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September 09, 2024
BAE Defeats ERISA Suit Over Abandoned Retirement Funds
A Virginia federal judge tossed a BAE Systems Inc. employee's suit claiming the company skirted federal benefits law by using forfeited funds in its retirement plan to pay off its contribution responsibilities, stating the plan's own documents required the company to use the funds this way.
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September 09, 2024
Dental Co. Can't Polish Off Suit Over Tracking-Pixel Use
An Illinois federal judge pared down a proposed class action Monday alleging Aspen Dental Management used tracking pixels and other technology on its website to collect protected health information from customers searching online for dental care and transmit it to third parties like Facebook and Google.
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September 09, 2024
Abbott Says Illinois OT Suit Should Join Similar Case In Ohio
Abbott Laboratories asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to send two workers' dispute over unpaid sanitary gear changes and hand washings to Ohio where a similar suit is pending, arguing that the move would promote consistent judgments across the "nearly identical" claims.
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September 09, 2024
Lindt Can't Escape Suit Over Heavy Metals In Dark Chocolate
Candymaker Lindt & Sprüngli can't escape claims that its dark chocolate contained dangerous levels of lead and cadmium, a Brooklyn federal judge has ruled, saying the consumers' claims that they paid a premium for allegedly defective products counts as an injury.
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September 09, 2024
Judge Won't End Mich. Dam Flooding Suit Before Discovery
A Michigan judge said Monday it would be premature to free the state from liability for two dams' collapse before further discovery, telling government lawyers he would be reversed "in a nanosecond" if he ended the suit so soon.
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September 09, 2024
6th Circ. Affirms Ax Of '100% Raw' Honey-Labeling Fight
The Sixth Circuit has affirmed a decision tossing consumers' proposed class action over Strange Honey Farm LLC's "100% raw Tennessee honey" labels, finding that while the appellate court has jurisdiction to hear the consumers' appeal, the lower court rightly dismissed the "conclusory" allegations without leave to amend.
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September 09, 2024
Conn. Bank Hit With Class Claims Over Overdraft Fees
Fairfield County Bank improperly charged $37 overdraft fees on "authorize positive, settle negative," or APSN, transactions, according to a putative class action in Connecticut state court that claims a fee is triggered even if a customer's money is available at time of purchase.
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September 09, 2024
Conn. Diocese Proposes $30M Plan For Abuse Claimants
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, has proposed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, claiming it would provide better and quicker compensation to sex abuse claimants than the plan proposed by the unsecured creditors committee.
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September 09, 2024
Court Won't Nix Flyers' Case Over JetBlue-American Pact
A New York federal court has refused to toss a proposed class action from airline passengers who allegedly overpaid for flights while an agreement was in place between JetBlue and American Airlines, an alliance the airlines dropped after a successful government challenge.
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September 09, 2024
SeaWorld Strikes Deal To End 401(k) Class Action
SeaWorld told a California federal court it agreed to settle a class action accusing it of loading its $300 million employee retirement plan with high-cost funds and hiring expensive recordkeepers who charged more than double what similar plans were paying.
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September 09, 2024
Ally Bank Hit With Negligence Suit Over Data Breach
Ally Bank faces a proposed class action filed Saturday in North Carolina federal court by a customer who said its negligence and failure to implement basic data security practices led to the leaking of customers' sensitive information onto the dark web following a data breach earlier this year.
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September 09, 2024
Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Seek Final OK Of $600M Deal
Residents and others affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, last year are asking an Ohio federal court for final approval of a $600 million settlement, including a $162 million payout for their attorneys.
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September 09, 2024
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Delaware's Court of Chancery made some expensive decisions last week, ranging from a $130 million stockholder award and a freeze on $450 million in equity financing to a whopping $1 billion bill for fraud and breach of contract damages. New cases aimed at Virgin Galactic, settlements pulled in Hemisphere Media Group Inc. and court hearings involving Apollo Global Management heated up. In case you missed it, here's the roundup of news from Delaware's Court of Chancery.
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September 09, 2024
Squire Patton Litigator Jumps To Fox Rothschild In Atlanta
Fox Rothschild LLP has added a former Squire Patton Boggs LLP partner who helped UPS defeat a former supervisor's sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation suit, strengthening its Atlanta office with a labor and employment litigator.
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September 09, 2024
Engineers' Counsel Requests $220K In Forced Labor Suit
Attorneys representing a class of Mexican engineers who claimed they were lured to the U.S. with false promises of high-paying jobs asked a Georgia federal court to greenlight their request for $220,000 for their work securing a $1.2 million settlement to resolve the dispute.
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September 09, 2024
Federal Law Preempts Standby Shift Claims, Oil Co. Says
Oil refinery workers' claims that they didn't receive compensation for their 12-hour standby shifts require an interpretation of the collective bargaining agreements and the Labor Management Relations Act preempts the claims, a company told a California federal court.
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September 06, 2024
ZoomInfo Sued By Investor Over Post-Lockdown Biz Pressure
Software company ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. has been hit with an investor proposed class action in Washington federal court alleging it hurt investors and its own reputation as it took desperate measures to maintain an early-pandemic customer boom and ultimately wrote down $33 million because of improperly recognized revenue.
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September 06, 2024
Earthlink Investors Accept $85M Deal To End Merger Suit
Earthlink investors who say they were duped into approving a $1.1 billion merger with failing telecommunications company Windstream Holdings Inc. told an Arkansas federal judge Friday that they've reached an $85 million deal to end the lawsuit two months before the case was scheduled to go to trial.
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September 06, 2024
Ft. Lauderdale Must Face 2020 Protest Suit, But Cops Get Win
A Florida federal judge has ruled that several Fort Lauderdale police officers can't be sued by a protester who alleged that her civil rights were violated in a violent response to 2020 demonstrations over the death of George Floyd but said the city itself must still face various claims in her lawsuit.
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September 06, 2024
Calif. Has Underpaid State Court Judges For Years, Suit Says
A Sacramento County judge has filed a proposed class action on behalf of over 5,000 current and retired bench officers alleging they've been underpaid for the last several years over the state's failure to properly include special salary adjustments when calculating the average percentage salary increase for all state employees.
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September 06, 2024
Actelion Must Face Tracleer Antitrust Suit With Class Certified
A Maryland federal judge refused Friday to toss an antitrust suit accusing Actelion Pharmaceuticals of illegally denying generics companies the samples they needed to produce generic versions of its hypertension drug Tracleer, while separately certifying a class composed of "hundreds" of insurers and self-funded employers.
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September 06, 2024
VA Must Turn LA Campus Into Vets' Housing, Judge Says
A California federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of a class of disabled homeless military veterans alleging that they're facing disability discrimination due to the lack of permanent supportive housing on a West Los Angeles campus.
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September 06, 2024
Ex-CEO Of Defunct Solar Co. Seeks Sanctions In Fraud Suit
The former CEO of a bankrupt solar energy firm filed a motion for sanctions Friday in Michigan federal court, alleging the plaintiffs' counsel misrepresented the ex-CEO's inability to produce information during a discovery meeting regarding claims he defrauded customers by selling faulty solar systems.
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September 06, 2024
2nd Circ. Won't Revive Solar Cos.' National Grid Tax Suit
The Second Circuit declined to revive one of two proposed class actions brought by solar companies against National Grid alleging it illegally charged them for taxes in an effort to dampen competition from renewables, finding on Friday that the district court properly determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
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September 06, 2024
Health-Ade Settles Suit Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Kombucha
A consumer who filed a proposed class action against popular kombucha-maker Health-Ade LLC claiming the beverages contained "forever chemicals" has apparently settled her claims against the company, according to an order issued by a New York federal judge.
Expert Analysis
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6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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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 notable circuit court decisions on topics from property taxes to veteran's rights — and provides key takeaways for counsel on issues including class representative intervention, wage-and-hour dispute evidence and ascertainability requirements.
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A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
After the dissolution of 147-year-old firm Stroock late last year shook up the legal world, a post-mortem analysis of the data reveals a long list of warning signs preceding the firm’s collapse — and provides some insight into how other firms might avoid the same disastrous fate, says Craig Savitzky at Leopard Solutions.
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Retailers Must Be Mindful Of Sale Ads As Class Actions Rise
A recent uptick in class actions filed against retailers over a breadth of allegedly deceptive pricing practices — including misleading reference prices for sales and discounts offered on a perpetual basis — show no sign of slowing down, indicating that class counsel are laser-focused on challenging advertising strategies, say Louis DiLorenzo and Paavana Kumar at Davis+Gilbert.
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Legislative And Litigation Trends In Environmental Advertising
Companies that tout their products' environmental benefits can significantly reduce the risk that they will face allegations of greenwashing by staying up to date on related Federal Trade Commission guidance, state requirements and litigation trends, say Raqiyyah Pippins and Kelsie Sicinski at Arnold & Porter.
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What's On The Horizon In Attorney General Enforcement
A look at recent attorney general actions, especially in the areas of antitrust and artificial intelligence, can help inform businesses on what they should expect in terms of enforcement trends as 10 attorney general races play out in 2024, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Reducing The Risk Of PFAS False Advertising Class Actions
A wave of class actions continues to pummel products that allegedly contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, with plaintiffs challenging advertising that they say misleads consumers by implying an absence of PFAS — but there are steps companies can take to minimize risk, say attorneys at Keller and Heckman.
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6th Circ. Ruling Breathes New Life Into Article III Traceability
The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Hardwick v. 3M Co. to vacate a district court's certification of one of the largest class actions in American jurisprudence for lack of Article III standing has potentially broader implications for class action practice in the product liability sphere, particularly in medical monitoring cases involving far-fetched theories of causation, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Open Questions After Elastos Crypto Class Action Settlement
The recent settlement in Owen v. Elastos Foundation resolving a class action fight over whether Elastos was required to register an initial coin offering with U.S. regulators has raised several questions that may be of interest to lawyers litigating cryptocurrency-related cases, including whether a crypto token constitutes a security under U.S. law, says Bradley Simon at Schlam Stone.
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Aviation Watch: 737 Max Blowout Raises Major Safety Issues
The sudden in-flight loss of a side panel on an Alaska Air 737-9 Max last month, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane's cabin, highlighted ongoing quality issues at Boeing, the jet's manufacturer — but the failure also arose from decisions made by the airline, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.
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Mass Arb. Rule Changes May Be A Hindrance For Consumers
The American Arbitration Association's recent changes to its mass arbitration supplementary rules and fee schedule, including a shift from filing fees to initiation and per-case fees, may reduce consumers' ability to counteract businesses' mandatory arbitration agreements, say Eduard Korsinsky and Alexander Krot at Levi & Korsinsky.
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Series
Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Coaching my son’s high school wrestling team has been great fun, but it’s also demonstrated how a legal career can benefit from certain experiences, such as embracing the unknown, studying the rules and engaging with new people, says Richard Davis at Maynard Nexsen.
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Opinion
New Rule 702 Helps Judges Keep Bad Science Out Of Court
A court's recent decision to exclude dubious testimony from the plaintiffs' experts in multidistrict litigation over acetaminophen highlights the responsibility that judges have to keep questionable scientific evidence out of courtrooms, particularly under recent amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, says Sherman Joyce at the American Tort Reform Association.
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SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
As women continue to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of the legal profession, law firms could learn from the example set by the Office of the Solicitor General, where culture and workplace policies have helped foster greater gender equality, say attorneys at Ocean Tomo.
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Opinion
Proposed Rule Could Impair MDL Flexibility, Harm Plaintiffs
While proposed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 is intended to enhance the management of multidistrict litigation proceedings, its one-size-fits-all requirements could stifle the flexibility that judges need to address the varying circumstances of MDLs effectively, and jeopardize plaintiffs' ability to pursue justice, say Christopher Seeger and Jennifer Scullion at Seeger Weiss.