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September 02, 2025
Freddie Mac Beats Investor Suit Over Subprime Exposure
An Ohio federal judge has tossed a nearly two-decade-old lawsuit accusing Freddie Mac of failing to warn investors about its exposure to the flagging subprime market, ruling that the lawsuit hadn't identified any material misleading statements made by the company in the lead-up to the housing crisis.
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September 02, 2025
Dow Faces Investor Suit Over Tariff-Related Disclosures
Raw materials supplier Dow Chemical Co. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging its decision to reduce shareholder payouts earlier this year contradicted its earlier claims of its ability to withstand economic uncertainty, including tariffs.
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September 02, 2025
Digimarc Hit With Second Investor Suit Over Lost Contract
Digimarc executives failed to warn investors about the expiration of a key customer contract, a loss that ultimately led to a 43% stock drop in February, investors have claimed in a class action.
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September 02, 2025
FTC, Amazon Urged To Iron Out Antitrust Discovery Tiff
A Washington federal judge handling the Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust case against Amazon suggested on Tuesday the parties continue working toward a solution after the commission protested that the company failed to pass on documents received from other online retailers in related litigation in California.
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September 02, 2025
Court Denies UFC's Attempt To Block Fighters' Class Cert.
A Nevada federal judge has rejected Ultimate Fighting Championship's motion seeking to deny class certification for fighters suing it over alleged suppressed wages, saying the request is premature.
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September 02, 2025
NC Court Upholds Ruling Against Pay For Pre-Job Training
A class of mental health workers seeking overtime compensation can't recover pay for training completed prior to the first day of work, as a North Carolina federal judge upheld a previous order finding that the time is not compensable under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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September 02, 2025
TMX Customers Get Final OK For $42M Data Breach Suit Deal
Customers of title loan and payday lender TMX Finance have gotten a final nod for their $42 million settlement of class action claims arising from a data breach affecting an estimated 4.8 million people, with class counsel receiving just under $6 million in fees and expenses.
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September 02, 2025
CoStar Hotel Reports Lack Data For Price-Fixing, Judge Says
CoStar and a group of hotel companies escaped from a putative antitrust class action when a Washington federal judge drew a distinction between the use of hotel industry benchmarking data and algorithmic rental pricing software of the sort at issue in litigation against Yardi Systems Inc.
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September 02, 2025
NJ Judge Tosses REIT Shareholders' Liquidation Suit
A New Jersey federal judge has rejected a proposed class action filed by shareholders accusing several real estate investment trusts and other parties of misleading them in order to avoid liquidating the REITs, ruling the claims must be thrown out without prejudice.
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September 02, 2025
Colgate-Palmolive To Shell Out $332M In Pension Payout Fight
Colgate-Palmolive retirees asked a New York federal judge to greenlight a $332 million class action deal in their suit claiming the household products company shorted them on lump-sum retirement payouts, signaling the end of a nearly decade-old case that reached the Second Circuit in 2023.
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August 29, 2025
Google Fights Gemini AI Query As App Privacy Trial Wraps
A multibillion-dollar trial over claims that Google illegally collected app data from 98 million consumers grew contentious Friday when the plaintiff's lawyer asked the tech giant's expert if he considered using Google's AI tool to see if data Google says is scrubbed of personal information could be re-identified.
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August 29, 2025
Ga. Ban On Trans Prisoner Healthcare 'Troubling,' Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge signaled Friday that she may soon halt a new state law banning access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender state prisoners, saying she found it "troubling to me" that lawmakers had substituted their judgment for that of doctors.
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August 29, 2025
Logistics Cos. Can't Escape Worker Visa Misuse Class Action
Two logistics companies have failed to escape a proposed class action accusing them of misusing a professional worker visa program to lure workers from Mexico, with a Georgia federal judge trimming out some discrimination and fair labor claims, but allowing several others to proceed.
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August 29, 2025
Ohio Cannabis Co. Sued Over Exposing Patient Info
An Ohio company that helps patients secure medical marijuana cards was hit with a new wave of proposed class actions, accusing it of failing to safeguard nearly a million of its customers' sensitive personal records, with the company now facing at least five lawsuits over alleged lax security.
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August 29, 2025
Kaiser Can't Ditch Bias Fight Over Hearing Aid Coverage
A Washington federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action claiming Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. violated the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provision by refusing to cover certain hearing aid prescriptions, rejecting the plan's arguments that the alleged injuries aren't fairly traceable to KFHP, among other defenses.
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August 29, 2025
Tennis Players Oppose Sending Antitrust Suit To Arbitration
A group of professional tennis players is contesting bids by the organizers of two of the sport's largest competitive events to toss the players' union from their New York federal antitrust suit and forcibly make them arbitrate their claims accusing the organizers of running an illegal "cartel."
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August 29, 2025
Amazon Can't Scrap Toilet Paper Suit, Consumers Say
Plaintiffs suing Amazon in a proposed class action that accuses the retail juggernaut of lying to consumers about the environmental impacts of its toilet paper and other paper products said the company's effort to hide behind third-party forestry certifications doesn't justify the suit's dismissal.
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August 29, 2025
OpenAI Denied Discovery On Musk's Buy Offer, Meta's Role
A California federal magistrate judge blocked further OpenAI discovery into Elon Musk's $97.4 billion offer to buy the ChatGPT maker amid a lawsuit challenging its attempted shift into a for-profit business, finding that discovery on the offer, and any involvement by Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, must wait.
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August 29, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over $2.1B Robinhood IPO
A divided Ninth Circuit on Friday revived a proposed investor class action suit accusing Robinhood Markets Inc. of failing to disclose a downturn in user interest ahead of its $2.1 billion initial public offering, ruling that corporations planning to go public have a duty to disclose material financial information even from quarters that have just ended.
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August 29, 2025
NJ Casinos Say 9th Circ. Ruling Backs Axing Price-Fixing Suit
A group of Atlantic City casino-hotel owners have asked the Third Circuit to review a recent decision in the Ninth Circuit involving "nearly identical" antitrust claims related to the same software the defendants in both suits used to allegedly orchestrate inflated room rates across a given area.
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August 29, 2025
Amazon Workers Get Class Nod In Military Leave Bias Suit
A New York federal judge handed class certification to a group of workers alleging Amazon did not provide equal leave benefits to service members compared to those who took other forms of leave such as jury duty, although he found the class representative couldn't lead the case.
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August 29, 2025
3rd Circ. Backs Walmart In Opioid Securities Disclosure Suit
A proposed class action by Walmart investors claiming the company misled them by failing to disclose a federal opioid investigation was rejected Friday by the Third Circuit, which held the retailer's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings were not false or misleading.
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August 29, 2025
GardaWorld Can't Avoid Tobacco, Vaccine Health Fee Suit
A North Carolina federal judge trimmed — but refused to toss — a proposed class action challenging a security company's health plan surcharges to employees who refused COVID-19 vaccinations and who use tobacco, opening discovery on claims that the fees violated nondiscrimination provisions in federal benefits law.
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August 29, 2025
Pro-Palestine Student Group Must Be Allowed On Pitt Campus
The University of Pittsburgh must lift its suspension of a pro-Palestine student group, a federal judge ordered, several weeks before the group's ban on activities on-campus was set to expire.
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August 29, 2025
4 Appellate Arguments For Benefits Attys To Watch In Sept.
Yellow Corp. seeks to revive a $137 million breach dispute against the Teamsters at the Tenth Circuit, married retirees will ask the Eleventh Circuit to restart a pension conversion fight, and the en banc Fifth Circuit reconsiders a challenge to a rule implementing a 2020 surprise health billing law.
Expert Analysis
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NCAA Settlement Kicks Off New Era For Student-Athlete NIL
A landmark settlement stemming from 15 years of litigation between schools and the NCAA reflects a major development in college athletics by securing compensation for usage of student-athletes' names, images and likenesses, and schools hoping to take advantage of new opportunities should take proactive steps to comply with new rules, say attorneys at Manatt.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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What Calif. Appeals Split Means For Litigating PAGA Claims
After two recent California state appeals court rulings diverged on whether a former employee with untimely individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act can maintain a representative action, practitioners' strategic agility will be key to managing risk and achieving favorable outcomes in PAGA litigation, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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When Rule 12 Motions Against Class Allegations Succeed
Companies facing class actions often attempt early motions to strike class allegations, and while some district courts have been reluctant to decide certification issues at the pleading stage, several recent decisions have shown that Rule 12 motions to dismiss or strike class allegations can be effective, say attorneys at Womble Bond.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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5 Insurance Claims That Could Emerge After NCAA Settlement
Following the recent NCAA class action settlement that will allow revenue sharing with college athletes, there may be potential management liability for universities, their executive leadership and boards that could expose insurers to tax, regulatory, breach of contract and other claims, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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Class Standing Issues Still Murky After Justices Punt LabCorp
While litigants and district courts had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in LabCorp v. Davis would provide much-needed clarity on the interplay between Article III standing and class certification, the court's failure to rule on the issue leaves disagreement, confusion and uncertainty for stakeholders, says Erica Rutner at Cozen O'Connor.
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Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.
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GM Case Highlights New Trends In AI-Related Securities Suits
Bold company statements about artificial intelligence have resulted in a rise in AI-related securities litigation, and a recent Michigan federal court decision in In Re: General Motors Co. Securities Litigation illustrates how courts are analyzing these AI-based claims and applying traditional securities concepts to new technologies, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.
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Compliance Refresher For 'Made In USA' Labeling Claims
As tariffs reshape the trade landscape, companies hoping to invoke the powerful consumer appeal of “Made in USA” labels must understand the strict rules for making acceptable claims so they avoid the costly legal ramifications and brand damage possible from misrepresenting products as 100% American, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure
If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.