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May 07, 2025
Judge Seeks Details On U.S.-El Salvador Detainee Deal
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday said the Trump administration would have to turn over more information about its arrangement with El Salvador to imprison alleged Venezuelan gang members deported under the Alien Enemies Act, as he considers whether they should be returned to the United States.
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May 07, 2025
UnitedHealth Hid Biz Impact Of CEO's Killing, Investor Says
UnitedHealth Group concealed how public scrutiny of its coverage policies and backlash from the killing of its CEO was harming its business, leading to plummeting stock prices when the insurer lowered its 2025 earnings outlook, according to a proposed investor class action filed Wednesday in New York federal court.
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May 07, 2025
Fla. City Residents' Suit Over Corroded Water Pipes Revived
A Florida state appellate court on Wednesday reinstated a proposed class action alleging negligence against the city of Miramar and a consultant over improperly treated tap water that led to damaged pipes in homes, saying the complaint sufficiently claimed the city assumed a duty to make sure water wasn't corrosive.
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May 07, 2025
Glove Box Warranty Supports Arbitration In EV Suit, FCA Says
An attorney for FCA US LLC told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that agreements in so-called glove box warranties are enough to send a class action alleging the automaker knowingly sold certain electric vehicles with defective batteries to arbitration, while a lawyer for the consumers said such a request is "unprecedented."
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May 07, 2025
Judge Warns Feds Impending Libya Flights Would Defy Order
The federal government's reported plan to imminently deport migrants to Libya "would clearly violate" a court order requiring that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provide due process protections for immigrants facing deportation to countries where they have no prior ties, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
Fertility Co. Accused Of Selling Bogus Tests Wasting Embryos
Women who sought fertility treatment filed a proposed class action against CCRM Fertility in Colorado federal court Wednesday, alleging the fertility clinic chain "aggressively" marketed its preimplantation genetic testing to thousands of vulnerable patients despite knowing the test is unreliable and wasted preciously limited, viable embryos.
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May 07, 2025
Judge Certifies Class In Wheat Futures Manipulation Case
An Illinois federal judge Wednesday certified a class of traders who held positions in certain wheat futures contracts in a class action accusing agribusiness The Andersons Inc. of manipulating its wheat futures and options price, saying, "most importantly, the efficiencies of adjudicating this matter as a class action are overwhelming."
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May 07, 2025
Southwest Says Union Deal Makes Sick Leave Suit Irrelevant
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that a suit challenging its sick leave settlement with Colorado is moot because a recent collective bargaining agreement between the airline and its workers in the state already applies a 2020 law.
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May 07, 2025
Moelis Atty Says Chancery Ruling 'Handcuffed' Co.
A Delaware Court of Chancery ruling that last year invalidated a decade-old stockholder agreement granting broad corporate powers to investment bank Moelis & Co.'s founder "handcuffed for no reason" directors of state-chartered corporations, an attorney for the company told Delaware's Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
NC Panel Backs OT Pay For Foresters Who Fought Wildfire
A North Carolina appeals court largely backed a lower court's wage ruling Wednesday in a 17-year legal battle the Tar Heel State has fought with a group of state foresters about overtime pay they said they were not paid for fighting a 2008 fire.
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May 07, 2025
Del. Justices Deny Bid To Revive Carvana Insider Trading Suit
Delaware's Supreme Court rejected a bid by Carvana stockholders to revive insider trading claims against the father of the company's CEO, alleging the senior businessman controlled the online car retailer and used inside information when selling $3.7 billion in shares.
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May 07, 2025
Envelope Co. Founders, Trust Co. Ink $8M ESOP Deal
Two founders of an envelope manufacturing company and a trustee to the company's employee stock ownership plan have agreed to fork over $8 million to end an ESOP participant's proposed class action alleging mismanagement, according to filings in Delaware federal court Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
Walgreens Wants 'Far-Fetched' Shareholder Suit Tossed
Walgreens contends that a proposed class action alleging it inflated share prices by concealing the lack of viability of its pharmacy division and primary clinic investment must be dismissed because it lacks factual allegations to back its claim that Walgreens made any misstatements to shareholders about its financial outlook, let alone with fraudulent intent.
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May 07, 2025
Tennis Group Told Not To Try To Sway Players In Antitrust Suit
A New York federal judge on Wednesday rebuked the Association of Tennis Professionals for making coercive statements to players about joining a proposed antitrust class action against various professional groups within the sport, saying it is improper because of its interest in the outcome of the case.
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May 07, 2025
Wells Fargo Forced Short Sales Despite CARES Act, Suit Says
Wells Fargo forced the short sale of a North Carolina woman's home by denying her forbearance on her mortgage as mandated under federal law at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she alleged in a proposed class action filed in California federal court.
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May 07, 2025
McMahon's Misconduct Docs Sought In WWE Merger Suit
Shareholders seeking damages from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s disputed $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship have urged a Delaware vice chancellor to force WWE's former CEO, Vince McMahon, to hand over documents regarding his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments, arguing they are central to the suit.
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May 07, 2025
Nordstrom's Investor Can't Block Vote On Go-Private Deal
A Washington federal judge said he won't block a shareholder vote on Nordstrom's proposed $6.25 billion deal to go private, issuing a sealed order on Tuesday denying a preliminary injunction bid in a proposed investor class action.
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May 07, 2025
US Bancorp Retirees Pare Down Class Status Request
A trio of U.S. Bancorp retirees asked a Minnesota federal judge for class status in their lawsuit claiming the company underpaid workers who opted for early retirement, arguing that a narrowed class definition should allay concerns previously identified by the court.
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May 07, 2025
AWOL Plaintiff Dropped From Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
A Washington federal judge has ousted the lead plaintiff in a proposed antitrust class action against Apple and Amazon, after deciding last month to sanction the firm bringing the case for failing to tell the court the client had abandoned the case.
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May 07, 2025
Ga. Law Firm Must Back Up Class Claims Against State Farm
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday gave a law firm until next week to establish that a putative class action alleging State Farm has underpaid it and other insureds belongs in federal court, where the amount in controversy must meet a $5 million threshold.
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May 07, 2025
Payroll Company Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
A payroll company failed to safeguard personal data and allowed Social Security numbers to be stolen in a hack last year, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts federal court.
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May 06, 2025
Pornhub Can't Challenge Section 230 Ruling With Fast Appeal
An Alabama federal judge Tuesday denied Pornhub parent company MindGeek's request to appeal his finding that the platform isn't protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act against claims it profited from child sex trafficking and pornography.
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May 06, 2025
PennyMac Wins Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Of Libor-Rate Ruling
A California federal judge on Monday allowed PennyMac entities to pursue their quick appeal in a proposed class action alleging they illegally imposed a lower fixed interest rate instead of a variable rate on preferred-stock dividends, asking the Ninth Circuit to clarify whether the Libor Act bars such fixed rates.
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May 06, 2025
VIX Note Investors Can't Revise Revived Suit, Judge Finds
Investors who claimed Credit Suisse manipulated the market for a certain exchange-traded note it issued can't revise their suit to add claims about the bank's lending practices and internal calculations, a New York federal judge has determined.
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May 06, 2025
Whole Foods Beef Buyers Urge Judge Not To Wait On Justices
An attorney for a group of consumers alleging Whole Foods falsely advertises its beef as free from antibiotics urged a California federal judge Tuesday not to wait for a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling about class certification standards for uninjured members, saying that all the purchasers were injured because they paid inflated prices.Â
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Justices Rightly Corrected Course In Nvidia And Facebook
By dismissing both the Nvidia and Facebook class actions, over investors' ability to hold corporations accountable for fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court was right in refusing to favor corporations over transparency, and reaffirmed its commitment to corporate accountability, investor protection and the rule of law, says Laura Posner at Cohen Milstein.
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Del. Dispatch: The 2024 Corporate Cases You Need To Know
The Delaware Court of Chancery in 2024 issued several decisions that some viewed as upending long-standing corporate practices, leading to the amendment of the Delaware General Corporation Law and debates at some Delaware corporations about potentially reincorporating to another state, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
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How A 9th Circ. Identicality Ruling Could Affect AI Cos.
If the Ninth Circuit agrees to settle a district court split over whether the Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires a copy to be identical to an original to support an actionable claim for removing copyright management information, the decision could have important ramifications for artificial intelligence businesses, says Maria Sinatra at Venable.
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Why Class Cert. Is Unlikely In Cases Like Mattel 'Wicked' Suit
A proposed class action recently filed in California federal court against Mattel over the company's "Wicked" doll boxes accidentally listing a pornographic website illustrates the uphill battle plaintiffs face in certifying a class when many consumers never saw or relied on the representation at issue, says Alex Smith at Jenner & Block.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Cos. Must Brace For New PFAS Regulations And Litigation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed adding over 100 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the Toxic Release Inventory — and with increasing scrutiny of PFAS from the states and the plaintiffs bar as well, companies should take steps to reduce risks in this area, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions
With today’s market volatility and regulatory factors requiring public companies to confront competing transparency and protection demands, incorporating stock price reaction analysis of company-specific news into the controller's role could be beneficial for disclosure determinations, say Liz Dunshee at Fredrikson & Byron and Nessim Mezrahi at SAR.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case
After full briefing and argument, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as improvidently granted, leaving courts with the tricky endeavor of determining when the failure to disclose a past event in an Item 105 risk disclosure is materially misleading, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.