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Class Action Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on class actions and multidistrict litigation. Coverage includes developments in multiparty litigation in federal and state courts, as well as policy issues and court rulings that affect class action procedure.
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Latest News in Class Action
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April 23, 2024
Bike Parts Co. Investor Wants Scott + Scott For Class Counsel
An investor suing a Georgia bicycle parts maker has asked a federal district court to appoint Scott + Scott Attorneys At Law LLP and the Schall Law Firm lead counsel in litigation alleging the company hid from shareholders slumping sales and demand.
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April 22, 2024
Ex-Twitter Workers Can't Arbitrate Until Class Cert. Resolved
A proposed class of former employees of Twitter, now known as X, cannot yet force the company to move forward with their various employment claims in arbitration, a California federal judge determined Monday, saying the issue of class certification needs to be decided first.
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April 22, 2024
PacWest Wants Suit Over Alleged Rate Hike Exposure Axed
PacWest Bancorp has urged a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action from an investor who alleges the California regional bank ignored warning signs posed by last year's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, saying the fact that it did not anticipate the "unprecedented turmoil in the banking industry" is not a violation of federal securities laws.
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April 22, 2024
Social Media MDL Attys Ordered To Sort Out Confidentiality
A California federal judge presiding over discovery in multidistrict litigation over whether social media platforms' design is addictive warned parties at a hearing Monday not to ask him to resolve disputes over confidentiality designations, asking repeatedly, "Why do they matter?" and saying, "These are the kinds of things that lawyers should work out."
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April 22, 2024
9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Pet Supplement False Ad Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld certification of a consumer class accusing health supplement company Nutramax of falsely marketing Cosequin as promoting healthy joints in dogs, saying an economics expert could use a generic and "otherwise reliable" damages model without applying it specifically to the class at this stage.
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