Class Action

  • May 18, 2026

    Judge Lauds Wells Fargo Settlement In 'Fake' Diversity Suit

    A California federal judge has given final approval to a deal between Wells Fargo investors and executives in a derivative suit claiming the bank's leadership failed to address the company's discriminatory lending practices and engaged in "fake" interviews with diverse candidates, calling the assistance fund resulting from the settlement "significant."

  • May 18, 2026

    Florida Bank Shareholder Wins Injunction Over Bylaw Changes

    A Florida bank must hold off on selling its assets and postpone its annual shareholder meeting, a federal judge ruled, saying the bank's biggest shareholder presented credible evidence suggesting that the directors rigged corporate bylaws to keep themselves in charge following a federal crackdown on the bank's cannabis-related business.

  • May 18, 2026

    Amazon's Subscribe & Save Duped Consumers, Suit Says

    Two Pennsylvania consumers targeted Amazon's Subscribe & Save feature in a proposed class action filed in Seattle federal court Monday, claiming the e-commerce giant tricks shoppers into registering by pricing eligible items lower than other sellers, then jacks up those prices once customers are committed to automatic future purchases.

  • May 18, 2026

    Fla. Hospital Patients Denied Rethink On Class Cert.

    A Florida federal judge refused to rethink her decision denying class certification for consumers accusing Health First Inc. of locking in patients and blocking competition from rival hospital systems, dinging the plaintiffs for raising arguments they could've asserted earlier and for altering a quote from a cited case.

  • May 18, 2026

    Online Directory Wrongfully Listed Cell Numbers, Suit Says

    An online directory operator published thousands of residents' cellphone numbers without their consent, exposing them to scams, harassment and identity theft, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court Monday.

  • May 18, 2026

    Chancery Sends Sinovac Biotech Suit To Antigua And Barbuda

    The Delaware Chancery Court on Monday dismissed a shareholder suit against Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and several investors, ruling a fight over control of the China-based vaccine maker belongs in Antigua and Barbuda, where Sinovac is incorporated, rather than in Delaware courts.

  • May 18, 2026

    Disneyland Illegally Collects Visitors' Face Scans, Suit Says

    Disneyland guests hit the entertainment behemoth with a proposed class action in New York federal court Friday alleging it gathered facial recognition data of children who enter its parks without a meaningful way for them to opt out, arguing "the onus of privacy rights should not be on the victim."

  • May 18, 2026

    American Express Hit With 401(k) Target-Date Fund Suit

    Former American Express workers hit the credit card giant with a proposed class action in New York federal court, alleging that underperforming target-date and other investment funds in the company's 401(k) plan — with approximately $9 billion in assets and 40,000 participants — lost workers hundreds of millions in future savings.

  • May 18, 2026

    Ex-Detainees Say NC Sheriff Withholding Data In ECourts Row

    Counsel for a putative class of individuals who allege they were wrongfully arrested or detained due to glitches in the state's electronic court system told a North Carolina federal court during a Monday hearing that a county sheriff's office is delaying the release of its own records.

  • May 18, 2026

    Judge Severs FedEx Wage Suits Affecting 14K Drivers

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday severed three wage suits against FedEx affecting more than 14,000 delivery drivers, saying their claims were improperly joined and represented an attempt to sidestep failed collective and class action efforts.

  • May 18, 2026

    Calif. High School Athletes Say State's NIL Ban Exploits Them

    High school athletes told a California federal judge that state regulations unfairly limit their name, image and likeness opportunities, contrary to the state governing body's claim that the rules exist to protect amateurism and keep transfers reasonable.

  • May 18, 2026

    Justices Skip Review Of Accountant Strict Liability Standard

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision holding that legal liability does not extend to auditors who certify a client's financial statements for initial public offerings, even if those statements are later found to contain alleged misstatements.

  • May 18, 2026

    Aetna Denied A Freeze On Trans Facial Surgery Order

    A Connecticut federal judge ordered Aetna to comply with a preliminary injunction requiring it to reconsider coverage denials affecting two transgender health plan participants who sought gender-affirming facial surgery, refusing to stay the insurer's compliance obligations during its pending appeal in the proposed class action.  

  • May 18, 2026

    FTC And Deere In 'Advanced' Right-To-Repair Settlement Talks

    The Federal Trade Commission got an Illinois federal judge to hit pause on its right-to-repair antitrust lawsuit against John Deere, citing ongoing settlement talks less than two months after the company struck a $99 million deal with farmers promising to facilitate independent equipment repairs.

  • May 18, 2026

    NY Court Tosses Challenge To Insurers' Anti-Adjuster Clause

    A New York federal court permanently dismissed a public adjusting company's proposed class action against a group of insurers over a policy endorsement barring insureds from hiring public adjusters, finding enforcement of the clause did not constitute tortious interference.

  • May 18, 2026

    Pullman & Comley Pans 'Absurd' Challenge To Tax Sale

    Pullman & Comley LLC has urged a Connecticut state judge to dismiss a challenge to its representation of the town of Woodstock's tax collector, saying a resident who owes money has pressed "the absurd claim that a municipality is forbidden from retaining counsel to assist in its collection of municipal taxes."

  • May 18, 2026

    Musk's XAI Opposes Anonymity In Deepfake Suit

    Elon Musk's xAI is asking a California federal court to force the use of the real identities of a group of women suing over Grok-generated deepfake images of them in sexual situations, saying they haven't shown that proceeding under pseudonyms is necessary to protect their privacy.

  • May 18, 2026

    Morgan & Morgan Atty Barred From Harvard Suit Over AI Error

    A Massachusetts judge on Monday said a Morgan & Morgan PA attorney may not appear before him in a suit against Harvard University over the theft of body parts donated to its medical school, saying the lawyer did not learn his lesson after signing off on briefs in another case with fake case law generated by artificial intelligence.

  • May 18, 2026

    Takeda Liable In IBS Drug Pay-For-Delay Trial

    A federal jury in Boston on Monday found Takeda Pharmaceuticals conspired with a generic-drug maker to delay the launch of a generic version of Takeda's anti-constipation drug, awarding purchasers $885 million, a figure that's expected to swell after a rule tripling plaintiffs' antitrust damages is applied.

  • May 18, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of celebrity estate litigation, merger disputes, investor suits, record demands, sanctions fights and questions over corporate moves away from Delaware.

  • May 18, 2026

    Celebrity-Owned NY Entertainment Venue Settles Wage Suit

    Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake's New York sports bar told a federal judge on Monday that it has agreed to settle a wage and hour lawsuit brought by two bartenders who alleged the celebrity-owned venue stole their tips and shorted them on overtime pay.

  • May 18, 2026

    Attorney Lifts Veil On Jay Peak Visa Fraud Recovery Efforts

    In the decade since the Jay Peak Ski Resort visa fraud scandal surfaced, Jeffrey Schneider, managing partner of Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider & Grossman LLP, has been serving as counsel to a court-appointed receiver to help secure compensation for hundreds of victims through litigation and settlements with banks, law firms and the state of Vermont.

  • May 18, 2026

    Colo. Justices Tell Hospital To Resume Gender-Affirming Care

    The Colorado Supreme Court ordered Children's Hospital Colorado on Monday to resume its provision of gender-affirming care for transgender youth patients, finding the patients demonstrated actual harm from the denial of care.

  • May 18, 2026

    Justices Seek SG's Input In GEO Group Immunity Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court asked for the U.S. solicitor general's input Monday in a case that questions whether the GEO Group is covered by intergovernmental immunity and therefore able to pay immigrant detainees $1 a day for their work.

  • May 18, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Denial Of Luxottica Arbitration Push

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away eyewear giant Luxottica's bid for review of a Second Circuit decision that allowed certain claims in a proposed benefits class action to proceed in New York federal court rather than in arbitration.

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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