Class Action

  • June 03, 2026

    Tribes Renew $23.3B Boarding School Claims Against Feds

    A group of Indigenous nations has amended their allegations against the federal government that seeks an accounting of how much of Native American tribes' money was used in connection with federal Indian boarding school programs, telling the court that $23.3 billion barely scratches the surface of their losses.

  • June 03, 2026

    Texas Capital Bank Hit With Suit After Data Breach

    A victim of a data breach hit Texas Capital Bank with potential class claims in federal court Wednesday, accusing the financial institution of failing to safeguard sensitive customer information and allowing bad actors to steal data.

  • June 03, 2026

    Lithia Motors Can't Ship 401(k) Forfeiture Suit To Ore.

    A California federal judge turned down an auto dealership company's bid for an Oregon transfer of an ex-worker's proposed class action alleging the company misallocated forfeitures from an employee 401(k) plan, and also rejected the company's bid to stay pleading deadlines in the case.

  • June 03, 2026

    Seagate Inks $175M Deal With Investors Over Illegal Sales

    Data storage company Seagate Technologies has agreed to pay shareholders $175 million to end a class action alleging the firm misrepresented that it could sell products to a blacklisted Chinese company, leading to a $300 million fine from the federal government for breaching export laws.

  • June 03, 2026

    WWE Post-Merger Evidence In Play For Chancery Trial

    The Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday declined to exclude two disputed categories of evidence ahead of next week's trial over World Wrestling Entertainment's $21.4 billion merger with UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., allowing both sides to present arguments that could play an important role in the closely watched case.

  • June 03, 2026

    NC Corrections Dept. Loses Bid For Immediate Pay Appeal

    North Carolina's corrections department cannot skip ahead to an appellate court to challenge a ruling that found correctional officers must be paid for all time spent inside prison facilities, a federal judge found, saying the yearslong case is nearly ready for a final resolution.

  • June 03, 2026

    Supplier Can't Force Arbitration Of Worker's Wage Suit

    A proposed wage class action against a medical and industrial gas supplier can proceed in court, a Washington federal judge ruled, finding that a former worker's arbitration agreement with a staffing agency did not apply.

  • June 03, 2026

    Helen Of Troy Oversold Restructuring Benefits, Investors Say

    Consumer goods company Helen of Troy Ltd. faces a proposed investor class action alleging it concealed its struggles to restructure after a spate of acquisitions, hurting investors as its trading prices sank when financial fallout from the problems became public.

  • June 03, 2026

    MetLife To Boost Pensions In $23M Mortality Data Suit Deal

    MetLife has agreed to increase retirees' monthly pension benefits and settle a class action claiming its use of outdated mortality data unlawfully reduced retirement payouts in a deal worth $23 million, the workers leading the suit told a New York federal court.

  • June 03, 2026

    IVF Patients Say Natera Profited Off Ineffective Embryo Tests

    A proposed class of in vitro fertilization patients are suing Natera Inc. in California federal court, alleging that it falsely advertised the efficacy and importance of its preimplantation genetic testing to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from patients looking to conceive.

  • June 02, 2026

    Amazon Hit With Privacy Suit Over Ring's Face-Scan Feature

    Amazon is invading the privacy of millions of Americans who come into contact with its Ring security cameras by unknowingly capturing their biometric data in order to fuel a new artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition feature, according to a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court Monday.

  • June 02, 2026

    Lyft Can't Ditch Riders' Suit Over 'Priority Pickup' Promise

    A California federal judge refused Tuesday to throw out a trio of Lyft passengers' proposed class action claiming the ride-hailing company's Priority Pickup option costs extra but often fails to pick up passengers faster, finding that the passengers had standing to bring their claims.

  • June 02, 2026

    Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Ax 'Outdated' Flores Migrant Kids Pact

    The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to end the 30-year-old Flores settlement governing the custody of detained immigrant children, arguing there have been "enormous" changes to migration patterns and the law, and federal courts should not be micromanaging the government's immigration practices by enforcing an "outdated policy preference."

  • June 02, 2026

    Feds Say Lejeune Plaintiffs Seek Billion-Dollar 'Windfall'

    The federal government has told a North Carolina federal court that Camp Lejeune litigants are trying to rewrite the 2022 federal law that allowed them to recover damages from their exposure to toxic water on the base to give them a "windfall" of billions of dollars.

  • June 02, 2026

    Reddit's Reply To Bylaw Protest Likely AI-Made, Investor Says

    A Reddit investor sued in Delaware's Chancery Court on Monday alleging that when he challenged a charter provision that he says unlawfully restricts investors from removing board members designated by Reddit's biggest shareholder, the social media company responded with an "absurd" argument that appears to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

  • June 02, 2026

    Costco Wants Sanctions Over Missing Devices In Pixel Suit

    Costco has asked a federal judge in Seattle to sanction a group of customers leading a proposed class action that accuses it of disclosing their personal health information by installing Meta Pixel and other Facebook web analytics tools on its pharmacy website.

  • June 02, 2026

    Talc Tester Says J&J Never Pressured Him To Hide Asbestos

    A geologist on Tuesday told a California jury considering bellwether claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused their deadly ovarian cancer that he tested the products for years and the company never asked him to lie about any results, even after he discovered asbestos in a World War II-era bottle.

  • June 02, 2026

    Virtu Insider Buyback Suit Survives Dismissal Bid

    The Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday refused to dismiss a stockholder lawsuit accusing Virtu Financial Inc.'s founder and top executives of using the company's share repurchase program to unfairly enrich insiders at the expense of public investors, finding that the claims were reasonably supported at the pleading stage.

  • June 02, 2026

    R1 Deal Defendants Urge Chancery To Toss Investor Suit

    Counsel for TowerBrook Capital Partners LP and Ascension Health Alliance urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to dismiss a stockholder suit over medical company R1 RCM Inc.'s $8.9 billion take-private deal, arguing that the investors did not control the company under Delaware law.

  • June 02, 2026

    Law School App Org Wants Fee Antitrust Suit Gone For Good

    The Law School Admission Council wants a Pennsylvania federal judge to again dismiss a proposed class action alleging it conspired with law schools to fix application prices, arguing failure to more than "superficially" fix earlier failings means the lawsuit's amended complaint should be tossed permanently.

  • June 02, 2026

    EV Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Sales And Deliveries

    Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. was hit with a proposed investor class action alleging that the company made misleading statements about its production and sales before revealing an issue with a supplier was affecting vehicle deliveries, adding to the list of shareholder litigation it faces over production.

  • June 02, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Worker Can't Revive Wage Classes After Deal

    The Fourth Circuit dismissed a former auto parts worker's appeal of an order decertifying wage and hour classes and a collective action, finding Tuesday he lost standing when he voluntarily settled his individual claims.

  • June 02, 2026

    Generics Makers Tell 3rd Circ. Buyers Too Few For Class

    Two pharmaceutical companies embroiled in decadelong litigation over the alleged price-fixing of generic drugs told a Third Circuit panel on Tuesday that groups of drug buyers either didn't have the numbers necessary to support class certification or were not clearly identifiable.

  • June 02, 2026

    Pharma Co. Inks $7M Deal To End Investor's Cancer Study Suit

    A Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. investor has asked a New York federal court to approve a $7 million deal resolving class action claims alleging the drugmaker overstated its regulatory prospects for winning approval for a cancer treatment.

  • June 02, 2026

    Northrop To Pay $75M In Midtrial LA Contamination Deal

    Residents of a Los Angeles suburb who sued Northrop Grumman over alleged environmental contamination have asked a California federal judge to preliminarily approve a $75 million class deal struck midtrial with the aerospace company that also proposes their attorneys receive up to 40% of the fund — and possibly more.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Series

    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.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On Labor Cost Depreciation

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Schoening Investment v. Cincinnati Casualty throws into relief the fine lines of courts' varying interpretations of whether a commercial property insurer may justifiably depreciate labor costs to determine the actual cash value of damage, says Nabila Rahim at Zelle.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Broadest So Far In Wave Of Habeas Decisions

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    The Sixth Circuit’s recent opinion in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft provides the most developed structural reasoning among rulings in a widening circuit split over mandatory detention after undocumented entry into the U.S., and supplies immigration practitioners a template for due process arguments in favor of habeas relief, says Kemal Hepsen at Mandamus Lawyers.

  • Sold Inventory May Drive Tax Treatment Of Tariff Refunds

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    Companies determining the tax treatment of refunds expected following the U.S. Supreme Court's February decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act should consider whether the tariff costs have already reduced their income considering the cost of goods sold, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment

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    With seven multidistrict litigation proceedings initiated so far this year, a review of venue locations suggests a shift away from the East Coast, a seeming reversal of last year's swing in that direction, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

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