Class Action

  • July 14, 2026

    News Orgs Need To Show AI Uses More Than Just Facts

    News organizations suing artificial intelligence companies for allegedly infringing their copyrighted content for AI training must show that chatbots are using the organizations' prose as opposed to merely uncopyrightable facts, or that the practice is diluting the market for human-made journalism, experts told Law360.

  • July 14, 2026

    Mass. Students Say They Were Misled About Tennis Program

    A group of tennis players have accused Bentley University of luring them to play Division II tennis at the school with false assurances that the program was viable, only to later announce it would be terminated after the 2026 spring semester.

  • July 14, 2026

    Auto Parts Co., Workers Seek Wins In Shaved-Time Suits

    An auto parts maker and factory workers filed competing bids for early wins in parallel federal wage suits, with the workers alleging willful pay-shaving practices and the manufacturer arguing that the disputed minutes were too trivial to compensate, according to filings in North Carolina federal court.

  • July 14, 2026

    Google Faces Another AI Copyright Suit By Publishers

    Book publishers and legal novelist Scott Turow have lodged a copyright infringement suit alleging Google used their works to train its artificial intelligence model Gemini following an earlier suit they launched against Meta.

  • July 14, 2026

    NC City Moves To Break Up Police Officers' OT Collective

    A North Carolina city asked a federal court to dismantle a collective action brought by police officers alleging they were not properly compensated for pre- and post-shift work, arguing the officers' claims are too individualized to proceed as a group.

  • July 14, 2026

    Trial, Appellate Judges Duel For Wash. Supreme Court Seat

    In one of the most-watched races for the five Washington State Supreme Court seats on the ballot this election season, a state appellate judge and a Seattle-area superior court judge are competing to succeed the high court's longest-sitting justice.

  • July 13, 2026

    BlackRock's Mutual Fund Accounting Inflated Fees, Suit Says

    Asset manager BlackRock Inc.'s accounting practices artificially inflated the values of more than 70 of its mutual funds, saddling investors with higher management fees and cutting into the dividends they might have collected, according to a proposed class action lodged Monday in New York state court.

  • July 13, 2026

    7th Circ. Nixes Clearview AI Privacy Deal Over Class Rift

    The Seventh Circuit has vacated a novel biometric privacy settlement between Clearview AI and classes of individuals who claim the company misused their public photos, saying a nationwide class representative should have signaled their agreement before the district court approved a deal containing such comparatively "meager" benefits.

  • July 13, 2026

    Court Economist Says Epic-Google Deal Isn't Evidence-Based

    U.S. District Judge James Donato has already told Epic and Google that he's "not going to keep" going back and forth with them about changes they want to an injunction he has to issue following Epic's antitrust trial win against Google, and now a court-appointed expert has informed him she has issues with the proposed changes as well.

  • July 13, 2026

    Cannabis Companies Settle $300K Workers' Wage Deal

    A chain of marijuana dispensaries operating under the Catalyst brand has agreed to pay $300,000 in order to end claims it denied overtime pay, meal breaks and cellphone reimbursements to thousands of workers, with a Los Angeles County court giving its blessing to the settlement Friday.

  • July 13, 2026

    NC Loan Borrowers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Warning Letters

    A putative class alleging loan servicer Selene Finance LP sent false and deceptive notices regarding loan defaults has asked a North Carolina federal judge to certify two classes, claiming all the letters Selene sent are "false in the same way."

  • July 13, 2026

    Pot Co. Dismissal Fight In Del. Turns On Director Releases

    Investors suing cannabis company Parallel urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday to deny motions to dismiss their derivative suit, arguing that directors compromised their independence by granting themselves sweeping liability releases, while defense counsel countered that the releases provided no meaningful benefit beyond existing charter protections.

  • July 13, 2026

    Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

    A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial lines policies, telling a federal court that its insurer wrongfully refused coverage for the proposed class action.

  • July 13, 2026

    7th Circ. Won't Reopen White Infosys Workers' Bias Suit

    The Seventh Circuit refused Monday to revive a lawsuit alleging Infosys Technologies exhibited systemic bias against workers who weren't of South Asian descent, finding no issue with the trial court's rejection of an expert who admitted he lacked experience with the name-recognition methodology he used.

  • July 13, 2026

    Fiat Chrysler Escapes Action Over Warranty Extensions

    Fiat Chrysler has defeated a proposed class action accusing it of failing to extend warranties to account for time spent in service centers for covered repairs, after a Detroit federal judge on Monday said the drivers failed to show they suffered any financial injury.

  • July 13, 2026

    Blue Shield Of Calif. Beats Enrollee Data Privacy Suit, For Now

    A California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action accusing Blue Shield of California of violating the federal Wiretap Act by installing Google and Meta tracking tools on its website, saying plaintiffs failed to allege that the health plan provider intercepted their highly sensitive health-related electronic communications.

  • July 13, 2026

    Judge Halts Ohio Hemp Law In Dormant Commerce Fight

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday ordered state officials to stop enforcing a new law that reclassified hemp products as marijuana, although the order's scope is limited to the products manufactured and sold by the hemp interests that challenged the policy.

  • July 13, 2026

    Hyundai Urges Arbitration Of Emergency Braking Claims

    Hyundai has urged a California federal judge to send a proposed class action over its allegedly faulty automatic emergency braking system into arbitration, arguing that the drivers accepted an arbitration provision when they agreed to the terms and conditions of its Bluelink services to obtain optional integrated connectivity features. 

  • July 13, 2026

    Colo. Tenants Say Management Ignored Roach Infestation

    Owners and operators of a Colorado apartment complex did not maintain safe and habitable living conditions for tenants, declining for years to remedy a "horrific" cockroach infestation and charging tenants inflated undisclosed fees, former tenants alleged in a proposed class action filed in state court Monday.

  • July 13, 2026

    GOP States Back Bid To Restore Voter Database Expansion

    A group of Republican-led states is calling on the D.C. Circuit to stay a lower court decision vacating the Trump administration's changes to a database used to verify voters' citizenship or immigration statuses, saying that a number of state laws cannot be executed if Social Security number searches are not allowed.

  • July 13, 2026

    Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage

    A North Carolina resident accusing Capital One's data processor Fidelity National Information Services of failing to prevent a power outage that prevented her and others from accessing funds has asked a district court for permission to file a bolstered version of her class claims following their dismissal without prejudice.

  • July 13, 2026

    J&J Asks 3rd Circ. To Block Return Of Ex-Worker's Fee Claims

    Johnson & Johnson has asked the Third Circuit to keep dismissed excessive fee claims out of a proposed class action alleging the company charged employees too much for a prescription drug benefits program, arguing that the lower court correctly tossed that portion of the suit for lack of standing.

  • July 13, 2026

    CVS Toddler Wipes Mislabeled As Hypoallergenic, Suit Says

    CVS customers hit the pharmacy retail giant with a proposed false advertising class action in California federal court alleging that its "Ultra-Soft Toddler Cleansing Wipes" are deceptively labeled as being hypoallergenic, since they are formulated with added fragrance, a cosmetic allergen that serves no functional skin care purpose.

  • July 13, 2026

    Wahlberg-Backed Gym Co. Inks $10.5M Investor Settlement

    A fitness franchise associated with the actor Mark Wahlberg has agreed to pay $10.5 million to exit a class action accusing it of misleading investors about its growth potential ahead of its initial public offering, according to papers filed in a Texas federal court.

  • July 13, 2026

    NC Co.'s $9.8M Indemnity Payment Not Covered, Insurers Say

    A building products manufacturer is not entitled to coverage after reimbursing its financial adviser $9.8 million for defense and settlement costs incurred in litigation over a take-private transaction, the company's excess directors and officers insurers told a North Carolina federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • 2 AI Washing Rulings Apply Familiar Securities Fraud Rules

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    Two recent federal court decisions to allow AI washing complaints to proceed begin to clarify the line between nonactionable optimism and actionable misstatements by framing the core issue as not overstating the promise of artificial intelligence, but misrepresenting the current state of a company's products, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • AI Governance Tips For Avoiding Securities Suits

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    A recent securities class action in California federal court against lending platform Upstart highlights how statements about artificial intelligence are increasingly being scrutinized not only by regulators, but also by shareholders, meaning companies should ensure oversight frameworks keep pace with the technology, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • How Cos. Can Prep For Ultra-Processed Food Legal Risks

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    A wave of litigation and government scrutiny directed against ultra-processed foods is now gaining momentum, following patterns seen previously in other industries — and food companies that recognize those patterns early will be better positioned to manage the increasing risks, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to align state stablecoin rules with the federal Genius Act, fresh fair lending and cybersecurity guidance from state regulators, and a significant Second Circuit holding on preemption, say attorneys at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

  • PacifiCorp Ruling Shows Limits Of Aggregate Wildfire Loss Models

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    An Oregon appeals court's recent decision in James v. PacifiCorp illustrates that in litigation involving multiple wildfires, materially different causation theories, and evidence tied to particular fires and locations, a single undifferentiated damages model is vulnerable to attack, say Paige Van Oosten and Jason Kim at Hunton and Kevin Cahill at FTI Consulting.

  • Roundup

    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

  • What Durnell Ruling Means For Mo. Roundup Settlement

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell forecloses the failure-to-warn theory that carried most of the claims against Monsanto in a pending class action in Missouri state court, it leaves untouched the question of whether the class was assembled merely to contain the defendant's liability, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.

  • Generative AI Is Reshaping The Defense Of Complex Litigation

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    Generative artificial intelligence is lowering the barriers to filing new cases, meaning that the defense bar must respond to an increased wave of litigation — but generative AI is also helping defense teams with legal research and drafting, fact witness development, and expert witness strategy, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Have Private Suits Filled Gap Left By SEC's Crypto Pullback?

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    In the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory retreat in the crypto space, private litigants have pursued claims across different types of crypto-related activities and market participants, but whether private lawsuits have replaced SEC enforcement remains unclear, says Simona Mola at NERA.

  • Justices Stand On Statutory Specifics In Cisco And Landor

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    With its June 23 decisions in Cisco Systems Inc. v. Doe and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on the critical point that the statute invoked in a federal claim must authorize a private lawsuit and the remedy sought, says Patrick Judd at Phelps Dunbar.

  • Why Biotech Cos. Need Litigation Plans Before Bad News

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    Biotech companies should take proactive steps to respond to the growing trend of securities litigation filed against them, due to the inherently uncertain nature of their business models and heightened scrutiny of clinical trial disclosures, regulatory communications and investor-facing statements, says Wesley Horton at FBFK.

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    Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abilities to listen, exude confidence and develop emotional intelligence, says Bonnie Baker at Friedman Kaplan.

  • Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era

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    As attorneys cope with the increasing unpredictability that artificial intelligence and constant policy changes have created, particularly in practice areas where they carry the emotional weight of clients’ most consequential life events, otherwise soft discussions about self-care are a matter of professional competence, says attorney Jack Jrada.

  • Leveraging AI In MDL Discovery And Case Management

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    Generative and agentic artificial intelligence tools can help teams organize and digest the vast volume of documents inherent to multidistrict litigation, but workflows must be designed to maximize the tools' strengths and maintain human control of key operational and ethical factors, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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