Class Action

  • April 30, 2026

    Ariz. Bank Hit With Fraud Suit Over Merger Terms

    A Chicago investment fund has accused an Arizona-based community bank of duping shareholders of an Illinois savings and loan company into approving the institutions' $90 million merger, saying the offering materials touted an unachievable payout for investors.

  • April 30, 2026

    Acadia Investors Get Final OK For $179M Deal, Atty Fees

    A Tennessee federal judge has given final approval to a $179 million settlement between investors and Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc., ending a class action that alleged the company misled investors about the strength of its U.K. operations.

  • April 30, 2026

    Google Says Ad Tech Rivals Can't 'Circumvent' Time Limits

    Google has formally asked a New York federal judge to dramatically reduce antitrust claims from rival advertising placement technology providers, arguing they're clearly targeting policies they've known about for years and thus cannot get around a four-year statute of limitations pegged to a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit.

  • April 30, 2026

    Co. Didn't Give Workers Proper Termination Notice, Suits Say

    Former employees of a recently defunct commercial property services company were not given a 60-day notice of their termination, in violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, workers alleged in two separate proposed class actions filed in Colorado federal court.

  • April 30, 2026

    Walmart Wins Dismissal Of Wage Suit Over Sparse Claims

    A former overnight stocker's allegations against Walmart lacked enough detail to plausibly support claims for missed breaks, unpaid overtime and other violations, a Washington federal judge ruled Thursday, tossing the worker's proposed class action.

  • April 30, 2026

    Borrowers Seek NJ Mass Tort Status For Debt Buyer Suits

    Consumers challenging LVNV Funding LLC's attempts to collect their debts that they say are void under state law have applied to the New Jersey Supreme Court to centralize their suits as multicounty litigation.

  • April 30, 2026

    Calif. Insureds Say State Farm's Property Valuation Is Unlawful

    A class of California homeowners that say State Farm underpaid their property insurance claims urged a federal court to reject the insurer's argument that its method of calculating actual cash value is in line with the state's insurance code and legislative history.

  • April 30, 2026

    Mental Health Co. Can't Undo Jury Verdict In NC Wage Suit

    A mental healthcare company's bid to throw out a jury verdict finding it willfully violated federal and state wage laws fell short because its post-trial arguments lacked supporting evidence, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • April 30, 2026

    Ex-Husch Blackwell Partner Urges Discovery In ERISA Dispute

    A former Husch Blackwell LLP partner has urged a Missouri federal court to ignore the firm's request for summary judgment in a dispute over employee retirement benefits, arguing discovery should proceed in the proposed class action.

  • April 30, 2026

    BofA Denied Quick 4th Circ. Appeal In 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has turned down Bank of America Corp.'s request for a quick appeal of his order denying the bank's request for an early exit from a proposed class action alleging forfeitures were misspent from workers' 401(k) plans.

  • April 30, 2026

    NC Biz Court Bulletin: Corporate Raid, MV Realty Settlement

    A major case settled in the North Carolina Business Court in April as new lawsuits emerged, including a complaint by health information technology company IQVIA Holdings Inc. accusing its former top brass of orchestrating a corporate raid and defecting to a competitor. In case you missed this story and others, here are the highlights.

  • April 30, 2026

    J&J Says Ill. Ruling Backs Beasley Allen's DQ From Talc Suits

    Johnson & Johnson told a New Jersey federal court that a recent ruling in Illinois backs the Beasley Allen Law Firm's disqualification from multidistrict litigation over its talcum powder.

  • April 30, 2026

    Tenant Says NC Landlord Imposed 3 Rent Hikes In 5 Months

    A renter in California claimed in a proposed class action that her new landlord, North Carolina-based Bell Partners, sought to raise her rent nearly 25% in a five-month period after taking over management of an apartment complex late last year.

  • April 30, 2026

    Steakhouse Chain Servers Get Initial OK For $7M Wage Deal

    A steakhouse chain will pay $7 million to end servers' claims that its tip-pool practices left them underpaid, a Colorado federal judge said Thursday, granting the deal preliminary approval.

  • April 30, 2026

    Energy Co. Brass Accused Of $58M 'Pump And Dump'

    A stockholder has sued Enphase Energy Inc.'s top officers and directors in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of misleading investors about weakening demand for the solar technology company's products while insiders allegedly sold more than $58.8 million in stock and the company spent nearly $907 million on allegedly inflated share repurchases.

  • April 30, 2026

    Kroger's Health Plan Tobacco Fee Shirks ERISA, Suit Says

    Supermarket giant Kroger violated federal benefits law by requiring workers to pay an extra fee through their health plan if they used tobacco while failing to give them a fair opportunity to avoid the charge, according to a proposed class action filed in Ohio federal court.

  • April 30, 2026

    Kratom Seller Sanctioned For Deleting Blog During Suit

    A California federal judge has sanctioned Ashlynn Marketing Group Inc. in a suit alleging it hid kratom's dangerous and addictive effects, finding that it deliberately deleted a blog containing statements about kratom after the suit was filed.

  • April 29, 2026

    Shoals, Investors Strike $70M Deal To Settle Wire Defect Suit

    Shoals Technologies Group Inc. and investors who accused the solar energy equipment-maker of having downplayed defects in its wire harnesses used in aggregating electricity have reached a settlement that, if approved, would pay roughly $70 million to a settlement class, they have told a Tennessee federal judge.

  • April 29, 2026

    Conagra Not Off The Hook Over '100% Whole Fish Fillets' Label

    Conagra customers can proceed with their proposed class action alleging some of the food company's fish fillets are deceptively labeled as "100% whole fish" despite containing industrial filler and extra water, after an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday the customers offer a plausible reading of the label, enough to state a claim.

  • April 29, 2026

    Del. Supreme Court Says Bylaw Suits Came Too Soon

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of stockholder lawsuits challenging advance notice bylaws adopted by The AES Corp. and Owens Corning, ruling that the claims were premature because no actual dispute over the bylaws had yet materialized.

  • April 29, 2026

    Hanes Must Face Email Suit After State Law Declared Legal

    Hanes can't get out of a lawsuit accusing it of sending marketing emails that make untrue claims by arguing that a Washington state law banning commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines is unconstitutional, a Washington federal judge has found.

  • April 29, 2026

    Wash. High Court To Review $230M Hospital Wage Suit Award

    Washington's highest court has agreed to consider hospital system Providence Health & Services' appeal of a $230 million judgment for workers who accused the provider of illegally adjusting their clock-in and clock-out times and failing to ensure they took required meal breaks.

  • April 29, 2026

    J&J, Neutrogena Say FDA Signed Off On Benzene Products

    Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Kenvue Inc. are calling for a permanent end to a multistate consumer lawsuit claiming their Clean & Clear and Neutrogena acne treatments degrade into the cancer-causing chemical benzene, arguing in New Jersey federal court that federal regulators have already determined that the key ingredient is safe.

  • April 29, 2026

    Uber's Latest Bellwether Loss Could Portend Trouble For Co.

    Uber was recently hit with another unfavorable verdict in the second bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over driver sex assaults, and another determination that the ride-hailing company can be liable for its drivers' negligence does not bode well for the company, experts said.

  • April 29, 2026

    Janus Henderson Inks $6.5M 401(k) Fund Suit Deal

    Janus Henderson will fork over $6.5 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that the asset manager breached fiduciary duties by promoting underperforming proprietary investments in its employee 401(k) plan, according to the terms of the deal filed in Colorado federal court Wednesday.

Expert Analysis

  • 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

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    Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026

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    As 2026 begins, the legal and regulatory outlook for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is defined less by sweeping federal initiatives and more by incremental adjustments, judicial guardrails and state-driven regulations — an environment in which proactive risk management and close monitoring of policy developments will be essential, say attorneys at MG+M.

  • Reviewing 2025's Artificial Intelligence Disputes Over IP

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    2025 brought the first major fair use rulings involving generative artificial intelligence, and in 2026 courts will weigh in on more discovery disputes, renewed motions to dismiss, class certification challenges and fair use defenses that could shape the course of future AI litigation, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026

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    2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025

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    With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments

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    2025 was a remarkable year in the world of web tracking wiretapping litigation, not only for the increased caseload but also because of numerous developing theories of liability, with disputes expected to continue unabated in 2026, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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