Class Action

  • December 19, 2025

    Del. Justices Reinstate Elon Musk's $56B Pay Package

    Tech giant Elon Musk saw his $56 billion Tesla Inc. compensation package rescued Friday, as the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling from January 2024 that voided a board and stockholder-approved pay deal.

  • December 19, 2025

    Aluminum Biz's ESOP Managers Settle Workers' ERISA Fight

    The son of an Indiana-based aluminum manufacturing company's founder and his attorney have decided to settle a dispute from workers alleging the individuals mismanaged their employee stock ownership plan, parties told a federal court Friday. 

  • December 19, 2025

    Geico Agents Secure Some Discovery In Misclassification Suit

    Geico must produce more information related to a retaliation claim and the authenticity and completeness of its retirement and welfare plans in a suit lodged by former agents alleging the insurer denied them benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors, an Ohio federal judge ruled.

  • December 19, 2025

    Live Nation 401(k) Suit Arbitration In Calif. Gets Redo

    A California federal judge agreed to reconsider his order from 2023 requiring arbitration of some claims in a federal benefits suit from Live Nation workers alleging excessive fees in their employee 401(k) plan after the Ninth Circuit had remanded the case in August.

  • December 19, 2025

    Borrowers Win Cert. in NC Mortgage Phone Payment Fees Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has certified a class of North Carolina borrowers who claim their loan servicer charged them exorbitant processing fees for paying their monthly mortgage by phone, finding there are common questions that are best resolved in a class action.

  • December 19, 2025

    9th Circ. Takes Up IPhone Buyers' Class Decertification

    The Ninth Circuit has summarily agreed to let consumers appeal what they had described as the "death knell" district court ruling that decertified their class of iPhone users that was expected to reach 200 million members in an antitrust case over Apple's App Store policies.

  • December 19, 2025

    Sbaiti Adds Longtime Plaintiffs' Atty From Seeger Weiss

    Sbaiti & Company PLLC has hired a former Seeger Weiss LLP partner to chair its consumer protection practice group and co-chair its mass tort practice group.

  • December 19, 2025

    The 6 Biggest Rulings By Massachusetts' Top Court In 2025

    Massachusetts' top court rejected a novel double jeopardy claim in a headline-grabbing murder case, revived claims against Harvard over a "ghoulish" scheme, and said a Snapchat Bitmoji could show police bias, among other significant rulings this year.

  • December 19, 2025

    Chancery Keeps Alive Electric Vehicle Co. SPAC Suit

    Most counts have gone forward in a Delaware Court of Chancery suit alleging an unfair "blank check" company take-public merger with a since-reorganized electric vehicle company that faced allegedly undisclosed supply chain problems.

  • December 18, 2025

    The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.

    The nation's smallest federal appellate panel punched above its weight in 2025, grappling with numerous suits against the Trump administration, high-profile criminal appeals, a $34 million legal fee bid and a hotly contested kickback law.

  • December 18, 2025

    Amazon Can't Shed Class Status In Virtual Try-On Privacy Suit

    A Seventh Circuit panel has affirmed an Illinois district judge's certification of a class of more than 100,000 Amazon shoppers who accuse the e-commerce giant of illegally collecting and preserving their facial geometry data when they used the company's virtual try-on feature to preview products such as makeup and eyewear.

  • December 18, 2025

    InnovAge Investors Get Final OK For $27M Deal, Atty Fees

    A Colorado federal judge has granted final approval to a $27 million settlement between InnovAge Holding Corp., its underwriters and a class of stockholders accusing the senior healthcare company of making misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the alleged falsehoods.

  • December 18, 2025

    AI Energy Co. Stem Inc. Beats SPAC Merger Investor Suit

    Artificial intelligence-driven energy storage company Stem Inc. and its brass no longer face investor claims of making misstatements ahead of a $1.35 billion merger with a blank check company after a judge found their latest complaint revisions didn't fix earlier issues.

  • December 18, 2025

    7th Circ. Declines To Stay Alcoa Life Insurance Injunction

    An injunction ordering aluminum producer Alcoa USA Corp. to reinstate certain retirees' life insurance benefits will remain active while the company appeals the underlying decision, the Seventh Circuit held Thursday, denying Alcoa's motion to stay the injunction.

  • December 18, 2025

    Cigna Faces Class Claims Over Vendor Data Breach

    A Cigna customer has filed a proposed class action in Connecticut federal court that blames the insurer for a data breach that affected a support services vendor between October 2024 and January 2025, leading to the data appearing online and leaving customers at risk of identity theft.

  • December 18, 2025

    SF Must Reinstate Worker Fired For Violating COVID Vax Rule

    A California federal judge ordered San Francisco to reinstate a 311 call center agent who was fired for violating a COVID-19 vaccination mandate after he sought an exemption based on his Muslim faith, ruling Thursday that the plaintiff has made a "prima facie case for religious discrimination."

  • December 18, 2025

    Pa. Casino Accused Of Ignoring Data-Tracking Opt-Out

    A proposed class action claims the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh surreptitiously recorded website visitors' browsing and shared it with third parties, including Facebook and Spotify, even if the users chose to "reject" tracking codes, according to the complaint filed in Pennsylvania state court Wednesday.

  • December 18, 2025

    Sprouts Grocery Brass Face Suit Over Rosy Growth Forecast

    The brass of specialty grocery chain Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. face a shareholder derivative suit alleging they hid the risks of faltering consumer spending, and ended up overpaying by $26.5 million on stock buybacks ahead of an October sales growth miss that caused the company's share price to fall.

  • December 18, 2025

    Settlement Admin, Bank Conspiracy Suits Consolidated In DC

    A group of putative class actions alleging a wide-ranging kickback scheme between three of the largest settlement administration companies in the country and banks that was designed to juice administration fees while diminishing class action payouts has been consolidated in D.C. federal court.

  • December 18, 2025

    Nonclass Attys' $75M Fee Request Too High, Anthropic Says

    Anthropic says the $75 million in fees that nonclass counsel requested as part of the artificial intelligence company's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors is far too high, arguing there is "scant justification" for the request.

  • December 18, 2025

    NAR Brokers Are Antitrust Conspirators, 10th Circ. Told

    Homie Tech Inc. told the Tenth Circuit that the National Association of Realtors can't paint its broker members as third parties in an effort to duck the residential brokerage startup's antitrust claims over a boycott flowing from NAR rules those members followed.

  • December 18, 2025

    LinkedIn Data Access Settlement Rejected In Antitrust Case

    A California federal court refused to approve a settlement requiring LinkedIn to stop conditioning access to its data interface on rivals agreeing not to use the data for a competing professional social network, a deal that included no damages but up to $4 million in attorney fees.

  • December 18, 2025

    Judge Wants More Info On 1976 Memo In Philly Cops' OT Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge Thursday held off on deciding whether to send an overtime lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, its police department and some of the department's leaders to trial, saying he needs additional details, including about a decades-old memorandum amending a civil service regulation.

  • December 18, 2025

    Car Dealer Credit Check Co. Sued Over Breach Affecting 5.8M

    A company that handles credit inquiries for car dealerships is facing a proposed class action accusing it of negligence, following a cyberattack on its systems in October that compromised the personal information of more than 5.8 million people.

  • December 18, 2025

    Hospital Can't Pause Wage Suit During 5th Circ. Class Appeal

    A hospital can't pause a wage suit by nurses while the Fifth Circuit decides if class certification was merited, a Louisiana federal judge ruled, rejecting arguments that the appeals court can also decide on a collective certification order and therefore the entire case should be halted.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods

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    Whether testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produces results meaningful for litigation depends on the validity of the sampling methodology — so effectively defending these claims requires understanding the scientific and legal implications of different PFAS testing protocols, say attorneys at Hollingsworth.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • 9th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Auditor Liability For IPO Errors

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Hunt v. PricewaterhouseCoopers elucidates the legal standard for claims against auditors in connection with a company's initial public offering, confirming that audit opinions are subjective and becoming the first circuit to review this precise question since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Omnicare ruling, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • A Look At The Wave Of 2025 Email Marketing Suits In Wash.

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    Since the Washington Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Old Navy in April, more than 30 lawsuits have alleged that a broad range of retailers across industries sent emails that violate the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, but retailers are unlikely to find clear answers yet, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025

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    As the law continued to take shape in the growing area of crypto-assets, this year saw a jump in crypto class action litigation, including noteworthy decisions on motions to compel arbitration and class certification, according to Justin Donoho at Duane Morris.

  • How New SEC Policies Shift Shareholder Proposal Landscape

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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins' recent remarks provide a road map for public companies to exclude nonbinding shareholder proposals from proxy materials, which would disrupt the mechanism that has traditionally defined how shareholders and companies engage on governance matters, say attorneys at Gunderson.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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