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November 22, 2024
Ill. Judge Bucks Colleague In Limiting BIPA Change's Reach
An Illinois federal judge held Friday that a legislative amendment limiting damages under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act doesn't apply to lawsuits filed before the change took effect, refusing to side with a recent ruling from another judge in the same court that reached the opposite conclusion.
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November 22, 2024
PayPal Wants Renewed Suit Over Merchant Rules Tossed
PayPal on Thursday urged a California federal court to again throw out a proposed class action claiming it illegally boosts online retail prices with its restrictive merchant agreements, arguing that the latest version of the complaint doesn't fix any of the issues flagged by the court.
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November 22, 2024
Target Can't Shake Shoppers' Biometric Privacy Suit
An Illinois federal judge has refused to toss a putative class action accusing Target Corp. of deploying surveillance systems that unlawfully gathered shoppers' biometric data, finding that news reports and other sources cited by the plaintiffs were enough to create a "plausible inference" that the retailer engaged in the alleged conduct.
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November 22, 2024
Judge Trims Suit Over Tesla Collision Alert Defect
Tesla Inc. has beaten some of a lawsuit brought by a driver who claims its vehicles' collision monitoring system erroneously detects objects in its path, causing the cars to suddenly brake, after an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday that the driver needed to do more to show significant financial injury.
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November 22, 2024
Fox Corp., Class Battle Over Multibillion Del. Defamation Suit
Fox Corp. "demonstrated willingness to republish demonstrably false material" promoting bogus 2020 election conspiracies to bolster its market share, a class attorney said during dismissal arguments Friday in a Delaware Court of Chancery suit seeking billions of dollars in damages.
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November 22, 2024
11th Circ. Panel Weighs Remanding Florida Trans Health Fight
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday appeared unlikely to affirm a lower court's ruling to invalidate a Florida state law banning Medicaid payments for gender-affirming medical care, with two judges on the panel asking attorneys for specifics about additional analysis of discriminatory factors on a potential remand.
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November 22, 2024
DACA Recipient Accuses KeyBank Unit Of Immigration Bias
A KeyBank-owned student loan refinancing and consultation unit was hit with a proposed class action by a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient claiming the company uses immigration status as a basis to reject potential customers.
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November 22, 2024
Procter & Gamble Unit's Hair Oil Causes Hair Loss, Suit Says
The Procter & Gamble Co. and its unit Mielle Organics LLC are deceptively marketing their brand of hair oil as being safe to use, even though it has caused hair loss in some users, a putative class action filed Thursday in Illinois federal court alleged.
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November 22, 2024
Delta-8 Product Actually Illicit Delta-9, Class Action Claims
The manufacturer of Cake Brand vapes has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of "masquerading" its products as "lawful delta-8" when in reality they contain delta-9, a derivative marijuana which remains a Schedule I drug, according to the suit filed in California federal court.
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November 22, 2024
Detainees Ask To Show Jury Inside Of Colo. ICE Facility
Immigrant detainees have asked a Colorado federal judge to allow them to show jurors the inside of a detention facility near Denver run by private prison company Geo Group, arguing that a tour is the best way for jurors to understand key issues in a human trafficking class action involving $1-a-day wages.
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November 22, 2024
Nissan Automatic Brake Classes Dismantled By 6th Circ.
A Sixth Circuit panel vacated class certification Friday for Nissan drivers who say their cars' automatic braking system activates unnecessarily, finding the trial judge failed to grapple with software upgrades that may have fixed the alleged flaw for some of the class vehicles.
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November 22, 2024
Judge Revives Ford Fire Risk Suit After Feds Question Recall
A Michigan federal judge on Friday reopened a putative class action alleging certain Ford Motor Co. Escapes and Bronco Sports SUVs have a defect that caused engine fires, ruling that a query letter from highway safety regulators gave new life to claims the automaker's recall didn't fix the underlying problem.
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November 22, 2024
Class Attys Ask Court For 28% Of $2.2M Bowling Settlement
Class attorneys in the now-settled legal fight over Bowl America's merger with Bowlero Corp. are requesting fees representing 28% of the proposed $2.2 million deal to end the litigation, which is nearing final approval.
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November 22, 2024
Social Media MDL Judge Threatens States With Contempt
A California federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation concerning social media platforms' allegedly addictive designs told counsel Friday that she's considering holding California and South Carolina state agencies in contempt for refusing to comply with discovery orders, telling counsel, "I can guarantee I will not let this stand."
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November 22, 2024
PFAS Foam MDL Attys Score $95.8M For Tyco, BASF Deals
A South Carolina federal judge awarded nearly $96 million in combined fees and costs Friday to lead counsel representing public water systems for reaching a $316.5 million deal with BASF Corp. and $750 million with Tyco Fire Products LP over forever chemicals, lauding them as "some of the most qualified mass tort litigators in America."
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November 22, 2024
Debt Collector Awakened Illegal 'Zombie Loans,' Suit Says
Real Time Resolutions Inc., a debt collection company, is facing a new proposed class action from two North Carolina homeowners, who have accused it of assessing an illegal interest on their mortgage that was charged off more than a decade ago.
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November 22, 2024
LA Power Dept. Inks $60M Settlement Over Valley Gas Leak
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has reached a $59.9 million settlement over allegations that it hid a dangerous natural gas leak from San Fernando Valley residents for over three years, according to the plaintiffs' counsel.
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November 22, 2024
Walmart Class Attys In $123M Opioid Deal Seek $24.6M Fee
Three plaintiffs firms known for shareholder litigation are seeking $25 million in fees for their work on a $123 million settlement with Walmart in Delaware's Chancery Court, ending a suit that claimed oversight failures at the retail giant led to reckless opioid prescriptions and massive liabilities.
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November 22, 2024
Off The Bench: NBA Ices Media Flap, Paul-Tyson Netflix Suit
In this week's Off The Bench, the NBA settles a high-profile suit regarding its new media rights deal, and Netflix's buggy presentation of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws a proposed class action.
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November 22, 2024
High Court Quietly Pulls Meta Case Without A Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Meta Platforms Inc. case that sought to narrow the types of risk disclosures corporations need to make to investors, saying that the court shouldn't have taken up the case in the first place.
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November 21, 2024
Sports Site Gets Video Privacy Suit Moved To Arbitration
A California federal judge has sent to arbitration a putative class action accusing a high school sports streaming service of unlawfully sharing users' video-viewing information with third parties such as Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the plaintiff had agreed to these terms when he first signed up for an account on the site.
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November 21, 2024
Social Media MDL Judge Rips State Attys Defying Orders
A California federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive designs on Thursday ordered states to provide the names and state bar numbers of agency counsel who have refused to comply with discovery orders, threatening sanctions and asking, "What happened to the rule of law?"
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November 21, 2024
Chinese Co. Says It Didn't Agree To Class Arb. In $100M Claim
An e-commerce company known as the Amazon of China is urging a New York federal court to nix an arbitral award allowing class arbitration of claims that the company grossly shortchanged minority shareholders when it went private in 2016, saying it never agreed to such a proceeding.
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November 21, 2024
FirstEnergy Investors Slam Ex-Execs' Info 'Bogeyman' Story
FirstEnergy shareholders have accused two former executives of the energy company of exploiting confidentiality rules by seeking to shield documents relevant to their suit over a stock plummet that followed a massive bribery scheme, telling an Ohio federal judge he should reject the executives' "informational bogeyman" story.
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November 21, 2024
Children's Place Investor Drops Suit After Counsel Rule Qualm
A New Jersey federal judge agreed Thursday to let an investor who protested conditions the court placed on his pick for lead counsel to voluntarily toss his proposed class action against clothing retailer The Children's Place Inc.
Expert Analysis
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Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.
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Video Privacy Law Claims After 2nd Circ. NBA Ruling
The Second Circuit's recent ruling in Salazar v. National Basketball Association expanded the definition of what constitutes a consumer under the Video Privacy Protection Act, breathing new life into the law by making any newsletter subscriber to a platform that hosts video content a potential plaintiff, say attorneys at Clark Hill.
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Next Steps In The $2.8B Blue Cross Payout To Providers
Healthcare providers deciding whether to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield network's recent $2.8 billion antitrust class action settlement must weigh key recovery factors, including provider type and litigation cost, say attorneys at Hall Render.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: November Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses six federal court decisions that touch on Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and when individual inquiries are needed to prove economic loss.
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Philly's Algorithmic Rent Ban Furthers Antitrust Policy Trends
A Philadelphia bill banning the use of algorithmic software to set rent prices and manage occupancy rates is indicative of growing scrutiny of this technology, and reflects broader policy trends of adapting traditional antitrust principles to respond to new technology, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
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Notable Q3 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Total loss valuation cases and labor depreciation cases dominated the past quarter of insurance class actions, with courts continuing to reject challenges to condition adjustments in the former, and a pro-insured trend persisting in the latter, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Justices Must Weigh Reach Of Civil RICO In Cannabis Case
Oral arguments in Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn suggest that a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court may agree that a truck driver's losing his job after unknowingly ingesting THC and failing a drug test does not merit a racketeering claim — but the court may not buy the other side's theory of the case either, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Website Accessibility Ruling Leaves Circuit Split Unresolved
A New York federal court's recent decision in Mejia v. High Brew Coffee, holding that stand-alone websites are not "public accommodations" subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, further complicates a long-running circuit split on this question — even as courts are burdened with thousands of similar lawsuits, say attorneys at Mandelbaum Barrett.
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The Fed. Circ. In October: Aetna And License-Term Review
The Federal Circuit's recent decision that Aetna's credit card licensing agreement with AlexSam did not give the insurer immunity from patent infringement claims serves to warn licensees to read their contracts carefully, say attorneys at Knobbe Martens.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.