9th Circ. Finds Section 230 Blocks Meta Genocide Claims

By Mike Curley

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of claims by two women who allege that Facebook's algorithms contributed to their villages being attacked as part of the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, saying that under circuit precedent, those claims are blocked by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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Meet The Attys Arguing The High Court 'Skinny Label' Case

By Ryan Davis

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a patent case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs, a longtime patent attorney as well as a government attorney who often handles intellectual property cases will face an appellate specialist who has argued many high court cases.

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Jury Clears Armistice Capital, Execs Of Securities Fraud

By Bonnie Eslinger

A California federal jury on Tuesday cleared Armistice Capital and two of its executives on class action claims it pumped and dumped $250 million in Vaxart stock during the COVID-19 pandemic and violated federal securities law with insider trading.

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GrayRobinson Sued Over 'Reckless' Data Security Measures

By Adrian Cruz

GrayRobinson PA has been hit with a proposed class action accusing the Florida-based firm of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach that exposed the personal data of around 65,000 people.

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Maryland Justices Allow IVF Cost Class Action To Proceed

By Hope Patti

A Maryland couple can pursue a proposed class action against a health insurer that they say wrongfully denied coverage for embryo thawing in connection with an in vitro fertilization procedure, the Maryland Supreme Court has ruled, finding that the insurer's subsequent payment of the claim doesn't moot the suit.

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Justices Wary Of Cisco's Bid To Avoid Aiding Torture Claims

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday of Cisco Systems Inc.'s argument that the Alien Tort Statute categorically bars claims for aiding and abetting alleged human rights violations, with several justices suggesting the viability of such claims should turn on the facts of each specific case. 

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Uber, Drivers Drop Appeal In Yearslong Misclassification Fight

By Benjamin Morse

A group of Uber Black drivers and the ride-hailing company agreed Tuesday to dismiss the drivers' appeal before the Third Circuit in a protracted worker classification dispute that has spanned a decade, according to a federal court filing.

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AARP, Others Back Intel Workers In High Court 401(k) Fight

By Katryna Perera

AARP and other retirement and investor advocates are supporting former Intel employees who allege their employee 401(k) savings were dragged down by underperforming investments, telling the U.S. Supreme Court the Ninth Circuit erred in requiring the plaintiffs to identify a "meaningful benchmark" for comparison to their lagging funds.

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Nurses Fight 'Deceptive' Opt-Out Push In $14M Wage Deal

By Benjamin Morse

Nurses involved in a $14 million wage-and-hour class settlement are urging a Colorado federal judge to block what they call a misleading opt-out campaign by a named plaintiff in a related action in state court, saying mass texts promising unsubstantiated recoveries threaten to undermine the deal.

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Eyewear Co. Wins Dismissal Of Ex-Workers' 401(k) Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Texas federal judge agreed to toss a suit against an eyewear company from 401(k) participants who claimed they lost millions on an underperforming stable value fund investment, holding the complaint lacked appropriate fund comparisons and didn't substantiate allegations of a deficient management process.

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Solar Co. Attyx Is Accused Of Tricking Customers Into Loans

By Sydney Price

A New York homeowner has hit solar energy company Attyx LLC and its lending partners with a proposed class action over an alleged deceptive financing scheme, echoing claims already brought by the state's attorney general that alleged hundreds of millions of dollars in potential consumer harm.

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Brief

Mich. Health System Inks $1.9M Deal To End ERISA Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Michigan health system agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve a suit claiming it failed to kick an underperforming investment fund from its workers' retirement plan, causing employees to lose out on millions in savings.

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Exxon Misrepresentations Caused Stock Drop, Jury Hears

By Spencer Brewer

Investors told a Texas jury that Exxon Mobil Corp. inflated the value of its stock by misrepresenting how much money its Kearl Lake operations were making, saying Tuesday that the oil giant hid the truth to snag a better interest rate in a bond offering.

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Walgreens Can't Use Recording To Undo Investor Claim In Ill.

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois federal judge has said she won't toss a claim brought by shareholders alleging a former Walgreens president made a false and misleading statement during an investor conference, rejecting the company's argument that an audio recording of that conference warranted a second look at her dismissal ruling.

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FTC Must Face Ticketers' Challenge To Its BOTS Act Case

By Bryan Koenig

A Maryland federal judge Tuesday refused to let the Federal Trade Commission end a constitutional challenge to one of its first online ticketing cases by rejecting the agency's attempts to invoke sovereign immunity.

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Celestron, 2 Execs Must Face Telescope Price-Fix Claims

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge largely refused to let telescope companies and current and former executives duck price-fixing claims from distributors and enthusiasts, letting just one former CEO out while concluding enough allegations remain for the certified class action to take the rest to trial.

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Genworth Says 4th Circ. Panel Right To Decertify 401(k) Class

By Kellie Mejdrich

An insurance company urged the Fourth Circuit not to review a panel's earlier decision unraveling certification for more than 4,000 of the insurance company's 401(k) plan participants on claims they lost millions from underperforming BlackRock Inc. target date funds, arguing against two ex-workers' bid for en banc review.

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Hartford HealthCare Misused Privilege, Teamsters Plan Says

By Aaron Keller

Hartford HealthCare should be forced to produce 182 documents withheld under the attorney-client privilege from an antitrust lawsuit, say a Teamsters health plan and a transit district that claim the hospital group is exercising monopoly power over regional health services markets within Connecticut.

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Colo. Fertility Clinic Must Face Trimmed Data Breach Suit

By Allison Grande

A Colorado federal judge on Tuesday narrowed a proposed class accusing a fertility clinic of failing to adequately protect patients' health and other personal information swept up in a 2024 data breach, preserving the plaintiffs' breach of contract and fiduciary claims while tossing, for now, several negligence, privacy and state consumer protection law allegations.

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Kalshi Hit With Refer-A-Friend Text Suit In Wash.

By Nadia Dreid

Kalshi has become the latest company to be hit with a lawsuit in Washington federal court over refer-a-friend texts that recipients say violate the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act by encouraging texts to be sent to people who never consented to receive them.

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Suit Says Bissell Misled Buyers About Faulty Steam Cleaners

By Tom Lotshaw

A Michigan resident hit Bissell Homecare Inc. with a proposed class action accusing the company of selling about 1.7 million defective steam cleaners without informing customers that their attachment tools could unexpectedly detach and create a risk of burns.

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Yale University Wants Meal Plan Class Suit Chewed Up

By Brian Steele

A proposed class action alleging Yale University students are forced to buy meal plans at artificially inflated prices is aimed at common practices and fails to support its claims of wrongdoing, the school told a Connecticut judge in seeking to have each count either dismissed or struck.

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Homebuyers Defend Antitrust Case Against Rocket Mortgage

By Isaac Monterose

A proposed class of homebuyers fought back against Rocket Companies Inc.'s attempt to escape antitrust claims, arguing that the mortgage lender's dismissal bid "relies on rhetoric and spin that does not comport with reality."

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Calif. Judge Trims Wells Fargo Mortgage Loss Mitigation Suit

By Isaac Monterose

A California federal judge tossed most of a proposed class action accusing Wells Fargo of saddling homeowners with unjustified fees by running an automated mortgage loan loss mitigation and remediation process, dismissing the suit's unjust enrichment and consumer protection claims.

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Illinois Panel Limits BIPA Exemption For Gov't Contractors

By Lauraann Wood

The Biometric Information Privacy Act's government contractor exclusion is not a categorical exemption and applies only to violations that occur within the scope of a vendor's government-contracted work, an Illinois state appellate panel said Tuesday.

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Discrimination Damages Shot Down In OSU Doctor Abuse Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

An Ohio federal judge ruled Tuesday that former student-athletes who say they were sexually abused by a former sports doctor at Ohio State University may seek damages for several categories available for private Title IX actions, but cannot be compensated for the "experience of being discriminated against."

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Analysis

Comey Indictment Built On Bad Legal Foundation, Experts Say

By Phillip Bantz

The criminal indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump by way of a social media post of seashells appears to be based on either an outdated or flawed understanding of the legal standard required to prove the charges in the case, which could sink the prosecution, according to experts.

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GrayRobinson Faces More Suits Over 2025 Data Breach

By Adrian Cruz

After being hit with a proposed class action accusing GrayRobinson PA of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach, the Florida-based firm is now facing two further suits regarding the same incident.

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Justices Limit Voting Rights Act Suits While Voiding La. Map

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts Wednesday and further limited the Voting Rights Act's use in challenging racial discrimination in legislative redistricting — a decision the dissent claims completes the conservative majority's "demolition" of the seminal civil rights law.

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Fla. Judge Pick Denies Conflict In Trump Defamation Case

By Courtney Bublé

A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday denied there was any overlap between when he presided over a case involving President Donald Trump and when the White House let him know Trump was considering him for the federal judgeship.

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Judiciary Advisers Back Looser Limits On Defense Subpoenas

By Jeff Overley

A campaign by white collar defense lawyers against long-standing limits on subpoena powers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when federal judiciary advisers endorsed earlier and easier access to potentially favorable evidence despite staunch resistance from crime victims' advocates.

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Former AG Bondi To Appear Before House Committee May 29

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House oversight committee on May 29, committee Republicans said Wednesday.

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Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal

By George Woolston

A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid from Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-senator husband, ruling that her motion doesn't raise a substantial question of law.

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