/classaction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Class Action Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:02:13 +0000 /classaction/articles/2361200?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2361200 A California federal judge Thursday refused to certify three putative classes of former Bank of America employees who accused the bank of not paying them their accrued, unused vacation time, saying a proposed class representative seemingly wasn't eligible for vacation time accrual. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:33:07 +0000 /classaction/articles/2361124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2361124 A California federal judge has refused to ship to arbitration a proposed class action accusing J.Jill of advertising false reference prices on products sold throughout its website, finding that the clothing retailer had failed to put the plaintiff on adequate notice that she would be bound to arbitration simply by placing an order as a guest. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:44:27 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360772 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart has released 24 more discretionary denial decisions, more than half of which she cleared challenges to move forward through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board process. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:37:39 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360553 A New York federal judge has approved a deal resolving derivative claims against the leadership of fitness company Peloton Interactive Inc., settling allegations of safety issues with its Tread+ treadmill by requiring governance reforms and awarding $1.75 million in attorney fees and costs. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:29:17 +0000 /classaction/articles/2361052?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2361052 A Seventh Circuit panel reduced a $51.6 million fee award for class counsel who took on alleged price-fixing among the country's biggest producers of broiler chickens to about $47 million Wednesday, saying the district court made one easily-correctable error. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:04:10 +0000 /classaction/articles/2361090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2361090 Two former wrestlers, including an Olympic medalist, and a former walk-on football player have joined the list of college athletes announcing plans to appeal the $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement with the NCAA, arguing that they are receiving far too small a portion of the compensation package. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:56:42 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360987?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360987 A plumbing subcontractor told a California federal court that its primary insurer was improperly limiting its coverage in an employee stock ownership plan dispute, hindering its ability to tap into its full $25 million tower of management liability coverage. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /classaction/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:23:26 +0000 /classaction/articles/2358260?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2358260 The U.S. Supreme Court clarified Thursday that its recent order allowing the Trump administration to send noncitizens to countries they have no connection to with little notice or chance to object extends to a group of men the government plans to send to South Sudan. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:11:02 +0000 /classaction/articles/2361095?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2361095 A proposed class of buyers of Natera Inc.'s noninvasive prenatal tests has asked a California federal court to give preliminary approval to an $8.25 million settlement to resolve claims that the company knew the tests were unreliable but failed to tell buyers. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:59:09 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360735 A New York federal judge has denied class certification for a class of 717 buyers of Unilever's TRESemme shampoo who allege the product caused allergic reactions and hair loss, saying their claims would require too much individual inquiry for class certification to be appropriate. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:04:58 +0000 /classaction/articles/2356297?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2356297 The impact of regulatory permits on insurance policy pollution exclusions, the debate over ditching two-step collective certifications and further interpretation of Illinois' biometric privacy law are at the heart of some of the state's biggest cases to watch through the end of the year. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /classaction/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:14:25 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360780 A suit by workers accusing a call center company of incorrectly classifying them as independent contractors and then firing them when they complained must be thrown out, the company told a Florida federal court, saying the complaint is a "textbook impermissible shotgun pleading." Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:07:51 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360702?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360702 An Ohio federal judge has dismissed a putative class action brought against online education platform Continued.com LLC that accused the company of giving its subscribers' information to Meta Platforms without their consent, but left the door open to amend the complaint later. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:56:57 +0000 /classaction/articles/2359256?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2359256 The first half of 2025 has seen a surge of consumer class action trends related to online tools, websites and marketing messages, creating a new legal risk landscape for companies of all sizes, says Scott Shaffer at Olshan Frome. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:49:05 +0000 /classaction/articles/2360934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2360934 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday clarified the question presented in a case it recently agreed to take up over the methodology for calculating businesses' liability for pulling out of multiemployer pension plans.