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October 07, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Rehear J&J Investor Cert. Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined Tuesday to reconsider backing a New Jersey federal judge's class certification order in a Johnson & Johnson investor action alleging the company artificially inflated its stock price by failing to disclose cancer risks.
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October 07, 2025
Siemens Worker Asks 3rd Circ. To Save 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
A Siemens Corp. employee urged the Third Circuit to reopen his lawsuit alleging the company violated federal benefits law by using forfeited retirement funds to cover its own contributions rather than plan expenses, arguing a lower court lost sight of his specific allegations when it tossed the case.
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October 07, 2025
Price-Fixing Judge Rejects Recusal Bid As Insincere
A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from consolidated private price-fixing litigation against a raft of pork producers, saying the defense's claims of bias due to one of his clerks' internships for plaintiff firms are a "fabricated" claim of impropriety.
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October 07, 2025
Georgia Bar Continues Fight To Nix Atty's Bias Suit
The State Bar of Georgia on Tuesday doubled down on a request to expand its arguments seeking dismissal of an Atlanta attorney's bias suit alleging a pattern of racial discrimination in attorney discipline, telling a federal judge that the time was right to bring the broadened motion.
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October 07, 2025
Online Test Proctor Fights Suit Over California Bar Exam
ProctorU Inc., which does business as Meazure Learning, asked a federal judge to toss a potential class action from three Californians who accuse the company of administering a glitch-ridden state bar exam that they were unable to complete as planned, arguing that it made no direct promises or sales to the test-takers, and isn't covered by the cited consumer protection laws.
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October 07, 2025
United Can't Sanction Ex-Flight Attendant Over Pay Suit
A former United Airlines flight attendant will avoid sanctions in his now-ended suit seeking unpaid wages, a New York federal judge ruled, saying he didn't abuse the judicial process even if his evidence that state law applied to his claims was weak.
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October 07, 2025
NASCAR Wins Fight With LGBCoin Over Racing Deal Approval
A Miami jury returned a defense verdict late Monday in favor of NASCAR in a $76 million suit by the LetsGoBrandon.com Foundation accusing the league of destroying the value of its cryptocurrency LGBCoin after it revoked approval of sponsorship of a racing team.
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October 07, 2025
Hess Cuts Deal To End Suit Over 401(k) Investment Roster
Energy company Hess agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging it cost workers millions of dollars in retirement savings by loading its employee 401(k) plan with expensive and poorly performing investment options, according to filings in Texas federal court.
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October 06, 2025
Paraquat MDL Judge Seeks Answers From Plaintiffs' Atty
The Illinois federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation alleging that the pesticide paraquat causes Parkinson's disease on Monday ordered Aimee Wagstaff of Andrus Wagstaff PC, a former member of the plaintiffs' executive committee, to explain why she's putting on a video conference for other attorneys in the litigation.
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October 06, 2025
NBA Scores 2nd Toss Of Privacy Suit Over Meta Data Sharing
A New York federal judge Monday again dismissed a proposed digital privacy class action against the NBA, saying the league, based on binding Second Circuit precedent, didn't unlawfully disclose the personal information of one of its newsletter subscribers.
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October 06, 2025
IP Notebook: Miss Cleo, Political Slogans, Reggaeton Clash
The latest edition of Law360's look at emerging copyright and trademark issues features a case where a judge injected some humor into dismissing a complaint involving a TV psychic who became known for her infomercials, as well as a sanctions request in a heated conflict over the birth of reggaeton.
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October 06, 2025
GM Judge Says 'Extraordinary' $57M Atty Fees Are Warranted
A California federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $150 million deal General Motors LLC reached with car buyers over an engine defect following a jury verdict against the auto giant, including a $57 million fee and expenses award that he called "extraordinary" but warranted.
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October 06, 2025
Judge Certifies Class In United Behavioral Health Billing Suit
A California federal judge has agreed to certify a class of employee health plan participants claiming United Behavioral Health and a billing contractor shorted them on coverage for out-of-network substance use disorder treatments, finding the plaintiffs submitted new billing evidence that meets the court's requirements.
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October 06, 2025
Nestlé Sued Over 'Breakfast Essentials' Drink's Health Claims
A consumer hit Nestlé Health Science with a proposed class action in California federal court on Monday, accusing the company of deceptively marketing its Carnation Breakfast Essentials drink as a nutritious "breakfast essential" rich in protein even though it's primarily made of sugar and water.
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October 06, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Green Infrastructure Co. Suit
The Second Circuit on Monday revived a proposed class action against defunct green infrastructure firm Abengoa SA, ruling that details from Spanish criminal proceedings against the firm could be used to claim that the company had defrauded its U.S.-based investors.
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October 06, 2025
Justices Urged To Leave Trans Passport Ban On Ice
Two classes of transgender and nonbinary people urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a nationwide order that requires it to continue issuing passports that reflect the holders' gender identity, saying the proposed policy change is a textbook example of an unreasoned decision.
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October 06, 2025
Dish, AT&T Must Give Up Docs In T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Case
An Illinois federal magistrate judge ordered Dish and AT&T to produce key documents in a proposed consumer class action targeting T-Mobile over its purchase of Sprint, finding the material from the wireless companies, especially Dish, to be centrally important to the suit.
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October 06, 2025
Morgan Stanley Race Bias Suit In NY Closed After Settlement
A decade-old suit accusing Morgan Stanley of discriminating against its African American financial advisers and depriving them of lucrative opportunities has come to a close after the final plaintiff reached a settlement with the financial institution.
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October 06, 2025
SentinelOne Beats Investors' Revenue Revision Claims
Cybersecurity company SentinelOne Inc. has shed a proposed investor class action alleging that it hurt investors after it disclosed accounting issues that led to a $27 million downward revision of its 2023 recurring revenue, with a judge finding that there was "not enough" in the suit supporting an inference that the company misled the markets on purpose.
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October 06, 2025
Supplement Co. Sold Soviet-Era Drug As Sleep Aid, Suit Says
An addict in recovery hit Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. with a proposed class action on Friday in Georgia federal court alleging that he bought a sleep aid sold as a dietary supplement that actually contains a dangerous, addictive sedative first developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s.
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October 06, 2025
Artists Want Google To Produce AI Datasets In Copyright Suit
Artists and writers accusing Google of infringing their copyrights to train its artificial intelligence models asked a California federal judge to order the tech giant to produce certain datasets the plaintiffs believe contain their work, while Google has argued the request is "yet another sideshow" seeking irrelevant information.
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October 06, 2025
Pa. Hospitals Ink $28.5M Deal In No-Poach Deal Antitrust Fight
Two hospitals will pay a combined total of $28.5 million to approximately 12,000 healthcare workers who alleged the defendants illegally agreed not to poach each other's doctors and nurses, which suppressed wages and job mobility opportunities in the area, according to a preliminary approval motion filed Friday in Pennsylvania federal court.
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October 06, 2025
2 Firms To Lead Humana Investor Suit Over Post-COVID Costs
Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP and The Rosen Law Firm will co-lead consolidated shareholder derivative claims against healthcare giant Humana Inc. alleging its brass made the company downplay the "pent-up demand" that pushed up patient utilization rates on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 06, 2025
Neuriva 'Brain Health' Products Don't Work, Class Suit Claims
A proposed class of buyers sued Reckitt Benckiser LLC in Illinois federal court on Monday, alleging its Neuriva line of products make promises about supporting brain health that they come nowhere near delivering.
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October 06, 2025
High Court Won't Take Up Md. Retirees' Drug Benefits Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Fourth Circuit decision concluding that Maryland wasn't contractually bound to provide benefits to employees upon retirement, turning away a case that challenged the state's transition of retirees' prescription drug benefits from a state subsidy to Medicare.
Expert Analysis
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Rule 23 Class Certification Matters In Settlements, Too
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. CASA Inc. highlighted requirements for certifying classes for litigation in federal court, but counsel must also understand how Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may affect certifying classes for settlement purposes, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Anthropic Ruling Creates Fair Use Framework For AI Training
A California federal court’s recent ruling that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books to train its large language model qualified as fair use provides important guidance for both artificial intelligence developers and copyright holders because it distinguishes between transformative uses and unauthorized uses involving pirated or format-shifted works, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Ultra-Processed Food Claims Rely On Unproven Science
Plaintiffs' arguments that ultra-processed foods are responsible for the nationwide increase in certain chronic illnesses, though a novel approach to food-based personal injury claims, depend on theories that are still being tested, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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APA Relief May Blunt Justices' Universal Injunction Ruling
The Administrative Procedure Act’s avenue for universal preliminary relief seems to hold the most promise for neutralizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA to limit federal district courts' nationally applicable orders, say attorneys at Crowell.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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What 9th Circ. Ruling Shows About Rebutting SEC Comments
The Ninth Circuit's June opinion in Pino v. Cardone Capital suggests that a company's lack of pushback to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comment may be evidence of its state of mind for evaluating potential liability, meaning companies should consider including additional disclosure in SEC response letters, say attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg.
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What 9th Circ. Cracker Barrel Ruling Means For FLSA Cert.
The Ninth Circuit's decision in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel suggests a settling of two procedural trends in Fair Labor Standards Act jurisprudence — when to issue notice and where nationwide collectives can be filed — rather than deepening circuit splits, says Rebecca Ojserkis at Cohen Milstein.
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Defense Lessons From Freshworks' Win In Post-IPO Case
A California federal court’s recent decision to grant Freshworks’ summary judgment bid in a proposed investor class action helpfully clarifies two important points for defendants facing postoffering securities claims under Section 11 of the Securities Act, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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'Loss' Policy Definition Is Key For Noncash Settlements
A recent Delaware decision in AMC Entertainment v. XL Specialty Insurance, holding that the definition of loss includes noncash settlement payments, is important to note for policyholders considering other settlement options — like two other class actions that recently settled for vouchers, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Tips For Business Users After 2 Key AI Copyright Decisions
Because two recent artificial intelligence copyright decisions from the Northern District of California — Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta — came out mostly in favor of the developers using the plaintiffs' works to train large language models, business users should proceed with care, says Chris Wlach at Acxiom.