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June 03, 2025
Wash. Judge Clears The Way For Redfin Merger Vote
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday refused to stop Redfin shareholders from voting Wednesday on a $1.75 billion merger with Rocket Cos., finding that with new disclosures made by the company, investors have enough information to make an informed decision.
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June 03, 2025
DC Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Transgender Prisoner Care
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday blocked the enforcement of a Trump administration executive order barring funding of gender-affirming care in federal prisons and granted class certification to a group of transgender inmates challenging the directive.
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June 03, 2025
Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say
Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors.
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June 03, 2025
InnovAge To Pay $27M To Resolve IPO Investors' Suit
InnovAge Holding Corp. and a class of stockholders have agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve claims that the senior-health care company made misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the falsehoods.
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June 03, 2025
Canada Customers Agree To Halt 23andMe Data Breach Suits
23andMe and Canadian customers suing over a data breach agreed on Tuesday to pause lawsuits against non-bankrupt third parties for up to six months amid the DNA testing company's Chapter 11 proceedings in Missouri.
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June 03, 2025
4th Circ. Again Decertifies Marriott Data Breach Classes
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday once again scrapped class certification of potentially millions of Marriott International Inc. guests in multidistrict litigation over a major data breach at the company's Starwood-branded hotels, finding the guests can't get around a class action waiver built into the rewards program.
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June 03, 2025
PepsiCo's Popcorners Bags Not Filled To Corners, Buyer Says
PepsiCo illegally slack fills its Popcorners corn snack product bags without a legitimate purpose, tricking customers into thinking the package contains more product than it does and essentially making them pay for empty space, according to a proposed class action filed Sunday in California federal court.Â
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June 03, 2025
Rosen, Pomerantz To Lead Seattle Biotech Class Action
The Rosen Law Firm PA and Pomerantz LLP will serve as co-lead counsel for shareholders accusing Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology Inc. of misleading investors about its ability to develop certain genetic therapy treatments.
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June 03, 2025
'World's Purest Baby Wipes' Not Pure, Microplastics Suit Says
A California woman on Monday lodged a putative class action against baby wipes manufacturer WaterWipes, telling a San Francisco federal court that what the company describes as plastic-free baby wipes actually have a concerning amount of microplastics.
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June 03, 2025
Lovesac Settles Conn. Shareholder Suits With Corp. Reforms
The Lovesac Co. has agreed to implement new corporate reforms and pay $335,000 to reimburse its stockholders' legal fees in a derivative lawsuit accusing company directors of filing misleading financial reports, according to a deal advanced Tuesday by a Connecticut federal judge.
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June 03, 2025
Supreme Court Won't Hear Mich. Gym's COVID Closure Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear a petition from a Michigan gym seeking compensation from the state for the economic losses it suffered after being forced to scale back services or close during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 03, 2025
Software Co. Settles Workers' Suit Over Lagging 401(k) Funds
Software company ServiceNow told a California court Tuesday that it has agreed to settle a proposed class action alleging the business cost workers millions in savings by failing to trim underperforming target-date funds from its 401(k) plan.
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June 03, 2025
Calif. Mazda Oil Leak Deal Dooms NC Class Claims
Mazda has escaped class claims alleging leaky valve stems caused cars to burn excessive oil when a North Carolina federal judge ruled that the driver didn't opt out of a similar class action settlement across the country in California.
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June 03, 2025
Tom Girardi Sentenced To Over 7 Years For $15M Client Fraud
A California federal judge sentenced Tom Girardi on Tuesday to over seven years in prison for his wire fraud conviction, granting some leniency to the disbarred attorney on his 86th birthday by imposing a sentence below the guidelines in recognition of his age and ailing health.Â
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June 03, 2025
T-Mobile Can't Shut Down Ex-Employee's Race Bias Case
T-Mobile can't end a former employee's suit claiming she was given a minimal bonus and eventually terminated because she's Black, a Washington state federal judge ruled, saying the company's assertion that she had performance issues was inconsistent with the evidence.
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June 03, 2025
The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.
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June 03, 2025
Calif. Panel Won't Restore Subclasses In Nurses' Wage Suit
Two nurses failed to back up their assertions that a hospital system similarly refused to provide their colleagues with meal and rest breaks, a California state appeals court ruled, upholding an order that decertified two subclasses in their wage suit.
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June 02, 2025
Amazon Defeats Prime Subscribers' Privacy Suit For Good
A Washington federal judge has permanently tossed Amazon Prime subscribers' proposed class action alleging that the company illegally disclosed their personal viewing habits, ruling that they still haven't plausibly alleged that Amazon "actually and affirmatively" shared their information.
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June 02, 2025
Trucking Co. Can't Ditch Ill. Suit Over Workers' Face Scans
An Illinois federal judge has refused to toss a putative class action accusing HMD Trucking Inc. of violating the state's biometric privacy law by collecting and storing drivers' face scans through cameras installed in its trucks, finding that this data qualifies as "biometric identifiers" protected by the statute and that the claims aren't preempted by federal law.Â
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June 02, 2025
Hatteras Hedge Fund Looks To Take Investor Suit Federal
Hedge fund Hatteras Investment Partners LP and its CEO on Friday sought to remove to Delaware federal court allegations that a $300 million asset swap wiped out shareholder value, arguing the size of the alleged damages and other factors all satisfy federal jurisdiction.
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June 02, 2025
Musk Beats Attorney's $1M PAC Giveaway Fraud Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit claiming Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway to swing state voters before the 2024 election was a fraud, saying a lawyer and a Michigan resident who brought the suit failed to show they were injured and thus had standing to pursue their claims.
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June 02, 2025
Rocket Cos. Board Beats Investor's $500M Insider Trading Suit
Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday dismissed a derivative shareholder suit accusing Rocket Companies Inc.'s board, chairman and controlling stockholder of breaching their fiduciary duties by liquidating $500 million worth of stock allegedly based on material nonpublic information, saying the plaintiffs have failed to show a motive.
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June 02, 2025
Despite 11-1 Split Warning, 7th Circ. Limits Use Of Mandamus
The Seventh Circuit shrugged off assertions that it has inexplicably adopted one-of-a-kind restrictions on change-of-venue challenges, refusing Monday to rethink its recent rejection of mandamus as a mechanism to fight forum selection decisions.
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June 02, 2025
Yacht Maker's Arbitration Clause Struck In Warranty Fight
A Delaware judge has declined to send to arbitration a proposed class action accusing a French yacht maker's American subsidiary of violating U.S. consumer protection law by requiring buyers to have their boats periodically serviced at the company's dealerships.
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June 02, 2025
Penn Gets Students' Antisemitism Suit Thrown Out, For Now
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday threw out a suit accusing the University of Pennsylvania of fostering a "pervasively hostile educational environment" for Jewish students, ruling that the students haven't plausibly alleged that the university excluded and failed to protect them.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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Influencer Campaign Lawsuits Signal New Endorsement Risks
Recent class actions allege that companies' influencer campaigns violate the Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and various state laws, but it's not clear whether the failure to comply can sustain these lawsuits, or whether the plaintiffs' creative theory of damages will hold up to scrutiny, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.
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Calif. Antitrust Laws May Turn More Zealous Than US Regs
California is poised in the next 18 months to significantly expand its antitrust laws, broadening the scope of liability and creating a premerger review process that could be more expansive than review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, say attorneys at Munger Tolles.
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Digesting A 2nd Circ. Ruling On Food Delivery App Arbitration
The Second Circuit recently rejected Grubhub's attempt to arbitrate price-fixing claims, while allowing Uber Eats to do so, reinforcing that even broad arbitration clauses must connect to the underlying dispute and suggesting that terms of service litigation may center on websites' design and content, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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How Cos. Can Mitigate Increasing Microplastics Liability Risk
Amid rising scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe of microplastics' impact on health and the growing threat of litigation against consumer product and food and beverage manufacturers, companies can limit liability through compliance with labeling laws, careful contract management and other practices, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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Meta Case Brings Customer-Facing Statements Issue To Fore
Now that Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank has returned to California federal court after the U.S. Supreme Court in November found it improvidently granted certiorari, it will be worth watching whether customer-facing communications, such as Facebook's privacy policies, are found to be made in connection with the sale of a security, says Samuel Groner at Fried Frank.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Series
Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.