit Moves Back To State Court

    A Washington federal magistrate judge on Thursday sent a proposed wage-and-hour class action against a subsidiary of Extended Stay America back to state court, finding the hotel operator did not show that the suit exceeded the $5 million threshold for federal jurisdiction.

  • June 25, 2026

    Brokerage Workers Say $1.05B Sale Shortchanged Them

    A proposed class action in Delaware Chancery Court alleges the founders and directors of insurance brokerage startup Newfront Insurance Holdings Inc. breached fiduciary duties by forcing employee shareholders to accept inferior merger consideration and restrictive employment conditions in the company's $1.05 billion sale to Willis Towers Watson PLC.

  • June 25, 2026

    Apple's Safari Doesn't Protect Data As Advertised, Suit Says

    Apple allows third parties to track customers using its web browser Safari despite promises that it protects user privacy, according to a recent proposed class action filed in California.

  • June 25, 2026

    CoStar Customers Say Antitrust Suit Must Stay In DC

    Customers asked a D.C. federal court to reject CoStar's bid to transfer their proposed antitrust class action, which claims the company ran an anticompetitive scheme to protect its monopoly for commercial real estate information and property listing services.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026

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    As 2026 begins, the legal and regulatory outlook for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is defined less by sweeping federal initiatives and more by incremental adjustments, judicial guardrails and state-driven regulations — an environment in which proactive risk management and close monitoring of policy developments will be essential, say attorneys at MG+M.

  • Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

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    2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026

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    2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025

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    With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

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    2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods

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    Whether testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produces results meaningful for litigation depends on the validity of the sampling methodology — so effectively defending these claims requires understanding the scientific and legal implications of different PFAS testing protocols, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.

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