WilmerHale Hit With Class Action Over Cyberattack

By Ryan Boysen

WilmerHale has been hit with a putative class action over a May data breach that claims "thousands" or "millions" of clients' "highly sensitive" information was compromised due to the firm's alleged negligence.

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Analysis

Personal Injury & Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

By Y. Peter Kang

A trial in a suit brought by 29 states accusing Meta's Facebook and Instagram of causing young people to become addicted and a third bellwether trial in the Uber sexual assault multidistrict litigation are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2026.

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Apple Allowed To Question Withdrawing Hagens ICloud Client

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge has allowed Apple to impose conditions on the withdrawal of a Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP client as a named plaintiff from an iCloud antitrust case, concluding that the consumer's information could be "relevant to spoliation sanctions" or Hagens Berman's adequacy as class counsel.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

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Apple's 'Hide My Email' Doesn't Work As Promised, User Says

By Lauren Berg

While Apple Inc. assures consumers it prioritizes their privacy with its "Hide My Email" feature, which purports to shield users' email addresses from third parties, the feature doesn't actually work as promised, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.

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Maersk 401(k) Stable Value Fund Suit Tossed In Mass. For Now

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action against Maersk Inc. and its retirement plan service providers from participants in the logistics and shipping company's employee 401(k) plan who allege that underperforming investments breached fiduciary duties, but gave the participants another chance to amend their claims.

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Northrop Grumman Denied Calif. Workers Full Pay, Suit Says

By Benjamin Morse

Northrop Grumman shorted California workers by rounding recorded time, automatically deducting 30-minute meal periods and requiring off-the-clock work, according to a proposed class action and California's Private Attorneys General Act suit lodged against the aerospace and defense contractor in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

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Brief

United Airlines Unit, Cleaning Workers Reach OT Settlement

By MJ Koo

A United Airlines Inc. subsidiary and a class of airport cleaning workers have reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit alleging the company failed to properly pay overtime for voluntary shift trades, a Colorado federal court filing shows.

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Biz, Benefits Groups Tell 4th Circ. To Nix 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

By Grace Elletson

A trio of business and benefits groups asked the Fourth Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a suit claiming Northrop Grumman improperly used forfeited 401(k) cash to fund its plan contributions, stating it would be "exceedingly odd" for the case to proceed against federal regulations allowing the practice.

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Brief

Colo. Judge Finalizes Closed Captioner $500K Wage Deal

By MJ Koo

A Colorado federal judge gave final approval Wednesday to a $500,000 settlement resolving claims that a transcription and closed captioning company failed to pay workers for preparation tasks they performed before their official shift start times.

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Golden Nugget Casino Seeks To Tap Out Of Wage Suit

By MJ Koo

Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino moved Wednesday to cash out of a table game dealer's proposed class action alleging its tip pool practices and mandatory rest period policy violated federal and state wage laws, arguing the claims fail on multiple grounds including that a key federal regulation underpinning the lawsuit was vacated.

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Starbucks Beats Investor Suit Over Ex-CEO's Biz Statements

By Sydney Price

Starbucks Corp. has given a plausible "alternative explanation" for its former CEO's 2024 statements about the business that were deemed misleading by investors suing the company over its "Triple Shot" reinvention plan, a Washington federal judge said Wednesday.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Tainted By Bribery, Suit Says

By Katryna Perera

A Paramount Skydance Corp. stockholder seeking to block Paramount's proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery alleges in a new suit that Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and his son and Paramount CEO David Ellison have promised "illegal, private benefits" to President Donald Trump to secure regulatory approval for the deal.

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Fintech's New Brass Drained Company With Fees, Suit Says

By Katryna Perera

A financial technology and security firm led in part by the former CEO of Honeywell International faces an investor suit alleging he and others took control of the business and turned it into a "highly leveraged conglomerate" from which they profited by "extracting exorbitant management fees" at shareholders' expense.

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Analysis

What To Watch In Massachusetts In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Chris Villani

As midsummer approaches, Massachusetts attorneys are focused on much more than just the Red Sox winning streak and the fallout from the Jaylen Brown trade; from a headline-grabbing federal prosecution to the midterm elections to cases that could shape the state's noncompete laws, practitioners have plenty on their radar in the latter half of the year.

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Zillow Brass Sued By Investors Over Redfin Noncompete Deal

By Sydney Price

Executives and directors of online real estate marketplace Zillow have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit accusing them of allowing the company to enter into an anticompetitive agreement with rival Redfin Corp. that led the federal government to file a still-ongoing antitrust suit in September.

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Google, Epic Drop Bid To Alter Injunction In Antitrust Case

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Epic Games and Google have withdrawn their joint bid to alter an injunction issued after Epic's win in its antitrust case regarding Google's Android app policies.

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Nitrous Buyers Seek Class Cert. Over Fla. Smoke Shop Sales

By Corey Rothauser

The sister of a Florida woman who died after allegedly becoming addicted to Galaxy Gas nitrous oxide has asked a federal judge to certify a class of Florida residents who bought the company's products from smoke shops, arguing the brand uniformly marketed and distributed the gas for recreational inhalation rather than legitimate culinary use.

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Judge Advises 'Splitting The Baby' In Photo Hack Class Notice

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state judge said Wednesday he would personally suggest language to notify potential class members that a preparatory school IT worker may have accessed their intimate photos and videos, seeking to strike a balance between providing broad notice and avoiding unnecessary panic among former students.

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Frontier Sued Over Data Breach Linked To Ransom Group

By Gina Kim

Frontier Airlines' negligence led to a preventable cyber intrusion carried out by a notorious ransomware gang, which was able to secure a "treasure trove" of personal information of current and former employees and customers, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Colorado federal court. 

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Meta Tries Again To Nix Android Users' Browsing-Profile Suit

By Gina Kim

Meta on Wednesday took a second stab at nixing an amended consolidated litigation alleging it matched users' browsing activities to their Facebook accounts for targeted advertising purposes and personalizing content, telling a California federal judge the plaintiffs consented to the conduct, which was disclosed in Meta's privacy policy.

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Inventors, USPTO Agree On Scope Of Patent Program Suit

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a pair of inventors have agreed that a review program referenced by Trump administration official Edward Martin was outside the scope of a proposed class action over the office's now-defunct program for flagging "sensitive" patent applications for extra review.

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Limetree Refinery Cos. Reach $35M Deal In Toxic Leak Action

By Rick Archer

Affiliates of the former operator of a U.S. Virgin Islands oil refinery have reached a $35 million settlement of proposed class action claims from local residents concerning water contamination from oil releases five years ago.

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Pa. Energy Co. Accused Of 'Massive' Leak Into Neighborhood

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Pennsylvania-based Monroe Energy LLC has been hit with a putative class action in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas alleging that its negligence in maintaining a gasoline storage facility resulted in a "massive" spill that contaminated the properties of nearby residents.

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Quinnipiac Players Say New Whistleblower Boosts Title IX Suit

By Aaron Keller

Quinnipiac University women's rugby players suing over the demotion of their team from a Division I varsity spot to a student club have said an unnamed whistleblower has provided new evidence they hope could revive their request for a Connecticut federal judge to reinstate their team for the 2026-27 athletic season.

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Brief

White Farmers Win Cert. In Suit Against USDA

By Nadia Dreid

The Texas Farm Bureau won certification of a class of white farmers after the federal government said it had no position on the motion in the suit accusing the government of giving minority farmers preferential treatment under a Biden administration program.

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Opinion

Shareholder Derivative Litigation Needs A Better Framework

Uncoordinated, multiforum shareholder derivative litigation is a growing issue for corporate defendants that have little to no recourse for organizing and consolidating actions, but several commonsense steps should be utilized to preempt such disputes, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

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Simpson Thacher Put Co. Out Of Business, Fla. Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put an insurance services company out of business with a poorly constructed private securities offering, the company's founder told a Florida state jury Wednesday in opening arguments for trial in his suit alleging the law firm owes him more than $100 million.

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New Conn. High Court Rules Put Filers On Hook For AI Errors

By Aaron Keller

The Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts have published new generative artificial intelligence rules which took immediate effect this week, outlining additional paths for sanctions as the justices weigh the fate of a landlord's attorney who admitted his filings contained ChatGPT-induced errors.

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Cornyn, Tillis Still Waver On Blanche AG Bid After Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Todd Blanche had his nomination hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday and two key Republican senators still have yet to say if they will support him.

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Senate Confirms Fla. Judge Pick Tied To Trump Pulitzer Case

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, Wednesday to confirm state Chief Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz for the Southern District of Florida.

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Polsinelli, Doctor Seek Toss Of 'Bad Faith' Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Polsinelli PC and a doctor who has been a client of the law firm have asked Mississippi and Tennessee federal courts to throw out Zavation Medical Products LLC and Choice Spine LLC's allegations that the firm and its client violated respective state laws by bringing "bad faith" patent infringement claims, saying the statutes the medical device makers rely on can't be brought by distributors or manufacturers.

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Trump Swiftly Fires Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Lauren Berg

Almost immediately after being sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney Wednesday morning, former King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff was fired by President Donald Trump.

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Dems Probe Clayton's Independence, 2020 Election Views

By Tom Lotshaw

During a Wednesday confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Democratic lawmakers pressed Jay Clayton to explain whether predecessor Tulsi Gabbard should have traveled to Georgia to oversee a search warrant executed at a Fulton County election facility, which she testified the president asked for.

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