Class Action

  • October 22, 2025

    Kroll Wants FTX Hack Suit Tossed, Arbitrated Or Moved

    Bankruptcy claims agent Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to transfer or sink a proposed class action over a data breach that affected creditors of FTX Trading Ltd., BlockFi Inc. and Genesis Global Holdco LLC, pointing to alleged standing issues and an online arbitration agreement.

  • October 22, 2025

    Grocery Outlet Fights Investor Claims Over IT Update Woes

    Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has asked a California federal court to toss a shareholder's suit accusing it of botching the implementation of an enterprise resource planning system that allegedly caused operational disruptions and financial losses, saying the suit is based on "impermissible fraud by hindsight."

  • October 22, 2025

    Investor Advocates Criticize SEC's New Arbitration Stance

    Two investor advocacy groups are speaking out against a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision to allow some newly public companies to adopt mandatory arbitration clauses, arguing that the move undermines shareholder rights and could make the U.S. a less attractive place to invest.

  • October 22, 2025

    NCAA, Tennis Players Can't Reach Deal In Prize-Money Suit

    A court-ordered federal mediator has reported an impasse between the NCAA and college tennis players challenging the rules barring them from competing in and earning prize money in professional events without forfeiting their college eligibility.

  • October 22, 2025

    6th Circ. Backs Lordstown Execs In Failed Foxconn Deal Suit

    The Sixth Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a suit claiming former executives of Lordstown Motors Corp. misled investors about the state of a partnership with Foxconn Technology Group, finding leaders' optimism about the ultimately failed deal wasn't intentionally false.

  • October 22, 2025

    Privilege 'Dramatization' Won't Shield 7K Docs In Ads MDL

    An Illinois federal judge took Meredith, Nexstar, Sinclair and other broadcasters to task Monday for trying to withhold 6,893 documents in multidistrict litigation alleging a television advertising price-fixing scheme, finding it "necessary to level set with defendants" on their own failings to justify withholding the material from ad buyers.

  • October 22, 2025

    Pool Maker Hit With Suit Over Deadly Design Flaw

    Bestway on Tuesday was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court over five million recalled above-ground pools that resulted in the deaths of nine children, saying that the company's recall after years of failing to act burdens consumers.

  • October 22, 2025

    Winix Air Purifier's HEPA Filter Claims Are False, Suit Says

    A Winix Global customer has filed a proposed false advertising class action in Illinois federal court alleging that the company is "making a killing" selling air purifiers and replacement filters that fail to live up to claims that they can capture at least 99.97% of dust, pollen and any airborne particles.

  • October 22, 2025

    Straight Path Class Attys Appeal $1.2B Damage Claim Toss

    An attorney for Straight Path Communications shareholders told Delaware's justices Wednesday the state Supreme Court should revive a $1.2 billion claim tied to company controller Howard Jonas' allegedly self-interested role in shutting down a board special committee's pursuit of damages against him.

  • October 22, 2025

    Deal To End Software Co. Retirement Fund Suit Gets Initial OK

    A California federal judge gave the initial green light to a $925,000 settlement that aims to end a class action alleging software company ServiceNow cost workers millions by letting them funnel their savings into underperforming target date funds in their retirement plan.

  • October 22, 2025

    $18M Yale New Haven Health Data Breach Deal Gets First OK

    A Connecticut federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement that would see Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. create an $18 million global fund to wrap up what were once multiple lawsuits surrounding a ransomware attack that allegedly affected more than 5 million people.

  • October 22, 2025

    Seltzer-Maker Seeks Toss Of 'Impossible' Kratom Claims

    Seltzer-maker Mitra-9 Brands LLC is urging a Washington state federal judge to throw out a proposed class action alleging that it hid the addictive qualities of the ingredient kratom from buyers, saying the named plaintiff's claims are "impossible" because he alleges buying the drinks before the company existed.

  • October 22, 2025

    Amazon Gets Military Leave Suit Thrown Out, For Now

    A New York federal judge walked back an August ruling that certified a thousands-strong class of Amazon workers who alleged they were shorted on pay for stints of military leave, agreeing with the retail giant that the suit should be dismissed.  

  • October 22, 2025

    Naked Whey Sued Over Reports Of Lead In Protein Powder

    A proposed class of consumers is suing Naked Whey Inc. in California federal court, alleging that it knew its products contained, or risked containing, dangerous heavy metals like lead, but advertised them as clean, tested and safe protein supplements.

  • October 22, 2025

    $850K Deal In Marketing Co. 401(k) Fee Suit Clears 1st Hurdle

    A Wisconsin federal judge gave initial approval to an $850,000 settlement a class action claiming marketing company allowed its $2.4 billion retirement plan to be bogged down by excessive administrative fees, causing workers to lose tens of millions in retirement savings.

  • October 21, 2025

    LinkedIn Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over Video Data Sharing

    A California federal judge has refused to release LinkedIn Corp. from a proposed class action accusing it of illegally sharing with Meta and Adobe personal information about the online training courses that subscribers watched on its learning platform, finding that the company and its alleged conduct fall within the parameters of federal video privacy law. 

  • October 21, 2025

    Kratom Drink Co. Wants 'Internally Inconsistent' Suit Tossed

    It can't both be true that beverage maker Mitra-9 concealed from consumers the "addictive nature" of its kratom products and that, for decades, "Western Civilization" has known the substance is "highly addictive," the company told a New York federal court when urging for the dismissal of a proposed class action suit.

  • October 21, 2025

    Uber MDL Judge Sets Litigation Funding Disclosure Deadline

    A California federal judge ruled Tuesday in multidistrict litigation accusing Uber Technologies Inc. of failing to prevent drivers from sexually assaulting passengers that plaintiffs' counsel must disclose any ties to third-party litigation funding companies by next week, but stopped short of ordering all plaintiffs' counsel to affirmatively deny any connection.

  • October 21, 2025

    Chime Seeks Exit From Class Suit Over 'Refer A Friend' Texts

    Online banking company Chime seeks to shed a proposed class action alleging its "refer a friend" texts violate Washington's Consumer Electronic Mail Act, arguing that its text referrals fit "squarely" within the anti-spam law's statutory exemption for legitimate business activities.

  • October 21, 2025

    Apartments.com Operator CoStar Beats Video Privacy Suit

    A Missouri federal judge tossed a proposed class action alleging the operator of Apartments.com unlawfully shared data about the visitors to the rental website, holding that CoStar Realty isn't covered by the federal Video Privacy Protection Act because it's not a videotape business.

  • October 21, 2025

    Wilkes University Faces Class Action Over Data Breach

    A Pennsylvania university was hit with a proposed class action in federal court after announcing it had suffered a data breach early this year, potentially affecting more than 27,600 current and former students.

  • October 21, 2025

    Chancery Mulls 'Sufficiency' Ruling In Squarespace Doc Suit

    An attorney for a former stockholder of website hosting venture Squarespace Inc. told a Delaware vice chancellor Tuesday that the Chancery Court's senior magistrate erred in declining to order a release of emails for a books and records investigation focused on the company founder's role in a $7.2 billion take-private sale.

  • October 21, 2025

    2nd Circ. Weighs Reviving Signature Bank Investor Suit

    The Second Circuit quizzed an FDIC attorney Tuesday over the agency's ability to stop Signature Bank's former shareholders from suing following the bank's collapse, with the judges considering whether to revive a lawsuit accusing Signature's brass and its outside auditor of failing to warn investors about its liquidity problems.

  • October 21, 2025

    Amazon Return Policy Suit On Hold Amid Tentative Class Deal

    A Washington federal judge Tuesday paused a proposed class action accusing Amazon of shortchanging customers on refunds for returned items, after the parties told the court they struck a classwide deal to end the case and intend to seek formal approval of the settlement in the next two months.

  • October 21, 2025

    UK Enforcer Backs Private Immunity For Reporting Cartels

    Britain's competition enforcer told the government Tuesday that leniency applicants who are the first to report cartel activity should be afforded full immunity from damages under the collective actions regime to help boost enforcement efforts.

Expert Analysis

  • New Mass. 'Junk Fee' Regs Will Be Felt Across Industries

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    The reach of a newly effective regulation prohibiting so-called junk fees and deceptive pricing in Massachusetts will be widespread across industries, which should prompt businesses to take note of new advertising, pricing information and negative option requirements, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI

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    The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • What 9th Circ.'s Rosenwald Ruling Means For Class Actions

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Rosenwald v. Kimberly-Clark has important implications around the Class Action Fairness Act and traditional diversity jurisdiction — both for plaintiff-side and defense-side class action litigators — and deepens the circuit split concerning the use of judicial notice to establish diversity, says Grace Schmidt at DTO Law.

  • Opinion

    Expert Reports Can't Replace Facts In Securities Fraud Cases

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    The Ninth Circuit's 2023 decision in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder — and the U.S. Supreme Court's punt on the case in 2024 — could invite the meritless securities litigation the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act was designed to prevent by substituting expert opinions for facts to substantiate complaint assertions, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Hermes Bags Antitrust Win That Clarifies Luxury Tying Claims

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    A California federal court recently found that absent actual harm to competition in the market for ancillary products, Hermes may make access to the Birkin bag contingent on other purchases, establishing that selective sales tactics and scarcity do not automatically violate U.S. antitrust law, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal

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    As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • 6th Circ. FirstEnergy Ruling Protects Key Legal Privileges

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    The Sixth Circuit’s recent grant of mandamus relief in In re: First Energy Corp. confirms that the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections apply to internal investigation materials, ultimately advancing the public interest, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    Courts Must Continue Protecting Plaintiffs In Mass Arbitration

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    In recent years, many companies have imposed onerous protocols that function to frustrate plaintiffs' ability to seek justice through mass arbitration, but a series of welcome court decisions in recent months indicate that the pendulum might be swinging back toward plaintiffs, say Raphael Janove and Sasha Jones at Janove Law.

  • Del. Ruling Reaffirms High Bar To Plead Minority Control

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Witmer v. Armistice maintains Delaware's strict approach to control and provides increased predictability for minority investors in their investment and corporate governance decisions, says Elena Davis at Ropes & Gray.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

  • Breaking Down The Intersection Of Right-Of-Publicity Law, AI

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    Jillian Taylor at Blank Rome examines how existing right-of-publicity law governs artificial intelligence-generated voice-overs, deepfakes and deadbots; highlights a recent New York federal court ruling involving AI-generated voice clones; and offers practical guardrails for using AI without violating the right of publicity.

  • Mich. Ruling Narrows Former Athletes' Path To NIL Recovery

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    A federal judge's recent dismissal of a name, image and likeness class action by former Michigan college football players marks the third such ruling this year, demonstrating how statutes of limitation and prior NIL settlements are effectively foreclosing these claims for pre-2016 student-athletes, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Series

    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

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