Class Action

January 06, 2026
NYC Hospital Network, Co. Fight Class Cert. In Wage Suit

NYC Health and Hospitals workers weren't subject to a single policy that violated federal law, the hospital network and a staffing company told a New York federal court, urging it to reject the workers' bid for collective certification in their wage suit.
January 06, 2026
NJ Judge Signals Green Light To Revive J&J Unit's Libel Suit

A New Jersey federal judge has indicated she is planning to grant a bankrupt Johnson & Johnson talc subsidiary's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma.
January 06, 2026
5th Circ. Mulls If ERISA Claims Subject To Arbitration Clause

A Fifth Circuit panel wanted a former employee at International Bancshares Corp. to explain how his benefits class action could evade an arbitration clause adopted by the plan that he never consented to, saying Tuesday that other courts seemingly have not adopted a theory that would allow that.
January 06, 2026
Drugmakers Fight Multifront Legal Battles Over GLP-1s

In the wake of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, surging public demand and massive profits have inspired a broad range of drugmaker litigation against competitors, alleged counterfeits and telehealth providers.
January 06, 2026
Rick Perry's AI Energy Co. Hit With Post-IPO Lawsuit

An artificial intelligence infrastructure company co-founded by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of overselling its key development in order to secure $745.7 million through an initial public offering.
January 06, 2026
4th Circ. Asked To Revive Experian Credit Investigation Suit

Experian Information Solutions Inc. violated its statutory duty by failing to reinvestigate and later approving a clearly erroneous credit report that resulted in a refused mortgage application, the report's subject told the Fourth Circuit in an attempt to revive his class action lawsuit.
January 06, 2026
Ill. Judge Trims Most Of Walgreens Shareholder Suit

An Illinois federal judge on Monday dismissed most claims in a lawsuit alleging Walgreens inflated share prices by concealing the lack of viability of its pharmacy division and primary care investment, warning shareholders not to "waste judicial resources" in amending their allegations by claiming straightforward statements are misleading "absent a coherent argument as to why."
January 06, 2026
Meta Downplayed $10B Ad Changes 'Tsunami,' 9th Circ. Told

Meta Platforms Inc. investors urged a Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday to revive a proposed securities class action alleging the social media giant hid the financial effects of privacy changes by Apple Inc., arguing that Meta executives publicly assured investors while knowing the company would be hit with a "$10 billion tsunami."
January 06, 2026
Cracker Barrel Asks Justices To Avoid Collective Opt-Ins Fight

Cracker Barrel urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up an appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision that only Arizona employees could opt in to a collective suit over tipped wages, arguing that there isn't a wide enough circuit split to merit review.
January 06, 2026
Authors Demand OpenAI's $1B Disney Deal Details For IP Suit

Bestselling authors accusing OpenAI of unlawfully using their copyrighted works to train ChatGPT have asked a New York federal judge to order the company to produce details of its $1 billion licensing deal with Disney announced last month, saying the agreement could show the "feasibility" of a licensing market for AI training.
January 06, 2026
Live Nation Settles Workers' Claims Of Excessive 401(k) Fees

Live Nation has agreed to a settlement of a proposed class action from former employees who alleged their 401(k) plan was saddled with excessive fees, after a California federal judge said in December he would reconsider his earlier decision requiring arbitration of some claims in the dispute.
January 06, 2026
Food Distribution Co. Misclassified Supervisors, Suit Says

A food distribution company misclassified supervisors as salaried employees exempt from overtime even though they did not meet the legal requirements to satisfy the carveout under federal wage law, according to a proposed collective action filed in Colorado federal court.
January 06, 2026
Teva Gets Claims Trimmed Ahead Of IUD MDL Bellwether Trial

A Georgia federal judge has trimmed some claims from a bellwether trial against original manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over alleged defects in the Paragard intrauterine device that a woman says caused her injuries requiring surgery, while allowing some failure to warn, design defect and punitive damages claims to proceed.
January 05, 2026
Tile Tells 9th Circ. To Send Stalking Victims' Suit To Arbitration

Tile Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to send to arbitration a putative class action alleging Tile's Bluetooth tracking devices negligently empower stalkers, arguing during a hearing that Tile's mass email notifying users of its arbitration provision constitutes sufficient notice, even if those emails were delivered to spam inboxes.
January 05, 2026
Zee, Asia TV Win Dismissal Of Video Privacy Action In NJ

A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a proposed class action claiming Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. and its subsidiary Asia TV USA Ltd. violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, agreeing with the companies that the case belongs in India.
January 05, 2026
Amazon Plaintiff Says 'Buy Movie' Button Fools Shoppers

A California woman accusing Amazon of lying to consumers about whether they own movies purchased on its Prime Video platform said the e-commerce giant can't avoid the proposed class action by hiding behind fine print, arguing shoppers who bought media weren't sufficiently informed they could lose access at any time.
January 05, 2026
BofA, BNY Face Bulked-Up Claims Over Epstein Ties

A survivor of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has moved to bolster her proposed class actions accusing Bank of America and BNY of enabling the disgraced financier's sex trafficking enterprise, filing freshly expanded complaints amid a push from the banks for dismissal.
January 05, 2026
Hawaiian Electric Reaches $47.8M Investor Deal Over Wildfires

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. shareholders reached a nearly $48 million settlement with the company and some of its leaders in a suit blaming it for the downturn in its stock price following a deadly 2023 fire on Maui, and asked a California federal judge on Monday to grant the deal preliminary approval.
January 05, 2026
Amazon Can't Beat Pandemic-Era Price-Gouging Suit In Wash.

A Washington federal judge refused to throw out consumers' proposed class action against Amazon over alleged pandemic-era price-gouging, rejecting on Monday the e-commerce company's argument that the Washington Supreme Court interpreted consumer protection law too broadly when wading into the case.
January 05, 2026
Uber Sex Assault MDL Judge Won't Delay Bellwether Trial

A California federal judge on Monday denied Uber's request to postpone the first of some 20 bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation over passenger sexual assaults despite the company's assertion that the jury pool will be tainted by what it said was a plaintiffs' counsel advocacy group commercial saying Uber refused to make safety improvements.
January 05, 2026
Pinterest Escapes Proposed Copyright Class Action In Calif.

A California federal judge on Monday sided with Pinterest in a proposed class action accusing the social media company of distributing images of copyrighted works outside its website without permission, finding Pinterest is shielded under a provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
January 05, 2026
Chicago Transportation Co. Underpaid Bus Drivers, Suit Says

Former bus and charter drivers for a Chicago-based transportation company say their ex-employer owes them thousands of dollars in unpaid wages to fully compensate them for all the hours they worked transporting students to and from school, field trips and other events.
January 05, 2026
Owlet Investors Seek Final OK For $3.5M Deal, Atty Fees

Investors suing digital baby monitoring device manufacturer Owlet Inc. have asked a California federal court to grant final approval to a $3.5 million deal settling claims the company misled investors about approvals required from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell its "smart socks."
January 05, 2026
Naval Architecture Firm Resolves Engineers' No-Poach Claims

A naval architecture and marine engineering firm has settled claims it participated in an illegal conspiracy to suppress wages alongside some of the country's biggest warship makers, according to recent federal court filings.
January 05, 2026
PG&E Inks $100M Deal To Settle Investors' Wildfire Suit

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co., its brass and its underwriters have reached a $100 million deal ending investor claims over allegedly misleading statements about the company's safety practices ahead of deadly wildfires in the past decade.

Editor's Picks

NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry

The NFL said Wednesday it will push to end the use of "race-norming," which assumes Black former players start with lower baseline cognitive test scores, in assessing claims for payouts from the more than $1 billion concussion settlement amid allegations that it is discriminatory.

Expert Analysis

Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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

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.