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June 18, 2025
Consumers Drop Gore-Tex 'Greenwashing' Class Suit
Consumers suing the maker of the waterproof fabric Gore-Tex are looking to end, for now, their proposed class action against the company alleging W.L. Gore & Associates used toxic forever chemicals to manufacture its material while also "greenwashing" its image.
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June 18, 2025
Pilgrims Pride Investors Get Final OK To $41.5M Deal
Investors of poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp. received the final nod for a $41.5 million deal to settle claims that trading prices for the company's shares were artificially inflated amid its participation in a broiler chicken price-fixing scheme.
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June 18, 2025
Sotera Investors Urge 6th Circ. To Reopen Toxic Gas Suit
Sotera Health investors are seeking to revive a lawsuit accusing the company of concealing the carcinogenic nature of a gas used at its sterilization plants, telling the Sixth Circuit that the company knew that its "outrageous and cynical" behavior would cost it hundreds of millions of dollars.
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June 18, 2025
AI Software Co. Cerence's Leaders Beat Shareholder Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday tossed a consolidated derivative shareholder suit against the top brass of artificial intelligence software company Cerence Inc. over its revenue reporting, saying the plaintiffs did not make a presuit demand on the company's board and have failed to show that such a demand would have been futile.
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June 18, 2025
Spectrum Pharma Investors Get First OK For $16M Deal
A Nevada federal judge has given the first green light to a nearly $16 million settlement between a pharmaceutical company and a class of investors who claimed the company and its executives overstated the status of two of its developed drugs and withheld negative data and trial results, leading to a stock drop when the truth was revealed.
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June 18, 2025
BofA Judge Doubts Class Certification Bid In Unpaid PTO Suit
A California federal judge doubted Wednesday whether a named plaintiff can adequately represent a proposed class of Bank of America employees who claim they weren't paid for unused vacation time when they left the bank, observing during a hearing that her individualized issues "could make her very differently situated."
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June 18, 2025
NY High Court Lifts Block On NYC Shifting Retiree Healthcare
New York's highest court lifted an injunction Wednesday that had blocked New York City from switching retired city employees' health insurance provider, ruling that the city never promised its retirees that it would keep them on a Medicare supplemental plan.
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June 18, 2025
Ex-Drug Exec Must Testify, But Keeps 5th Amendment Rights
Sandoz, Teva, Actavis and Taro can again subpoena the deposition testimony of a former Actavis and Teva executive, but a Pennsylvania federal judge is still allowing the witness to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, even though the Justice Department dropped the criminal charges against him.
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June 18, 2025
GM Hit With New Class Action Over V8 Engine Defect
General Motors LLC misled consumers by knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of SUVs and trucks with potentially deadly defective engines that could suddenly fail, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Michigan federal court.
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June 18, 2025
Cleo AI Wants Service Member's Predatory-Lending Suit Nixed
Online lender Cleo AI Inc. is seeking the dismissal of claims that it targeted military members with predatory lending practices, arguing that under relevant law, its "non-recourse advances" don't count as credit — and that, anyway, its users all agreed to arbitrate any disputes when they signed up to use its services.
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June 18, 2025
Online Bookstore Investors Seek Del. Sale Suit Revival
Stockholders of an online "virtual" bookstore that lost money for years urged Delaware's Supreme Court Wednesday to reverse a Court of Chancery decision upholding a $12.5 million sale to the company's preferred shareholders under a disputed liquidation preference.
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June 18, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Papa John's Win Against Wiretapping Suit
The Ninth Circuit refused to reinstate a customer's proposed class action accusing Papa John's of recording website visitors' activities in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, ruling Wednesday the pizza chain, as a party to the communications, can't be liable for spying on its own conversation.
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June 18, 2025
Reddit Execs Downplayed Google AI's Impact, Investors Say
Reddit and its top brass downplayed the impact Google's artificial intelligence-generated search results had on the forum website's traffic and ad revenues, causing stocks to drop when the truth emerged about weakening revenues, according to an investor's proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.
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June 18, 2025
Emotional Distress Claims Rejected In OSU Doctor Abuse Suit
A federal court has ruled that student-athletes suing the Ohio State University after being abused by an athletic team doctor cannot recover emotional distress damages under private Title IX actions.
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June 18, 2025
Belk Didn't Protect Private Info From Data Breach, Suits Say
Belk Inc. allegedly failed to safeguard the personal information of its employees and customers from hackers, resulting in a cyberattack that the department store chain has reportedly concealed, according to a pair of class action lawsuits filed in North Carolina.
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June 18, 2025
Opt-Out 'Oversight' May Not Excuse Burford In Price-Fix Deal
An Illinois federal judge considering a $32 million price-fixing settlement between turkey producer Cargill and a group of direct purchasers seemed skeptical Wednesday of two Burford Capitol subsidiaries' assertion that they should be considered excluded from the deal despite submitting their opt-out request a day late.
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June 18, 2025
News Orgs Urge Court To Stick With OpenAI Evidence Order
A group of news organizations has asked a Manhattan federal judge to reject OpenAI's request to terminate an order for it to retain output log data for user conversations with ChatGPT, saying the order is necessary to prevent the company from deleting further evidence in a case alleging news articles were improperly used to train the generative artificial intelligence model.
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June 18, 2025
Colo. Judge Trims REIT's Antitrust MDL Coverage Dispute
A Colorado federal court trimmed a real estate investment trust's suit seeking coverage for antitrust multidistrict litigation, saying the trust's statutory bad faith claim under Colorado law could not proceed because of a New York choice-of-law provision in its primary policy.
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June 18, 2025
Union Urges Del. Justices To Refloat BofA Benefit Card Suit
Delaware's chief justice pressed an attorney for Bank of America stockholders Wednesday to "drill down to the bad faith" during an appeal for revival of a Chancery Court suit accusing the company of intentionally prioritizing profits over compliance in managing unemployment benefit cards during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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June 18, 2025
California Bar Exam Woes Latest Chapter In Ongoing Scrutiny
Recent headline-grabbing blunders with the February California bar exam represent a stumbling block in a yearslong effort to reshape the exam, with an eye toward equity and accessibility for the more than 10,000 applicants who sit for the exam each year.
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June 18, 2025
NJ Justices OK Mass Tort For Detention Center Abuse Suits
The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated more than 100 cases alleging sexual abuse at state-owned and operated juvenile detention facilities as multicounty litigation, according to a notice to the bar published Wednesday.
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June 18, 2025
Ford Waived Arbitration In Fire Defect Suit, Drivers Say
Drivers who accused Ford of selling hybrids with defective engines prone to stalling or spontaneously catching fire have urged a Michigan federal judge to reject the automaker's bid to force some plaintiffs to take their claims to arbitration, contending that the company missed out on its chance to do so by challenging the merits of the case years ago.
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June 18, 2025
InnovAge IPO Investors Get Initial OK Of $27M Settlement
A Colorado federal judge has preliminarily approved a $27 million settlement between InnovAge Holding Corp., its underwriters and a class of stockholders accusing the senior-health care company of making 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 17, 2025
Mass. Judge Expands Block On Trans Passport Policy
A Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday expanded to thousands of people a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Department of State to issue or renew passports to six transgender or nonbinary people to reflect their gender identity.
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June 17, 2025
Sunoco Pipeline Leak Class Claims Return To Philly Court
A Pennsylvania federal judge has sent environmental class claims over a Sunoco pipeline leak back to state court in Philadelphia, ruling that a carveout to federal class action law where the majority of plaintiffs reside in the same place makes it a state court matter.
Expert Analysis
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.
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Chancery Ruling Holds Authorized Share Takeaways For Cos.
The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent ruling in Salama v. Simon resolved statutory ambiguity in favor of boards seeking authorized share increases, and has important implications for litigators presenting extrinsic evidence in support of contract or statutory interpretation arguments, says Robin Wechkin at Sidley.
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How Courts Can Filter Nonmeritorious Claims In Mass Torts
Nonmeritorious claims have been a key obstacle to settlement in many recent high-profile mass torts, but courts may be able to use tools they already have to solve this problem, says Samir Parikh at Wake Forest University.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Bill Would Bring Welcome Clarity To Del. Corporate Law
A recently proposed bill in Delaware that would provide greater predictability for areas including director independence and controlling stockholders reflects prudential adjustments consistent with the state's long history of refining and modernizing its corporate law, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Opinion
At 100, Federal Arbitration Act Is Used To Thwart Justice
The centennial of the Federal Arbitration Act, a law intended to streamline dispute resolution in commercial agreements, is an opportunity to reflect on its transformation from a tool of fairness into a corporate shield that impedes the right to a fair trial, says Lori Andrus at the American Association for Justice.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Del. Supreme Court TripAdvisor Ruling May Limit 'MFW Creep'
The Delaware Supreme Court's recent Maffei v. Palkon ruling regarding TripAdvisor's proposed reincorporation to Nevada potentially signals a turning point in the trend of expanding the protections from Kahn v. M&F Worldwide to other types of transactions, says Andrew J. Haile at Elon University.
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Partially Faulting Airline For 401(k) ESG Focus Belies ERISA
A Texas federal court's recent finding that American Airlines breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty, but not of prudence, by letting its 401(k) pursue environmental, social and governance investments, misinterprets the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's standard of care, says Jeff Mamorsky, a Cohen & Buckmann partner and ERISA drafter.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Opinion
Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss — but legal wrangling over issues including off-label prescriptions, side effects and compounded versions underscores lawyers' roles in protecting patient safety, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.
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Del. Justices' D&O Ruling Clarifies 'Related' Claim Analysis
In its recent decision in the Alexion Pharmaceuticals coverage case, the Delaware Supreme Court adopted a "meaningful linkage" standard for relatedness analysis, providing further guidance to Delaware policyholders on how to navigate those directors and officers insurance disputes, say attorneys at Hunton.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.