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October 01, 2025
Chancery Rules Beachbody Shareholder Suit Time-Barred
A Delaware Chancery judge has dismissed a stockholder lawsuit accusing the backers of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. of misleading investors in their $3 billion merger with digital fitness and nutrition company Beachbody, ruling that the claims were brought more than three years too late.
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October 01, 2025
Mich. Judge Slashes RICO Claims Against Mortgage Lender
A Michigan federal judge has dismissed the bulk of a proposed class action accusing United Wholesale Mortgage of forcing mortgage brokers to originate loans with UWM instead of shopping around for the best options for borrowers.
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October 01, 2025
Opt-Outs Lacked Clarity About $100M Verizon Deal, Panel Told
A New Jersey trial court exceeded its authority by validating opt-outs from a $100 million class deal based on signatures transposed from retainer agreements that never mentioned the settlement, counsel for Verizon Wireless told a state appellate panel during oral arguments Wednesday.
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October 01, 2025
Ill. AG Backs Workers In Amazon COVID Screenings Fight
The Illinois attorney general backed two workers claiming Amazon owes them for the time they spent on COVID-19 screenings, arguing to the state's Supreme Court that Illinois wage law is more expansive than the Fair Labor Standards Act and includes no exception for preliminary and postliminary activities.
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October 01, 2025
NFL Arbitration In Coaches' Bias Suit Paused During Redo Bid
The NFL's arbitration process in former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination dispute will be paused while his motion to reconsider the ruling compelling the arbitration is being decided, a New York federal judge has ordered.
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October 01, 2025
Software Co. Not Covered For $3M Privacy Fight, Court Says
Various Travelers units owe no coverage to a software provider that reached a nearly $3 million class action settlement over claims that it violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, a federal court ruled, finding that an exclusion relating to the "access or disclosure" of personal information is applicable.
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September 30, 2025
Apple, Google, Meta Get 'Casino Games' MDL Trimmed Again
A California federal judge on Tuesday again trimmed multidistrict litigation against Apple, Google and Meta platforms over allegedly illicit "social casino games," though he refused to find that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act means they don't have to face the suits.
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September 30, 2025
Full 5th Circ. To Revisit Trump Use Of Wartime Removal Law
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday ordered all of its judges to revisit a split decision that found President Donald Trump's proclamation invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to be likely unlawful.
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September 30, 2025
3rd Circ. Parses 'Could' And 'Would' In Lipitor Lawsuit
A Third Circuit panel questioned Tuesday whether drug wholesalers and health plans had offered enough evidence that Pfizer Inc. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. conspired to delay generic competition for the cholesterol drug Lipitor, focusing on whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have approved the competitor earlier than November 2011.
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September 30, 2025
Alphabet Judge OKs $500M Investor Deal But Slashes Fee Ask
A California federal judge gave final approval Tuesday to Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s $500 million settlement with investors to resolve claims that executives engaged in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices but granted just $37 million in fees for the plaintiffs' attorneys — less than half of the $80 million sought.
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September 30, 2025
LGBCoin Founder Says NASCAR Backtrack Cost $76M
The attorney behind the LetsGoBrandon.com Foundation told jurors Tuesday that a decision by NASCAR to revoke the approval of its sponsorship of a racing team cost the foundation $76 million and destroyed the value of its cryptocurrency LGBCoin.
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September 30, 2025
US Oil Fund Beats Investor Suit Over COVID-Era Disclosures
A New York federal judge tossed a proposed class action accusing United States Oil Fund LP and its backers of misleading investors during the 2020 oil crash, finding it does not plead actionable misstatements or omissions about pandemic-related risks the exchange-traded fund faced, or knowledge of wrongdoing by the defendants.
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September 30, 2025
Regions Bank Brass Must Face Suit Over $191M CFPB Fine
A Delaware chancellor ruled Tuesday that most board members of Regions Bank cannot escape a shareholder derivative suit over a $191 million fine the bank paid to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2022 for charging unlawful "surprise" overdraft fees on certain debit card transactions and ATM withdrawals.
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September 30, 2025
9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Las Vegas Hotel Pricing Ruling
A proposed class of Las Vegas casino-hotel guests told the Ninth Circuit in a rehearing en banc petition that the entire court must reconsider its prior ruling for their antitrust claims, which alleged that hotel operators and two hospitality software companies conspired to hike up hotel room prices.
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September 30, 2025
Globe Life Can't Escape Investors' Toxic Culture Fraud Suit
A Texas federal court told life insurance company Globe Life Inc. that it cannot escape a proposed shareholder class action alleging that a short-seller report revealed that the company had been ignoring rampant sexual harassment among its employees and participating in fraudulent underwriting practices, saying the suit states plausible claims for relief.
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September 30, 2025
Money Damages Off Table In American Airlines ESG Battle
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday rejected American Airlines workers' bid for money damages in a class action alleging an investing emphasis on environmental, social and governance factors in their employee retirement plan violated federal benefits law, finding insufficient evidence that American's loyalty breach caused plan losses.
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September 30, 2025
ICE Bond Denials Violate Immigration Law, Wash. Judge Finds
A Washington federal judge held on Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policy of denying bond hearings to certain detainees goes against the Immigration and Nationality Act, echoing the reasoning of other district courts that have made the same determination.
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September 30, 2025
UBS Beats Investors' Swiss Franc Rate Rigging Suit For Good
A New York federal judge has dismissed claims against UBS AG in a long-running case alleging financial institutions conspired to rig the Swiss franc Libor, saying the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate they had been assigned the necessary recovery rights to pursue their claims.
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September 30, 2025
Union Sued Over Data Breach Exposing 55K Members' Info
A local union group representing Colorado and Wyoming workers faces a proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court Tuesday that claims the union's negligence led to a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of more than 55,000 union members.
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September 30, 2025
PFAS Testing Concerns End Coca-Cola Class Action
A New York federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against Coca-Cola's Simply Orange Juice Co. subsidiary alleging its juices were falsely marketed as all-natural when they actually contain PFAS, saying that the plaintiff didn't show that the juices tested were the same as the ones he bought.
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September 30, 2025
3M Rolls Up Buyers' 'Forever Chemicals' Carpet Suit
A Minnesota federal judge threw out a proposed class action Tuesday alleging 3M Co. and two chemical companies sold stain- and dirt-repellents made with so-called forever chemicals to carpet manufacturers without disclosing the health risks posed by the substances, saying the consumers have not plausibly alleged an injury.
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September 30, 2025
College Athlete Advocates Join Supporters Of Senate NIL Bill
A day after three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill promising more protections for college athletes — including women, athletes in smaller sports and those at smaller institutions — under the new revenue-sharing rules, the proposal on Tuesday drew praise from advocates for athletes and labor, including an official from the AFL-CIO.
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September 30, 2025
Wash. Panel Keeps Wage Suit Against Logistics Co. In Court
The arbitration agreements that a logistics company gave to two workers were unconscionable because they either didn't contain a severability clause or included a class waiver, a Washington state appellate panel ruled, affirming a decision to keep the workers' wage and hour suit in court.
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September 30, 2025
Nationwide Insurers Must Defend Auto Co. In BIPA Dispute
Two Nationwide units must defend an automotive accessory company accused of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, an Illinois federal court held Tuesday, following a ruling in a separate case that found no coverage for the company under its Hanover Insurance policies.
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September 30, 2025
Ga. Residents Win Partial Class Cert. On Past PFAS Damages
A Georgia federal judge granted partial class certification to 4,500 Peach State residents whose water was allegedly polluted with forever chemicals, allowing them to seek damages for past water hikes that went to remediation, while shooting down an "entirely speculative" bid to cover expected future costs.
Expert Analysis
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Justices' Labcorp Questions Explore Class Cert. Tensions
At the recent oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the justices' questioning highlighted a fundamental tension between constitutional standing requirements, the procedural framework of Rule 23, and the practical challenges of managing large, diverse classes in complex litigation, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.
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Rebuttal
Mass Arbitration Reform Must Focus On Justice
A recent Law360 guest article argued that mass arbitration reform is needed to alleviate companies’ financial and administrative burdens, but any such reform must deliver real justice, not just cost savings for the powerful, says Eduard Korsinsky at Levi & Korsinsky.
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3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.
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ERISA Forecast After Diverging Pension Risk Transfer Rulings
Two district courts' split decisions on whether plaintiffs had standing in class actions challenging pension risk transfer transactions, amid a swath of similar suits, provide an early indication of how courts might rule in this new wave of Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.
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Maximizing Employer Defenses After Calif. Meal Waiver Ruling
A California state appeals court's recent decision in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, finding that revocable meal period waivers prospectively signed by employees are enforceable, offers employers four steps to proactively reduce their exposure to meal period claims and bolster their defenses in a potential lawsuit, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips.
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Charging A Separate Tariff Fee May Backfire For Retailers
In the wake of the Trump administration's newly imposed tariffs, retailers facing significant supply chain cost increases may be considering adding a tariff fee to offset these costs, but doing so risks violating state drip pricing bans, say attorneys at Benesch.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
Recent decisions following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Slack v. Pirani have increased the difficulty of pleading Securities Act claims for securities issued in direct listings by rejecting the use of statistical probabilities to establish that share purchases were traceable to a challenged registration statement, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four federal appellate court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving pretrial detainee bail funds, employment law, product defect allegations and claims of not providing proper pain medication at a jail.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Series
Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.