Schneider Wallace Fights Uphill For Bigger Cut Of $75M Fees

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal magistrate judge appeared skeptical Thursday about Schneider Wallace Cottrell Kim LLP's bid to increase its cut of a $75.4 million fee award for representing plaintiffs in a $228.5 million Sutter Health antitrust deal, saying lead counsel Constantine Cannon LLP's allocation of $1.4 million to Schneider Wallace seems fair.

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Judge Keeps IRS, Booz Allen In Lawsuit Over Tax Data Leak

By Anna Scott Farrell

A class action against the federal government and contractor Booz Allen Hamilton seeking to hold them accountable for the unauthorized disclosure of a trove of wealthy people's tax returns by a worker on the job with the IRS can move forward, a Maryland federal judge said.

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BofA $72.5M Deal With Up To 75 Epstein Victims Clears Hurdle

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge gave preliminary approval Thursday to a settlement in which Bank of America will pay $72.5 million to as many as 75 women to settle allegations that it facilitated what the court called Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous" sex trafficking and abuse.

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UNITE HERE Healthcare Fund Beats SoCal Workers' Rate Suit

By Emily Brill

A union healthcare fund has beaten back a class action accusing it of wrongfully charging Southern California workers higher rates than Las Vegas workers, with an Illinois federal judge holding that the class hasn't shown the fund violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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Pepsi Worker Seeks 2nd Circ. Tobacco Fee Suit Revival

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Pepsi worker said Thursday she'll seek Second Circuit review of a New York federal judge's decision to toss her proposed class action alleging the snack and beverage multinational violated federal benefits law when it charged employees who used tobacco more for health insurance.

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Musk, X Settle Former Twitter Workers' Severance Suit

By Katryna Perera

X Corp. and Elon Musk have agreed to settle claims by a group of six former Twitter employees that they were falsely promised severance benefits in connection with Musk's acquisition of the social media company.

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Enterprise Settles Ex-Assistant Manager's Overtime Suit

By MJ Koo

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and a former assistant branch manager have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the company misclassified him and other managers as overtime exempt, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

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Adult Performers, Cos. Seek Wins In Misclassification Suit

By Benjamin Morse

Adult-content performers and a streaming platform's operators filed dueling bids for quick wins in their dispute over the workers' classification, as the performers insisted to a Connecticut federal court that they are not independent contractors while the company contended that performers' control over work justifies the classification.

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Convenience Store Chain Denied Quick Appeal In Wage Suit

By Benjamin Morse

Han-Dee Hugo's can't immediately appeal a decision conditionally certifying a collective action of gas and convenience store managers in an overtime pay dispute, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding that it failed to show that doing so would speed up the litigation.

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CBD Co., Workers Settle Overtime Class Action

By MJ Koo

A CBD company and a class of former employees have agreed to settle a suit alleging the company failed to pay overtime premiums to assembly line workers who regularly worked more than 40 hours a week, according to a filing Thursday in Colorado federal court.

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Chamber Urges 1st Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Tobacco Fee Suit

By Julie Manganis

A Rhode Island federal judge got it right when she tossed a proposed class action alleging that workers who completed a smoking cessation program are entitled to refunds of surcharges to their health insurance premiums, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the First Circuit.

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Property Co. Not Liable To Investors In $40M Fraud Suit

By Sydney Price

A group of investors were told by a Tennessee federal judge that they cannot claim that a property holding company is liable for debts to investors under state statute in a suit accusing a purported green energy outfit and its executives of using promises of extravagant returns to induce investments.

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PayPal Hid Checkout Woes Before 20% Stock Drop, Suit Says

By Emilie Ruscoe

Payments giant PayPal faces a proposed investor class action alleging the company concealed slowing growth for its critical branded checkout business, precipitating a trading price drop when the company disclosed a growth decline at the end of 2025.

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Teva $35M Delayed Generic Inhalers Deal Gets Initial OK

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday granted initial approval to a $35 million deal that Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay to resolve claims from a coalition of union healthcare funds that say the company schemed to delay generic competition for its QVAR asthma inhalers.

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2nd Circ. Panel Won't Revive Ivy League Players' Antitrust Suit

By Aaron Keller

The Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of proposed class claims accusing the Ivy League and eight member universities of stifling competition by agreeing to refrain from offering athletic scholarships to academically gifted student athletes, saying they fell short of antitrust law pleading standards.

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Vape Sellers, Makers Evade Ga. Woman's RICO Scheme Suit

By Mike Curley

A Georgia federal judge has tossed a suit against numerous vape sellers and makers alleging they conspired to sell vapes with illegal levels of delta-9 THC, saying her complaint fails to allege any kind of scheme, but rather amounts to describing the normal supply chain.

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Cadillac Owners' Class Action Says GM Botched EV Design

By Rachel Riley

Two Cadillac Lyriq owners sparked the ignition on a proposed class action against General Motors in Washington federal court on Thursday, claiming the automaker hid evidence of pervasive defects in the electric SUV's design that can trigger system failures and leave the vehicles completely inoperable.

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Judge Trims Claims In Nitrous Death Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

The companies behind nitrous oxide brand Galaxy Gas cannot escape a proposed class action filed by a woman who claims her sister died while inhaling their product, a Florida federal judge ruled, giving the lead plaintiff an opportunity to amend her litigation in federal court.

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Process Server ABC Legal Inks $2.5M Deal Over Cyber Breach

By Ben Adlin

Seattle-based ABC Legal Services LLC, which bills itself as the nation's largest network of legal process servers, would pay $2.5 million under a tentative deal to settle workers' putative class action claiming a 2024 cyberattack exposed their personal information, the plaintiffs told a Washington federal court Wednesday.

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Ga. Insurance Firm Hit With Data Breach Class Action

By Kelcey Caulder

An Atlanta-based risk management and insurance agency's carelessness with consumers' personal information allowed an August 2025 data breach that affected thousands, according to a proposed class action in Georgia federal court.

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Amazon Accused Of 'Bricking' Older Fire TV Stick Devices

By Gina Kim

Amazon consumers lodged a proposed class action in California state court Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of employing a deceptive advertising scheme by touting earlier versions of its Fire TV Sticks as having instant streaming benefits, only later to discontinue critical software functionality and rendering them obsolete.

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Olly Sued Over Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies

By Emily Field

A California man slapped Olly Public Benefit Corp. with a proposed class action in federal court alleging that the company markets its gummy apple cider vinegar supplements for metabolism support when they actually contain little of the active ingredient and are mostly sugar.

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Baby Care Products Co. Hit With Greenwashing Class Action

By Sarah Jarvis

The company behind the baby care product brand Dapple Baby has been hit with a proposed greenwashing class action in a California federal court for allegedly selling products containing synthetic and industrially processed ingredients, despite packaging that indicates the products are "plant-based" and contain no harsh chemicals.

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​​​​​​​Aeropostale Shopper's Fake Markdown Claim Flops In Wash.

By Rachel Riley

The Washington Supreme Court determined in a 6-3 ruling on Thursday that an Aeropostale shopper who alleges she was duped into purchasing leggings based on a fake markdown cannot show harm under the state's consumer protection law based on dashed expectations alone.

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California Bar Exam Class Claims Paused For Mediation

By Emily Sawicki

A California federal judge has agreed to stay pending claims a proposed class of California bar applicants are pursuing against the proctor of the disastrous February 2025 California bar exam, after the two sides reported they are soon to be engaged in mediation.

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Uber Fights Common Carrier Tentative Ahead Of NC Bellwether

By Bonnie Eslinger

Uber on Thursday urged a California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation for alleged passenger sexual assaults to reverse his tentative decision that it's a "common carrier" with a duty to ensure passenger safety, a finding that could hamstring the ride-hailing giant in an upcoming North Carolina bellwether trial.

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Georgia Midwifery Laws Violate State Constitution, Suit Says

By Kelcey Caulder

A trio of midwives are challenging Georgia laws that restrict their ability to practice, arguing that the statutes exacerbate an ongoing maternal health crisis and conflict with the Peach State's constitution. 

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Fla. Homeowner Says Loan Scam Stripped Homestead Rights

By Isaac Monterose

A Miami homeowner accused a lender in Florida state court of running a "predatory" lending scheme that led to him losing homestead protections and then losing his property in a foreclosure sale.

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Border Patrol Defied Injunction In Calif. Raid, Judge Finds

By Britain Eakin

A California federal judge has ruled that Border Patrol defied the court's April 2025 injunction barring warrantless arrests and detentive stops without probable cause and reasonable suspicion, finding that July arrests at a Home Depot in Sacramento flouted the court's order.

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California Agency Wants SunPower Tax Issue Out Of Ch. 11

By Alex Wittenberg

California's Department of Tax and Fee Administration has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to abstain from hearing a tax audit dispute in solar panel company SunPower's Chapter 11 case, saying the matter should be handled in a state administrative forum.

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Protests To $44M Realtor Fee Deal 'Ring Hollow,' Judge Says

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia federal judge gave final approval to a $44 million settlement with real estate brokerages over fee inflation claims similar to those that drove a landmark $1.8 billion verdict in Missouri several years ago, rejecting claims from out-of-state plaintiffs that the Peach State attorneys accepted a lowball offer.

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Ex-IU Basketball Players Filed Sex Abuse Suit Too Late

By Mike Curley

A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice Title IX and other federal claims that a group of former Indiana University basketball players brought alleging the school knew they were being sexually abused by the team's doctor, saying they filed their lawsuit well outside the two-year statute of limitations.

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Israeli Online Gambling Co. Wants Consumer Suit Arbitrated

By Joyce Hanson

An Israeli company running an online "social gaming platform" called Baba Casino has asked a Utah federal judge to send to arbitration a proposed class action accusing it of offering illegal gambling, pointing to a clause in its terms and conditions.

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When AI Puffery Becomes Actionable Securities Fraud

Though courts usually hold that vague but optimistic corporate statements don’t constitute securities fraud, signs suggest that investors may give enough economic weight to references to artificial intelligence in public company disclosures that broad feel-good statements could cross into actionable misrepresentation, says Christine Polek at Keystone Strategy.

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Series

Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer

Completing a 100-mile ultramarathon was tougher, more humbling and more rewarding than I ever imagined, and the experience highlighted how long-distance running has sharpened my ability to adapt to the evolving nature of antitrust law and strengthened my resolve to handle demanding, unforeseen challenges, says Dan Oakes at Axinn.

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Bondi Out As Attorney General After Contentious Time At DOJ

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday Attorney General Pam Bondi will be leaving her post. 

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Goldstein Allowed To Move Out After Marriage Falls Apart

By Jared Foretek

A Maryland federal judge on Thursday allowed SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein to relocate for the duration of his home confinement, after Goldstein's attorneys said his marriage had fallen apart and it no longer "makes sense" for Goldstein and his wife to share a residence.

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Raskin Blasts DOJ Bid To Shield Attys From State Bar Probes

By Courtney Bublé

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice's endeavor to preempt state bar investigations of department attorneys is a "get out of jail free" card.

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DLA Piper, Vax Refuser Reach Deal To End Religious Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff

DLA Piper has struck a deal to wrap up a Christian former employee's lawsuit claiming he was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine because of his religious beliefs, an Illinois federal judge said Thursday.

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Feds Say Habeas Ruling Could Spur More 'Illegal Orders'

By Jared Foretek

The Trump administration has asked the Fourth Circuit to reverse a district ruling that upheld a standing order from Maryland federal judges barring immediate removal or transfer of immigrant detainees, arguing the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for district court standing orders.

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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Stymies Paul Weiss, ACLU Fee Bids

By Carolyn Muyskens

American Civil Liberties Union and Paul Weiss attorneys who successfully eased restrictions on voting by mail in Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 pandemic cannot collect fees for their work because they were discharged in Puerto Rico's bankruptcy proceeding, the First Circuit has ruled.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen data giant Sportrader face action from software company Altenar over alleged market abuse, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Pliego sue a man who allegedly defrauded him out of $415 million, and Warner Bros. bring a copyright claim against a YouTuber who leaked set footage of the upcoming Harry Potter series. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. 

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