Class Action

  • May 29, 2026

    Feds Say New Yorkers Lack Standing In ICE Arrest Suit

    The Trump administration urged a New York federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of making unlawful warrantless immigration arrests, arguing Friday the plaintiffs lack standing because they haven't been detained again, nor shown they will be.

  • May 29, 2026

    AI Voice Co. Files Ch. 7 Amid Actors' Copyright Suit

    Artificial intelligence-enabled voice generating software company Lovo Inc. has filed for Chapter 7 protection in New York in the midst of an ongoing putative class action brought by voice actors alleging their voices were used by the company without permission.

  • May 29, 2026

    Brokerages Want Antitrust Suit Paused Due To Pending Deal

    Brokerages HomeServices of America Inc. and Douglas Elliman Inc. asked a Florida federal court to pause an antitrust suit brought by a proposed class of homebuyers because separate Illinois federal court settlements could be granted final approval.

  • May 29, 2026

    SeatGeek Ditches Site User's Data Tracking Suit, For Now

    A California federal judge shut down a proposed class action alleging that SeatGeek deployed tracking pixels that share information about website users for targeted advertising, ruling Thursday that it didn't plead that the information was embarrassing or that its disclosure would be highly offensive, but she gave the plaintiff the opportunity to try again.

  • May 29, 2026

    Streamers Deemed NJ Employees, Contractors Under FLSA

    A New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday that adult entertainers who perform on a streaming service are independent contractors under federal wage law but employees under New Jersey law, handing both sides partial wins in a wage class and collective action over the platform's pay practices.

  • May 29, 2026

    1st Circ. Says Mass. Police Head Immune Over Recording App

    The First Circuit has ruled that the superintendent of the Massachusetts state police is immune from civil rights claims in a proposed class action over the use of a Motorola app that secretly records phone conversations.

  • May 29, 2026

    T-Mobile Denied Call Center Workers Preshift Pay, Suit Says

    T-Mobile required its hourly call center workers to boot up computers and log in to multiple software systems before their shifts without paying them for any of it, a former employee said in a collective and class action filed in Washington federal court.

  • May 29, 2026

    Cuts To Benefits Come With Risks For Employers, Attys Say

    Some employers have been reducing employee benefits, attorneys say, a move that brings both legal and reputational risks. Here's a look at three areas where practitioners are seeing cutbacks and the pitfalls they present. 

  • May 28, 2026

    3M, DuPont Lose PFAS Forum-Shopping Sanctions Bid

    A Montana federal judge Thursday declined to sanction Connecticut municipalities for moving firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims to his jurisdiction after roughly two years of litigation on the East Coast, ruling that consolidation of the claims "regardless of district" is "beneficial to all parties."

  • May 28, 2026

    FCA Seeks High Court Review Of 9th Circ. Arbitration Loss

    Fiat Chrysler will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision refusing to send a class action over allegedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests to arbitration, saying the justices must resolve whether a court or an arbitrator determines if a nonsignatory can enforce an arbitration clause.

  • May 28, 2026

    Wash. Justices Float AI Hypotheticals In Hospital Pixel Case

    As the Washington Supreme Court considered a group of parents' bid to revive their proposed privacy class action over a Seattle hospital's use of the Meta Pixel browser tracking tool on its website, the justices questioned Thursday whether the rise of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots carried implications for the case.

  • May 28, 2026

    WHO 'Changed The Rule' To Find Talc-Cancer Link, Jury Told

    A Johns Hopkins epidemiologist told a California jury Thursday considering bellwether claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused deadly ovarian cancer in three women that a World Health Organization agency's recent reclassification of talc as being probably carcinogenic only came about because it "changed the rule" over what evidence it considered.

  • May 28, 2026

    Recall Recap: Steamer Burns, Grill Brush Wires

    In the inaugural Recall Recap, Law360 takes a look at suits that have been filed so far this year over recently recalled products, including several suits over millions of Weber grill brushes recalled for wires that can come loose during use — and in one case, got stuck in a man's pancreas. Other recall-related actions include suits over Bissell and another brand of household steam cleaners and an air bag safety defect in Honda Odysseys.

  • May 28, 2026

    Ad Tech Rivals Say Google Can't Cull Antitrust Claims

    Google's rival advertising placement technology providers urged a New York federal judge not to dramatically reduce their antitrust claims, arguing the court has already rejected the statute of limitations assertions raised against other multidistrict litigation plaintiffs "and it should do so again."

  • May 28, 2026

    2nd Circ. Cites Macquarie Case In Tossing Gap Investor Suit

    The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing The Gap Inc. of misleading investors about demand for its Old Navy brand's plus-size clothing line, ruling that the plaintiffs couldn't overcome a test imposed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024's Macquarie decision.

  • May 28, 2026

    Judge Clears Settlement In Equifax Reporting Suit

    A Virginia federal judge won't intervene in a deal resolving a proposed Fair Credit Reporting Act class action against Equifax, ruling that the undisclosed settlement, which was announced prior to class certification, had not been "tainted by collusion."

  • May 28, 2026

    Judge To Alter Critique Of Investor Vying To Be Lead Plaintiff

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday acknowledged a potential "black mark" against an investor who vied to be lead plaintiff for a subclass of investors who allegedly bought McDermott International Inc. stock at artificially inflated prices, agreeing to amend an order critical of him.

  • May 28, 2026

    Insurance Brokers Sold 'Worthless' Policies, Ill. Suit Says

    A proposed class action filed in Illinois state court alleges that insurance brokers orchestrated a scheme to sell sham policies that were touted as providing broad liability coverage, but in truth had such unusual exclusions that they were essentially worthless.

  • May 28, 2026

    Zoetis Hit With Investor Suit Over Slowed Pet Drug Sales

    Animal health company Zoetis Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action accusing it of misleading investors about its growth prospects amid rising competition and shifting trends in the veterinary industry.

  • May 28, 2026

    UnitedHealthcare Unit Settles PrEP Coverage Fight

    A UnitedHealthcare subsidiary and two customers who alleged its failure to approve full coverage for PrEP violated the Affordable Care Act have agreed to settle their dispute, parties told a Minnesota federal court.

  • May 28, 2026

    Judge Backs Cannabis Landlord In Investor Suit Over Defaults

    A Maryland federal judge found that a landlord of cannabis companies can't be held liable after four tenants defaulted on their leases, ruling that shareholders missed clues about the defaults found in public records and failed to show what the property owner knew beforehand.

  • May 28, 2026

    GMO Trust Investors Get Final OK For $6.8M Deal

    GMO-Z.com Trust and buyers of the GYEN stablecoin have received final approval of a $6.8 million deal to end the buyers' claims they suffered losses when the coin was "de-pegged" from the Japanese yen.

  • May 28, 2026

    Chancery Tosses Insider Financing Suit Against Ayala Brass

    The Delaware Chancery Court has dismissed a stockholder derivative suit against several venture capital investors and directors of biotechnology company Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc., ruling that the plaintiff failed to show the board could not independently evaluate litigation over a disputed 2023 financing deal.

  • May 28, 2026

    Mark Cuban Beats Bid To Move Crypto Investor Suit To Texas

    A Miami federal judge won't send dismissed crypto promotion claims against Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks to Texas, noting the investors seeking to move the suit strenuously fought the move earlier in the litigation and now "decline to explain why their current about-face should be excused."

  • May 28, 2026

    Hospital Network Left Bonuses Out Of OT Pay, Suit Says

    A dietary worker at a Pennsylvania hospital network accused her employer of shortchanging overtime pay by leaving bonuses out of the calculation, according to a proposed collective action filed in federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Series

    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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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • 9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Auditor Liability For IPO Errors

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Hunt v. PricewaterhouseCoopers elucidates the legal standard for claims against auditors in connection with a company's initial public offering, confirming that audit opinions are subjective and becoming the first circuit to review this precise question since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Omnicare ruling, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At The Wave Of 2025 Email Marketing Suits In Wash.

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    Since the Washington Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Old Navy in April, more than 30 lawsuits have alleged that a broad range of retailers across industries sent emails that violate the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, but retailers are unlikely to find clear answers yet, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025

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    As the law continued to take shape in the growing area of crypto-assets, this year saw a jump in crypto class action litigation, including noteworthy decisions on motions to compel arbitration and class certification, according to Justin Donoho at Duane Morris.

  • How New SEC Policies Shift Shareholder Proposal Landscape

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent remarks provide a road map for public companies to exclude nonbinding shareholder proposals from proxy materials, which would disrupt the mechanism that has traditionally defined how shareholders and companies engage on governance matters, say attorneys at Gunderson.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members

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    As the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Nova Scotia Health Employees' Pension Plan v. McDermott International illustrates, intraclass conflicts can determine the fate of a class action — and such conflicts can be surprisingly difficult to identify, says Andrew Faisman, a clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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