Class Action

  • October 15, 2025

    Colo. Pediatric Provider Sued Over Data Breach

    A Denver-based pediatric healthcare services provider is facing a proposed state court class action that alleges it failed to prevent a data breach that compromised patients' private information.

  • October 15, 2025

    Consumer Says Nail Fungus Product Falsely Marketed

    A North Carolina man hit Arcadia Consumer Healthcare Inc. with a proposed class action in federal court accusing the company of falsely advertising that its product Fungi-Nail is meant to treat nail fungus, although the fine print on the back label says otherwise.

  • October 15, 2025

    Cal Poly Athletes Told Objections To NIL Deal Don't Hold Water

    The members of a college swimming and diving team that was eliminated by its school last March should blame the school itself for its demise, not the negotiators of a $2.78 billion class action athlete compensation settlement, the NCAA and the athlete class representatives told a California federal court in response to their objections.

  • October 15, 2025

    Wash. Judge Rejects Consulting Co.'s $295K Deal In OT Suit

    A Washington federal judge refused to approve a $295,000 settlement in a proposed collective action accusing a consulting company of not paying workers overtime, finding no "bona fide dispute" existed over whether the company was required to pay overtime rates and that the deal would improperly waive workers' rights.

  • October 15, 2025

    Bankruptcy Can't End Caterpillar Privacy Suit, Ex-Worker Says

    A former Caterpillar employee urged an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday not to let his bankruptcy spell doom for his lawsuit claiming the machinery manufacturer illegally collects applicants' family medical histories, arguing he properly used a 'wildcard exemption' to shield his assets from creditors.

  • October 15, 2025

    Hertz Must Face Investors' Claims Over EV Statements

    Car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc. can't completely shed securities fraud claims over its statements that it was seeing strong demand for electric cars that artificially boosted stock prices, a Florida federal judge has ruled, while also dismissing other claims in the proposed class action.

  • October 15, 2025

    AGs Concerned About Landlord Settlements In RealPage Case

    Attorneys general of the District of Columbia and three states told a Tennessee federal court Wednesday that they have concerns about a combined $141.8 million worth of class settlements for antitrust claims against several multifamily landlords that allegedly used property management software company RealPage Inc.'s technology for rent price-fixing.

  • October 15, 2025

    Northeastern U. To Pay $725K To End 401(k) Fee Suit

    Northeastern University will pay $725,000 to settle a proposed class action claiming it shirked federal benefits law by failing to wrangle in high fees and cut underperforming investment funds from its employee retirement plan, according to a Wednesday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • October 15, 2025

    Mineral Co. Investors Seek Final OK Of $4.9M Deal

    Investors of mineral producer Compass Minerals International Inc. have asked a Kansas federal judge to grant final approval to their nearly $5 million deal settling claims that the company misled the public about the likelihood it would secure a fire retardant supplier contract with the U.S. Forest Service.

  • October 15, 2025

    Judge Denies Class Cert. In Coast Guard Vax Suit

    A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge declined to certify a proposed class of Coast Guard personnel who were involuntarily removed from active duty after refusing the COVID-19 vaccination, calling their proposed subclasses overly broad and potential claims too unique. 

  • October 15, 2025

    Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen Maker Hit With SPF False Ad Suit

    A proposed class of consumers is suing the makers of a Hawaiian Tropic-branded sunscreen in Connecticut federal court, saying despite the product being advertised as having a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 50, laboratory testing shows it only offers the protection of SPF 20.

  • October 15, 2025

    Del. Justices Ask How Court Can Uphold Musk Pay Unwinding

    A Delaware Supreme Court justice on Wednesday pressed a Tesla Inc. stockholder class attorney on how founder Elon Musk — facing a Court of Chancery strike-down of his $56 billion, multiyear compensation plan — can be "put back to the status quo ante after six years of achieving what he was asked to achieve."

  • October 15, 2025

    Brown Paindiris & Scott Eyes Deal In Data Breach Suit

    After the defense pointed to ongoing discussions that could lead to a "resolution," a Connecticut federal judge has agreed to stretch a deadline for Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP to respond to a proposed class action complaint that accuses the law firm of waiting more than a year to notify clients of a 2023 data breach.

  • October 15, 2025

    $2.35M Deal In Duke U. Mortality Data Suit Gets Initial OK

    A North Carolina federal judge gave the initial green light to a $2.35 million settlement that Duke University reached with a retiree to resolve her class action alleging the institution used outdated mortality tables to calculate retirement benefits, costing workers millions in benefits.

  • October 14, 2025

    Apple Judge May Decertify Antitrust Class, But Not Toss Case

    A California federal judge indicated Tuesday that she may decertify a class of consumers alleging Apple violated antitrust laws with its App Store policies, but said she's unlikely to grant Apple's bid to toss the case on summary judgment.

  • October 14, 2025

    Sirius XM Can't Yet Ditch Proposed Class Action Over Pricing

    An Oregon federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss a proposed class action claiming Sirius XM concealed a royalty charge from subscribers, ruling that the subscribers have adequately alleged they did not know about the fee or the true cost of their subscription when they signed up.

  • October 14, 2025

    DC Circ. Wonders If $820M Grant Cut Suit Is Contractual

    The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether a fight with the U.S. Department of Justice over $820 million in canceled public safety grants belongs in district court or before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after hearing both sides out Tuesday morning.

  • October 14, 2025

    NC Court Denies Early Ruling In Hospital Antitrust Case

    Owners of a healthcare system in western North Carolina couldn't prevail in an early summary judgment attempt to avoid antitrust claims, after a North Carolina Business Court judge said the complexity of the request at hand precludes a "piecemeal" ruling.

  • October 14, 2025

    Salesloft, AppFolio Face Class Action Over Data Breach

    Software companies Salesloft Inc. and AppFolio Inc. were hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over an August data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of more than 72,000 people who had transacted with AppFolio's real estate industry customers.

  • October 14, 2025

    Embryo Loss Class Claims Hinge On Calif. Suit, Judge Says

    A Connecticut federal judge may pause a proposed class action blaming CooperSurgical Inc. for embryo losses during in vitro fertilization until a class certification motion is decided in a first-filed case in California, but the plaintiff will have until the end of the month to decide if she wants to proceed with only her direct claims instead.

  • October 14, 2025

    Auto Insurers To Pay NY AG $14.2M Over Data Breaches

    New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that eight car insurance companies will pay $14.2 million to end claims they failed to protect people's personal information in light of a widespread hack involving the companies' online quoting tools.

  • October 14, 2025

    Walmart Pay Transparency Suit Returns To Wash. State Court

    A Washington federal judge returned a proposed wage transparency class action against Walmart Inc. to state court Tuesday, agreeing with the plaintiff that he didn't claim a concrete enough injury for the suit to proceed in federal court.

  • October 14, 2025

    Sioux Descendants Sue US For $5B, Tribal Recognition

    A group of Sioux descendants is asking the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for at least $5 billion in damages and an order for federal recognition, arguing that the federal government failed to protect the group's beneficiary rights under 19th century treaties and law.

  • October 14, 2025

    PacifiCorp Owes $26M In Latest Wildfire Trial

    An Oregon jury on Tuesday ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $26 million to the latest group of plaintiffs who fled Labor Day 2020 wildfires that the utility was previously found liable for starting.

  • October 14, 2025

    Split 3rd Circ. Won't Redo Order To Count Undated Ballots

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday narrowly rejected a request to take another look at its ruling that Pennsylvania's counties can not discard mail-in ballots with misdated or absent dates on their outer envelopes, with six of the 14 circuit judges, including new-Trump appointee Judge Emil Bove, voting to reconsider its ruling in light of emerging election law in the state.

Expert Analysis

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    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

  • Mortality Table Defenses In Actuarial Equivalent Cases

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    Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action plaintiffs are filing claims against defined benefit pension plans over the actuarial factors used to calculate alternative forms of annuity payments, including by arguing that employers may use mortality tables from the Middle Ages, but several defenses are available to reframe this debate, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

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    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: Choosing MDL Venues

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    One of the most interesting yet least predictable facets of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice is venue — namely where the panel decides to place a new MDL proceeding — and its choices reflect the tension between neutrality and case-specific factors, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • Analyzing AI's Evolving Role In Class Action Claims Admin

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    Artificial intelligence is becoming a strategic asset in the hands of skilled litigators, reshaping everything from class certification strategy to claims analysis — and now, the nuts and bolts of settlement administration, with synthetic fraud, algorithmic review and ethical tension emerging as central concerns, says Dominique Fite at CPT Group.

  • 11th Circ.'s FCRA Standing Ruling Offers Compliance Lessons

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    The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in Nelson v. Experian on establishing Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act should prompt businesses to survey FCRA compliance programs, review open matters for standing defenses and refresh training materials, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.

  • IPO Suit Reinforces Strict Section 11 Tracing Requirement

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    A California federal court's recent dismissal of an investor class action against Allbirds in connection with the company's initial public offering cites the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Slack v. Pirani decision, reinforcing the firm tracing requirement for Section 11 plaintiffs — even at the pleading stage, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • Courts Keep Upping Standing Ante In ERISA Healthcare Suits

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    As Article III standing becomes increasingly important in litigation brought by employer-sponsored health plan members under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, several recent cases suggest that courts are taking a more scrutinizing approach to the standing inquiry in both class actions and individual matters, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Privacy Policy Lessons After Google App Data Verdict

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    In Rodriguez v. Google, a California federal jury recently found that Google unlawfully invaded app users' privacy by collecting, using and disclosing pseudonymized data, highlighting the complex interplay between nonpersonalized data and customers' understanding of privacy policy choices, says Beth Waller at Woods Rogers.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • More NJ Case Law On LLCs Would Aid Attys, Litigants, Biz

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    More New Jersey court opinions would facilitate the understanding of the nuances of the state's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, including on breach of the duty of loyalty, oppression, piercing the corporate veil and derivative actions, says Gianfranco Pietrafesa at Archer & Greiner.

  • State False Claims Acts Can Help Curb Opioid Fund Fraud

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    State versions of the federal False Claims Act can play an important role in policing the misuse of opioid settlement funds, taking a cue from the U.S. Department of Justice’s handling of federal fraud cases involving pandemic relief funds, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

  • Recent Precedent May Aid In Defending Ad Tech Class Actions

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    An emergent line of appellate court precedent regarding the indecipherability of anonymized advertising technology transmissions can be used as a powerful tool to counteract the explosion of advertising technology class actions under myriad statutory theories, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Earned Wage Access Providers Face State Law Labyrinth

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    At least 12 states have established laws or rules regulating services that allow employees to access earned wages before payday, with more laws potentially to follow suit, creating an evolving state licensing maze even for fintech providers that partner with banks, say attorneys at Venable.

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