Class Action

  • February 20, 2025

    Steel Co. Reaches $1.5M Deal In 401(k) Mismanagement Suit

    A steel manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.5 million to shutter a class action in Florida federal court claiming it failed to trim high-cost investment funds from its $655 million retirement plan while also neglecting to tamp down on pricey management fees.

  • February 20, 2025

    Class Action Group Of The Year: Bernstein Litowitz

    Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's class action practice group helped block Elon Musk's $55 billion compensation plan from Tesla Inc. and won more than $400 million in settlements in an investor suit over the sale of Columbia Pipeline Group to TC Energy, earning it a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.

  • February 20, 2025

    Bally's And Casino Game Dealers Settle Wage, Tip Suit

    Table game dealers at Bally's Corp. and its Delaware casino have reached a settlement with the company to end their suit alleging that their pay was improperly calculated based on tipped worker rates for both regular and overtime pay, according to a Delaware federal court filing.

  • February 19, 2025

    Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines

    Southern California Edison was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday alleging that its failure to maintain its electrical grid and shut down power lines during fire weather conditions sparked the Eaton Fire that killed 17 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena, California.

  • February 19, 2025

    Meta Should've Preserved Health Tracking Data, Judge Says

    A California federal judge considering sanctions against Meta for deleting data in privacy litigation over a Facebook tool's collection of patient health information said Wednesday that he's not convinced Meta had "malintent," but said, "I do think this information should have been preserved."

  • February 19, 2025

    News Site Ditches Suit Over Sharing Of Visitors' IP Addresses

    A New York federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing online business news site Insider Inc. of unlawfully disclosing website visitors' IP addresses to a third party, finding that the plaintiff had failed to establish the type of concrete injury necessary to sustain his claims under California law. 

  • February 19, 2025

    Solar Co. Says Investors Seek To 'Punish' It Over Wire Issues

    Solar energy equipment maker Shoals Technologies Group Inc. and its underwriters have asked a Tennessee federal judge to toss a consolidated proposed investor class action taking aim at the company's disclosures about certain product wiring issues, arguing Tuesday that it had timely shared information about the developing situation.

  • February 19, 2025

    Constellation Brands Faces Investor Suit Over Profit Slump

    Alcoholic beverage company Constellation Brands Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about attempts to revive its wine and spirits business, which were reportedly shown to be ineffective when the company announced quarterly earnings last month.

  • February 19, 2025

    Lululemon Gets 'Greenwashing' Ads Suit Tossed

    Lululemon Athletica Inc. has escaped a proposed class action accusing it of misleading the public into thinking the company is environmentally friendly, after a Florida federal judge tossed the suit because the consumers couldn't make a price-premium connection.

  • February 19, 2025

    Casino SPAC Shareholders Sue Execs Over Failed Merger

    A public shareholder of a blank check company that failed to merge with a Philippines-based casino has accused the special purpose acquisition company's directors of orchestrating a deal process with "recklessness, deceit, and bad faith," is and seeking damages beyond the $11 million settlement the company struck in another related suit.

  • February 19, 2025

    Del.'s High-Speed Corporate Law Rework May Blunt Plaintiffs

    A fast-moving amendment of Delaware's mainstay corporation law, aimed in part at curbing big fees, limiting some breach of fiduciary claims and stemming a perceived corporate exodus, has left plaintiffs attorneys playing catch-up as the recently revealed measure heads toward a first hearing next month.

  • February 19, 2025

    PVC Pipe Giant Atkore Discloses DOJ Grand Jury Probe

    Atkore Inc.'s antitrust woes have grown from civil price-fixing litigation targeting the company's PVC pipe manufacturing, according to a new investor filing disclosing a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation.

  • February 19, 2025

    Amazon Drivers Deny Discovery Lapses In Yearslong Pay Suit

    Ten former Amazon Flex delivery drivers are pushing back against the e-commerce giant's bid to disqualify them as plaintiffs in an eight-year-old collective wage action, contending they have "gone above and beyond" in their efforts to comply with the company's document demands.

  • February 19, 2025

    3D Printing Co. Escapes Chancery Suit Over $575M Merger

    An ExOne Co. investor failed to show why the 3D printer manufacturer should have postponed a shareholder vote over its rival's purchase of the company, a Delaware vice chancellor has ruled, tossing the investor's proposed class action that alleged the company's board of directors breached its fiduciary duties.

  • February 19, 2025

    3rd Circ. Doubts Alleged Cancer Risk Devalued Drug

    A Third Circuit panel on Wednesday seemed skeptical that a woman who bought and used a weight loss drug suffered financial harm after she found out it could cause cancer, with the judges aggressively pushing back on her argument that she did not get what she paid for.

  • February 19, 2025

    LA Gardasil Trial Against Merck Bagged After 3 Weeks

    A Los Angeles state court trial over the alleged dangers of Merck & Co. Inc.'s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil was abruptly called off after three weeks of testimony, with a new panel of jurors slated to hear the case next fall instead.

  • February 19, 2025

    Airlines Can Ask 9th Circ. To Consider Airport Pollution Suit

    A Washington judge has cleared Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines to ask the Ninth Circuit to weigh in on whether federal regulations governing air travel or jet emissions prevent property owners and residents from suing over alleged flight-path pollution near Seattle's main commercial airport.

  • February 19, 2025

    Local 11 Must Pay Health Fund's Atty Fees In Sanctions Fight

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday granted attorneys' fees in connection with work to file a sanctions motion against a union local in a federal benefits lawsuit against their multiemployer union health fund but reduced the total grant to about half of what was requested.

  • February 19, 2025

    Equinix Shareholder Claims Its Board Manipulated Financials

    An Equinix Inc. shareholder lodged a derivative shareholder suit accusing the data center-focused real estate investment trust's executives of manipulating financials to dupe investors, marking the latest legal challenge to arise since an investment research firm first made the claim last year.

  • February 19, 2025

    Vets Urge 9th Circ. To Bar UCLA From Baseball Lease Row

    A group of disabled military veterans asked the Ninth Circuit to uphold a California federal judge's ruling that it's too late for the University of California system to join a suit over a campus that the veterans say should have been used for housing.

  • February 19, 2025

    Cintas 401(k) Class Counsel Get OK For $1.3M Fee

    Counsel for a class of 50,000 people who sued uniform supplier Cintas for mismanaging retirement benefits have been awarded $1.3 million in fees after striking a $4 million settlement with the company.

  • February 19, 2025

    Buyers Say Berkshire Unit's Threats Raised Prices

    A company that buys calsil insulation filed a proposed class action on Wednesday against a Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the insulation, claiming a Colorado jury's antitrust verdict shows the manufacturer engaged in anticompetitive practices and passed on monopoly prices to buyers.

  • February 19, 2025

    3rd Circ. Hints County's Probation Detainers Need Scrutiny

    Civil rights advocates told the Third Circuit that Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is jailing defendants for probation violations too hastily, and the panel appeared open Wednesday to reviving a lawsuit against several county judges for more developments.

  • February 19, 2025

    Class Action Group Of The Year: WilmerHale

    WilmerHale helped Norfolk Southern navigate a wave of class actions over the fiery derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, shepherding it to a $600 million settlement resolving claims for a class of nearly half a million people and earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Class Action Groups of the Year.

  • February 19, 2025

    Blue Cross Of NC Finalizes $1.67M TCPA Deal Over Robocalls

    A North Carolina federal judge has given her final seal of approval to a $1.67 million settlement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and a UnitedHealth Group unit over claims they inundated consumers with prerecorded calls without their consent.

Expert Analysis

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers certification cases touching on classwide evidence of injury from debt collection practices, defining coupon settlements under the Class Action Fairness Act, proper approaches for evaluating attorney fee awards in class action settlements, and more.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Crypto Gatekeepers May Be The Next Front Of Enforcement

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    Lawyers and other professionals who advise cryptocurrency companies should beware regulators' increasing focus on gatekeeper accountability, and should take several measures to fulfill their ethical and legal obligations, including implementing a robust vetting mechanism when representing crypto clients, say Temidayo Aganga-Williams and Xinchen Li at Selendy Gay.

  • Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.

  • Series

    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

  • What To Expect From CFPB And DOT Card Rewards Inquiry

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    Following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's announcement of joint efforts with the U.S. Department of Transportation to investigate credit card rewards points, credit card issuers and airlines should keep a close eye on potential regulatory and class action litigation risks stemming from the inquiry, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Opinion

    The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Opting In To CIPA Risk Mitigation After New Precedent

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    A recent California federal court decision, adopting a new, broad interpretation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, will likely increase the volume of CIPA claims and should prompt businesses to undertake certain preventative measures, including adopting an opt-in approach to using third-party website advertising technologies, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Look For Flags On Expert Claims After Sunday Ticket Reversal

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    A California federal judge’s recent reversal of a jury’s $4.7 billion antitrust verdict in the NFL Sunday Ticket case indicates that litigants may be inclined to challenge expert testimony admissibility under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and that judges may increasingly accept such challenges, say attorneys at Kutak Rock.

  • What 7th Circ. Samsung Decision Means For Mass Arbitration

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    The Seventh Circuit's recent decision in Wallrich v. Samsung highlights the dilemma faced by mass arbitration filers in the face of nonpayment of arbitration fees by the defending party — but also suggests that there are risks for defendants in pursuing such a strategy, says Daniel Campbell at McDermott.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • How Courts Split On Damages Analysis In Automotive Suits

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    As high-profile vehicle recalls and lawsuits alleging vehicle defects surge, many plaintiffs are turning to choice-based conjoint analysis to calculate damages, but a review of federal district court decisions reveals a range of views on the validity of this methodology, say Joshua Hochberg and Shireen Meer at Berkeley Research.

  • Lessons From Rising Fake Discount Consumer Class Actions

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    Ellen Robbins and Scott Allbright at Akerman discuss the rise of false reference price consumer class actions and outline key strategies to minimize legal risk and protect businesses.

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