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Class Action

  • May 16, 2025

    Off The Bench: NIL Objectors, NFL's Bluesky Beef, Dick's Deal

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA's pending $2.78 billion name, image and likeness rights settlement faces another round of objections, the NFL shreds an antitrust suit accusing it of boycotting Bluesky and retail giant Dick's Sporting Goods makes a 10-figure splurge for Foot Locker.

  • May 16, 2025

    Insurer Owes $3.8M For Honda Airbag Class Counsel Costs

    A Tokio Marine unit must pay over 5.4 million Canadian dollars ($3.8 million) for class counsel fees that Honda Canada Inc. incurred in underlying class actions over airbag deficiencies, but is off the hook for CA$2.9 million in settlement administration costs, a Canadian court affirmed.

  • May 16, 2025

    Feds Want Ex-McKinsey Exec To Serve Time For Obstruction

    Prosecutors urged a Virginia federal judge Thursday to sentence a disbarred, former senior McKinsey & Co. partner to one year in prison for obstructing an investigation into the consulting giant's work with opioid-manufacturer Purdue Pharma, while defense counsel pushed for probation so that he can return to his home in Thailand.

  • May 16, 2025

    American Arbitration Assoc. Accused Of Pro-Corp. Monopoly

    The American Arbitration Association monopolizes the market for consumer arbitration and is "an unfair forum where consumers lose" to corporate defendants, according to a proposed consumer class action filed in Arizona federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit

    Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."

  • May 16, 2025

    Justices Keep Pause On Some Venezuelan Removals

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reasserted that the Trump administration cannot remove from the country alleged Venezuelan gang members who are currently detained in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act while they challenge the president's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.

  • May 16, 2025

    Trucking Co. Worker Says Tobacco Surcharge Violates ERISA

    An employee of Marten Transport Ltd. is suing the trucking company in Wisconsin federal court, alleging that a tobacco surcharge in its health plan violates federal antidiscrimination law.

  • May 16, 2025

    Surgical Center Operator Inks $15M Deal Over Data Breach

    Shields Health Group Inc., which runs dozens of MRI and surgical centers around New England, has agreed to pay around $15 million to resolve claims in a proposed class action stemming from a data breach that compromised the personal information of over 2 million people.

  • May 15, 2025

    Each Justice's Key Comments At Universal Injunction Args

    U.S. Supreme Court justices conducted a searching inquiry Thursday regarding the Trump administration's quest to curtail sweeping injunctions against its agenda, sometimes sounding sympathetic but also wary of alternative remedies and the White House's willingness to accept any future courtroom losses.

  • May 15, 2025

    Zuckerberg Can't Avoid Deposition In Meta Health Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to rethink her earlier order forcing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to give a limited deposition in privacy litigation over a Facebook tool's alleged collection of patient health information, rejecting Meta's arguments that other executives are better suited to testify.

  • May 15, 2025

    Student Clearinghouse Gets Final OK For $10M Breach Deal

    A Massachusetts federal judge has granted final approval to National Student Clearinghouse's proposed $9.95 million settlement resolving allegations that the student data company's lax security practices exposed Social Security numbers and personal information in the hack of Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer tool.

  • May 15, 2025

    Paul Mitchell Buyers Near Cert. In Cruelty-Free False Ad Suit

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he'd likely certify a Golden State class of Paul Mitchell customers who allege the hair care products maker deceptively concealed its animal testing in China while touting its U.S. products as cruelty-free.

  • May 15, 2025

    LG Cheats Buyers By Starting Warranties Early, Suit Says

    LG Electronics is cheating consumers and breaking California's consumer warranty law by starting warranty periods at the dates consumers buy the appliance company's products and not when products are delivered, two California residents alleged in a putative class action filed Wednesday.

  • May 15, 2025

    Semiconductor Co. Fights Investors' Pandemic Demand Suit

    Semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics has urged a federal judge to boot an investor suit alleging the company and its executives failed to predict pandemic-related demand declines, arguing the suit is flawed with "fraud-by-hindsight" logic.

  • May 15, 2025

    Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid

    A California federal judge appeared likely Thursday to stick with his tentative ruling that Live Nation's ticketing rivals can protect documents they say could facilitate the very conduct at issue in an antitrust case, telling an attorney for the company his arguments did not "move the needle."

  • May 15, 2025

    NJ Judge Trims VW, Audi Fuel Leak Defect Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge said Volkswagen Group of America Inc. cannot ditch a proposed class action over vehicles with allegedly faulty engines that could leak fuel, finding that drivers sufficiently asserted various fraud and other claims, and that the alleged defects were broader than what was covered in two recalls.

  • May 15, 2025

    Lennar Workers Should Arbitrate 401(k) Suit, Judge Says

    Current and former Lennar Corp. employees should have to individually arbitrate a proposed class action claiming the construction company loaded its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and lackluster investment options, a Florida federal magistrate judge recommended, finding the plan's arbitration provision doesn't conflict with federal benefits law.

  • May 15, 2025

    $60.5M In Settlements Get Final OK In RTX No-Poach Case

    A Connecticut federal judge has granted final approval to $60.5 million worth of settlements to resolve accusations that RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division and five contractors colluded to avoid hiring one another's workers, with RTX paying more than half of the total and attorneys taking nearly $20.2 million in fees.

  • May 15, 2025

    Kroger Worker Fights NLRA Preemption Of State Claim

    A grocery worker suing Kroger and Albertsons over an alleged no-poach agreement is pushing back on the companies' claim the litigation is preempted by federal labor law, telling the Colorado federal judge hearing the case that antitrust laws have not been displaced by labor law, especially in labor market collusion.

  • May 15, 2025

    Mass. Town's $102K Deal For Firefighters Gets Final OK

    A Massachusetts town will shell out about $102,000 to end claims that it failed to pay overtime to nearly 120 firefighters, as a federal court gave the deal its final sign-off Thursday.

  • May 15, 2025

    Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit

    Apple pulled a bait-and-switch on phone buyers when it promised that new artificial intelligence features would be available on the iPhone 16, despite knowing it hadn't yet developed those features, according to a sprawling proposed class action that brings claims under consumer protection laws in all 50 states.

  • May 15, 2025

    Gov't Fights Expansion Of Transgender Passport Ruling

    The U.S. State Department is fighting a request to expand to thousands of people a Massachusetts federal court's preliminary ruling ordering the government to issue or renew passports to six transgender or nonbinary people to reflect their gender identity.

  • May 15, 2025

    Ex-IU Basketball Players Move To Keep Sex Abuse Suit Alive

    Four former Indiana University men's basketball players told a federal court it should not toss a lawsuit alleging the school covered up sexual assaults by a team physician, saying they only recently learned that what he did was abuse and that the university ignored it.

  • May 15, 2025

    Feds, Immigrants Spar Over Defense Dept. Role In Removals

    A group of immigrants facing deportation to countries where they have no prior ties and may be at risk of harm urged a Massachusetts federal judge to add the U.S. Department of Defense as a defendant in their pending class action, a move the government says is unnecessary.

  • May 15, 2025

    Flooring Company Miscalculates Overtime, Ex-Manager Says

    A flooring and tile company failed to consider bonuses and incentive compensation it pays employees when calculating their overtime pay rates, a former manager alleged in a proposed class and collective action filed in New Jersey federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Tobacco Surcharge Suits Spotlight Wellness Reg Compliance

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    A mounting wave of tobacco-user surcharge litigation against employee benefit plans highlights compliance challenges associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act wellness regulations, and reminds plan sponsors to ask existential questions about the utility of their wellness programs, say Finn Pressly and Lesley Wolf at Ballard Spahr.

  • 6 Tips For Cos. Facing Service Provider Cyber Incidents

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    When a third-party service provider experiences a cybersecurity incident, businesses may wonder if their information is compromised and if their systems are safe, but there are certain steps that can help businesses prepare for and respond to targeted attacks on vendors, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Challenges Of Insuring An NIL Collective

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    Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty examines the emergence of name, image and likeness collectives for student-athletes, the current litigation landscape that has created a favorable environment for these organizations, and considerations for director and officer insurers looking to underwrite NIL collectives.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • 6th Circ. Preemption Ruling Adds Uncertainty For Car Cos.

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    Automakers and their suppliers need uniformity under the law to create sufficient scale and viable markets — but the Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Fenner v. General Motors creates more uncertainty around the question of when state law consumer claims related to violations of federal vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards are preempted, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Recent Securities Cases Highlight Risks In AI Disclosures

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    Increasing public disclosure about the use and risks of artificial intelligence, and related litigation asserting that such disclosures are false or misleading, suggest that issuers need to exercise great care with respect to how they describe the benefits of AI, say Richard Zelichov and Danny Tobey at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

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