Class Action

  • June 09, 2026

    BOTS Act Judge Reverses, Tosses Challenge To FTC Case

    A Maryland federal judge reversed course Tuesday and dismissed a preemptive lawsuit challenging one of the Federal Trade Commission's first online ticketing cases, concluding the ticket resellers can raise their constitutional arguments in addressing the FTC's allegations rather than pursuing a separate suit of their own.

  • June 09, 2026

    BofA Says Fraud Findings Doom Calif. Benefit Card Classes

    Bank of America is asking that several classes of unemployment benefit cardholders be decertified in multidistrict litigation over its handling of California unemployment benefit cards during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that new evidence of ongoing benefits fraud has made the case impossible to try as a class action.

  • June 09, 2026

    OnlyFans Users Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Calif. Auto-Renew Suit

    OnlyFans subscribers on Tuesday urged the Ninth Circuit to revive a proposed class action alleging unlawful subscription auto-renewals, arguing California courts have jurisdiction over the platform's U.K. parent company because it auto-renews thousands of Golden State subscriptions and generates $400 million from the state annually.

  • June 09, 2026

    Car Co. ESOP Suit Tossed For Breaking 11th Circ. Rules

    A Florida federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against a car dealership company from ex-workers who alleged mismanagement of their employee stock ownership plan, faulting their amended complaint as a type of shotgun pleading prohibited by Eleventh Circuit rules.

  • June 09, 2026

    Meta AI Order Offers Novel Question For 9th Circ., Authors Say

    A group of 13 bestselling authors suing Meta have asked a California federal judge for permission to appeal his decision holding that it was fair for Meta Platforms Inc. to train its artificial intelligence system with their copyrighted material without consent, saying there's already been divergent rulings on the novel question.

  • June 09, 2026

    BioTech Co. Hit Investor Suit Over Cancer Test Trial Miss

    Biotechnology company Grail Inc. was hit with a proposed investor class action alleging that it misled investors about the likelihood its cancer screening blood test would demonstrate effectiveness in a clinical trial, which the public learned in February was unsuccessful.

  • June 09, 2026

    Dodge, Jeep Accused Of Delaying Headrest Class Action Trial

    Class members claiming headrests in several Dodge and Jeep vehicles can spontaneously deploy with a potential to cause serious injury accused automaker FCA on Monday of using arbitration claims to delay a federal court trial that has been pending for six years.

  • June 09, 2026

    Cognizant Settles Suit Over 401(k) Investment Management

    Cognizant Technology Solutions and former employees who claimed the information technology company saddled its 401(k) plan with poor investment options and high fees told a New Jersey federal judge that they have agreed to settle their dispute.

  • June 09, 2026

    Trading Card Grading Company Wants Antitrust Case Tossed

    Collectors Holdings Inc. is looking to toss a proposed class action over its purchase of two rival trading card grading companies, telling a California federal court that the acquisitions were made to meet demand, not maintain a monopoly.

  • June 09, 2026

    Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says

    Whole Foods Market forced workers to perform duties during meal breaks, manipulated time records to underpay wages, and blocked employees from leaving the premises during rest periods, according to a lawsuit brought in California state court.

  • June 09, 2026

    Arby's Owner Must Face Trimmed Data Tracking Opt-Out Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed some privacy claims in a suit alleging Arby's', Jimmy John's', Dunkin's and Sonic's website cookie banners falsely promise to remove trackers but allowed the plaintiffs' fraud claims to proceed, finding it's enough for them to plead they declined cookies but were tracked anyway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Nexgrill Sued Over Wire Brush Defect, 'Inadequate' Recall

    A proposed class of grill users is suing Nexgrill Industries Inc. in California federal court, alleging that it waited years to issue a recall over a dangerous defect in its wire grill brushes and that the recall is itself inadequate to address the issue.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    QXO Stockholder Sues Over TopBuild Deal Disclosures

    A QXO Inc. stockholder has filed a proposed class action in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to block a shareholder vote tied to the company's planned $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild Corp., alleging that investors were not given enough information to make an informed decision on the deal.

  • June 09, 2026

    Honda Drivers Allege Camera Defect Impairs Safety System

    A proposed class of Honda drivers are suing the company in California federal court, saying a range of 2018 to 2025 vehicles have a defect in their front-facing cameras, which causes every safety system built on that camera to fail.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fiber Internet Co. Failed Customers In Data Breach, Suit Says

    A Denver-based fiber internet provider failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a cyberattack and waited five months to notify those affected, a customer said in a suit filed in Colorado federal court.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Kaiser Member Seeks Class Cert. In Microsoft Site Tracker Suit

    A Kaiser Permanente member has called on a federal judge in Seattle to greenlight a series of national classes and California subclasses in her privacy lawsuit accusing Microsoft and Qualtrics of secretly intercepting millions of patients' private health information through tracking technologies embedded in the healthcare system's website.

  • June 08, 2026

    StubHub Wants IPO Disclosures Suit Tossed

    StubHub and several of its initial public offering underwriters urged a New York federal court to dismiss a shareholder suit accusing them of securities fraud, saying StubHub made all necessary disclosures and acted transparently before the IPO despite investors' claims that it hid information about cash flow and its transition into direct ticket sales.

  • June 08, 2026

    Payment Co. Omitted Pay Info From Job Posts, Suit Claims

    Payment processor Vendara routinely omitted pay and benefits information from job postings in violation of Washington state law, an applicant has claimed in a proposed class action, alleging the missing information wasted his time and negatively impacted his earnings.

  • June 08, 2026

    Mich. Panel Lets Class Suit Against Drainage District Proceed

    Residents in Royal Oak, Michigan, can seek financial restitution from their local drainage district for what the residents claim is almost a decade of overcharges for sewage treatment and disposal, a Michigan state appeals court has affirmed.

  • June 08, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    At the Delaware Chancery Court, a trial over World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company has been canceled, and a Reddit investor has filed a suit claiming the company used artificial intelligence to challenge his grievance about a charter provision.

  • June 08, 2026

    Investors Say Roblox Misled With 'Bullish' Age-Check Claims

    Roblox Corp., its CEO and its CFO were hit Monday with a proposed class action alleging that the company's "bullish" statements about its growth following the rollout of age-checking systems misled investors, leading to a nearly 20% drop in stock value after the truth came out.

  • June 08, 2026

    Biogen To End Investors' Alzheimer's Drug Case For $18.9M

    Biogen Inc. has agreed to pay $18.9 million to exit a lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors about the commercial readiness of a new Alzheimer's treatment, according to a settlement filed in Massachusetts federal court.

  • June 08, 2026

    NFL, Teams Deny Retaliating Against Flores Over Bias Suit

    The National Football League has told a New York federal court that former head coach Brian Flores cannot support his "kitchen-sink" of racial hiring discrimination claims against the league and its teams, including his recent allegation of retaliation.

Expert Analysis

  • Operational AI Washing: The Next Frontier Of Fiduciary Risk

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    While there are still no final Delaware decisions applying Caremark specifically to artificial intelligence governance failures, previous case law provides a blueprint, so the question for boards is whether their governance architectures will satisfy Caremark when the first cases are decided, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

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    Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing poker in male-dominated rooms taught me to treat skepticism as background noise when my opponents seem to underestimate me, to apply pressure when it matters and to adapt without losing strategic discipline — skills that are all indispensable in restructuring and insolvency matters, says Alexis Gambale at Pashman Stein.

  • Revisiting TransUnion's Underused Standing Rule, 5 Years On

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    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent use of the U.S. Supreme Court’s now five-year-old TransUnion v. Ramirez rule specifying that the "mere risk of future harm" isn't concrete enough to support a damages claim presents an opportunity to revisit this underutilized standing rule, say attorneys at Horvitz & Levy.

  • 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan

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    The associates who navigate law firm mergers best ask the right questions early, such as inquiring about partners' plans, to assess how the merger could affect their workflow and career path, says Jackie Bokser-LeFebvre at Major Lindsey.

  • Turning To The Courts When PBM Reform Falls Short

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    The effectiveness of state laws intended to regulate pharmacy benefit managers remains uncertain, but litigation — utilizing tried-and-true theories like breach of contract and fair dealing — offers another mechanism through which stakeholders may seek relief from PBMs, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them

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    The fastest civil trial courts in the country are currently in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida, and their chief judges provide insights into the court rules that keep them ahead, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Retailer Risk Reduction Tips As Email Marketing Suits Surge

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    Amid a flood of email marketing lawsuits following last year's Washington Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Old Navy, retailers seeking to avoid high litigation costs can take several steps to reduce risks by focusing on their email subject lines advertising sales, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • Operational AI Washing: Dismantling Claims Before Discovery

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    Operational AI washing claims can be rebuffed before discovery extracts their true costs by turning the documentary record established in earnings calls and public disclosures into a layered defense, which can exploit the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s heightened pleading standards, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • Law School Antitrust Dismissal Leaves Room For Review

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    A Pennsylvania federal court's recent dismissal of Risner v. Law School Admission Council, a class action that argued a centralized law school application platform violated antitrust law, reflects judicial reluctance to assume that higher education joint efforts are automatically anticompetitive, but also sets out a road map for future pleadings, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Calif. Ruling Lowers Bar For Health Data Breach Claims

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    The California Supreme Court's ruling in J.M. v. Illuminate Education offers protection for non-healthcare companies that maintain health-related data but also adopts a new and more plaintiff-favorable standard for breach of confidentiality that companies maintaining any health-related data should address, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • How Gambling Cos. Can Defend 'Addictive Design' Suits

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    Following the recent wave of addictive design litigation against video game companies and social media platforms, it appears that the gambling industry may soon face similar claims — but operators may have stronger legal defenses available to them, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

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