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February 12, 2025
Klarna Accused Of Intercepting Creators' Commissions
Online retail finance company Klarna Inc. got hit with a proposed class action by an internet content creator who claims the firm's automatic coupon-finding browser extension redirects customers who click creators' product affiliate links so that Klarna can take the referral commissions those creators depend on.
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February 12, 2025
Judge Partially Certifies Credit Suisse XIV Notes Class Action
A New York federal judge has granted class certification to investors alleging that Credit Suisse manipulated the market for its XIV notes, while denying certification for those claiming losses from misrepresentations, finding that the suggested class failed to resolve previous deficiencies in its proposal.
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February 12, 2025
Boeing Brass Face Chancery Suit Over Safety Breach Scandal
Public employee pension funds in Ohio and Oklahoma have launched a derivative suit in Delaware's Chancery Court against Boeing board members and executives, seeking damages on the aircraft company's behalf tied to production issues and multiple safety breaches involving several Boeing commercial passenger jets.
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February 12, 2025
Paraquat Plaintiffs Urge 7th Circ. To Revive MDL Suits
Four plaintiffs who were set for bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation targeting the herbicide paraquat argued Wednesday that the Seventh Circuit should unwind their summary judgment losses because the district court's ruling was based on "core misunderstandings" about their expert's evidentiary requirements.
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February 12, 2025
4th Circ. Keeps Class Cert. Nixed In Coupon Service Case
Class certification remains off the table in a lawsuit accusing Inmar Inc. of fixing shipping prices for coupon processing services, after a Fourth Circuit panel sided Wednesday with district court findings that none of the three proffered ways to identify a class of manufacturer plaintiffs holds up.
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February 12, 2025
Cannabis Vape Cos. Accused Of Price-Fixing Scheme
A Chinese cannabis vape manufacturer and a slew of its U.S.-based distributors have been hit with a proposed class action alleging they maintained an unlawful anticompetitive arrangement that kept the price of marijuana vapes artificially high for close to a decade.
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February 12, 2025
Ga. Judge Trims Untimely Paragard IUD Claims From MDL
The Georgia federal judge overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in Paragard intrauterine devices agreed Tuesday to dismiss as untimely dozens of claims against Teva Pharmaceutical and Cooper Cos. from patients in eight states.
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February 12, 2025
United Airlines Asks Texas Judge To Toss COVID Vaccine Suit
United Airlines has asked a Texas federal judge to toss a "mass action" filed by roughly 700 current and former workers accusing the airline of discriminating against employees who resisted COVID-19 vaccination, saying most of the plaintiffs lack jurisdiction.
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February 12, 2025
Poultry Producers Can't Dodge Bid-Rigging Claims In MDL
An Illinois federal judge trimmed on Tuesday some conspiracy claims from a massive antitrust case against chicken producers, including Pilgrim's Pride and over a dozen others, but kept intact other bid-rigging allegations, finding that a class of restaurants and other direct buyers plausibly alleged the companies increased prices in parallel.
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February 12, 2025
Boston's Opioid Damages Claims Tossed As Too Late
Boston waited too long to sue a group of drug benefits intermediaries over their alleged roles in the opioid crisis, a Massachusetts federal judge said in dismissing the city's complaint Tuesday.
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February 12, 2025
Gore-Tex Maker Accused Of Greenwashing Waterproof Fabric
W.L. Gore & Associates has been slapped with a proposed class action in Washington federal court accusing it of embarking on a "greenwashing" campaign by touting its Gore-Tex waterproof fabric as being environmentally sound, while concealing from customers it uses forever chemicals in manufacturing the material.
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February 12, 2025
OPM Violated Employees' Privacy Rights, Unions Say
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management violated federal privacy laws when it gave Elon Musk's recently established Department of Government Efficiency access to its employment records, unions representing federal employees and administrative law judges said in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.
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February 12, 2025
Google Must Face Wiretapping Suit Over AI-Powered Assistant
A California federal judge has refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Google of using a "human-like" customer-service product powered by artificial intelligence to illegally eavesdrop on users' calls with Hulu, Verizon and others, finding the consumers adequately allege Google is a third party that can benefit from the data.
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February 12, 2025
Meta User Antitrust Suit Gets Nov. 17 Trial Date
A California federal judge has set a Nov. 17 trial date for accusations that Meta monopolized the social media advertising market weeks after he declined to certify a class of Facebook users that would have numbered in the millions.
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February 12, 2025
Tobacco Fee Couldn't Have Injured Worker, Campbell's Says
The Campbell's Co. urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a suit from a former worker alleging the company's tobacco-free wellness program is violating federal benefits law by making workers who use tobacco pay more for health insurance, arguing the ex-employee can't bring his claims because he never enrolled in the program.
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February 12, 2025
$180M Deals In Poultry Process Wage-Fixing Row Get First OK
A Maryland federal judge gave her blessing to several settlements totaling approximately $180 million in a suit accusing a slew of poultry companies of conspiring to keep wages low at their plants, greenlighting what the workers called "a historic recovery."
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February 12, 2025
Starbucks Accused Of Flouting Mass. Polygraph Hiring Law
Starbucks is ignoring a Massachusetts law requiring employers to inform job-seekers that the state doesn't allow the use of lie detector tests in employment decisions, according to a putative class action filed in state court.
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February 11, 2025
Wash. Health Privacy Law Debuts In Amazon Tracking Suit
A Washington resident has launched the first claims under the state's groundbreaking health privacy law, as part of a proposed class action accusing Amazon of unlawfully harvesting location data from tens of millions of mobile phone users through third-party apps that are running the company's software development kit.
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February 11, 2025
Zillow Hit With Proposed Class Suit Over StreetEasy Fees
Zillow was slapped with a proposed class action in Seattle federal court Tuesday by New York real estate firm that claims the company charges daily fees for listings properties on its StreetEasy platform, even after a listing real estate agent's name is obscured by a new agent.
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February 11, 2025
Kratom Producers Hid 'Addictive' Risks, Consumers Say
Companies that make kratom are facing a proposed class action in New York federal court over sales of kratom, standing accused of not disclosing that the substance is just as addictive as opioids.
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February 11, 2025
SoCal Edison Investors Sue Over LA Wildfire Mitigation Claims
The parent company of Southern California Edison was hit with a putative shareholder class action on Tuesday that alleges the public utility company misled investors about implementing the power company's wildfire-mitigation measures in the lead-up to the Eaton and Hurst fires that devastated an area north of Los Angeles.
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February 11, 2025
Fitness Co.'s Brass Faces Derivative Suit Over Franchise Woes
Officers and directors of Pure Barre's parent company Xponential Fitness face shareholder derivative claims following the company's disclosure of a federal criminal investigation, regulatory scrutiny and investor ire over the alleged manipulation and harassment of its "financially crushed" franchisees.
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February 11, 2025
Kids Can't Save Reworked EPA Climate Suit, Judge Rules
A California federal judge on Tuesday threw out, for good, children's amended allegations that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's climate policies violate their constitutional rights, ruling that they haven't shown that the alleged harms they've suffered in the midst of climate change can be traced to the policies.
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February 11, 2025
Progressive Inks $3.25M Data Breach Deal With 350K Members
Approximately 350,000 Progressive Casualty Insurance customers on Tuesday asked an Ohio federal judge to grant final approval to a $3.25 million settlement stemming from a data breach event that exposed their personal information, noting the resolution is a favorable outcome, given the risks to their claims if litigation continued.
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February 11, 2025
Monsanto Loses Attempt To Overturn $1.25M Roundup Award
A Missouri appellate court on Tuesday refused Monsanto's request to overturn a $1.25 million award to a man who claimed Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, leaning on reasoning from several other state and federal appeals courts that favored consumers over the company.
Expert Analysis
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Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.
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Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations
In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.
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Justices Likely To Stay In ERISA's Bounds On Pleadings
The arguments in Cunningham v. Cornell showed the U.S. Supreme Court's willingness to resolve a circuit split regarding Employee Retirement Income Security Act pleading standards by staying within ERISA's confines, while instructing courts regarding what must be pled to survive a motion to dismiss, says Ryan Curtis at Fennemore Craig.
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Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
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High Court Could Further Limit Deference With TCPA Fax Case
The Supreme Court's decision to hear McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, a case involving alleged junk faxes that centers whether district courts are bound by Federal Communications Commission rules, offers the court a chance to possibly further limit the judicial deference afforded to federal agency interpretations of statutes, says Samantha Duke at Rumberger Kirk.
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5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: How MDLs Fared In 2024
A significant highlight of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice during 2024 was the increase in the percentage of new MDL petitions granted by the panel, with 25 granted and only eight denied — one of the highest grant rates in years, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.
A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent decision, examining trucking company Yellow Corp.’s abrupt termination of roughly 25,500 employees, offers financially distressed businesses a road map for navigating layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024
Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.
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Royal Canin Ruling Won't Transform Removal Jurisdiction
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Royal Canin USA v. Wullschleger means that federal district courts must now remand whenever an amended complaint excises grounds for federal jurisdiction — but given existing litigation strategy and case law trends, this may ultimately preserve, rather than alter, the status quo, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: Nov. And Dec. Lessons
In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving takings clause violations, breach of contract with banks, life insurance policies, employment and automobile defects.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025
The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.
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Algorithm Price-Fixing Ruling May Lower Antitrust Claims Bar
A Washington federal court's refusal to dismiss Duffy v. Yardi Systems, an antitrust case over rent prices allegedly inflated by revenue management software, creates an apparent split in the lower courts over how to assess such claims, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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UPS Penalty Demonstrates Goodwill Impairment Red Flags
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent $45 million penalty against UPS for withholding reports of goodwill impairment should warn investors to watch for the telltale signs of companies inflating their worth by delaying tests that would reveal similar declines in the value of intangible assets, say attorneys at Labaton Keller.