EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS
LifePoint Must Face Workers' 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
By Kellie Mejdrich
A Tennessee federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action against LifePoint Health Inc. from participants in the healthcare company's employee 401(k) plan who alleged their retirement savings were dragged down by excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees, concluding allegations were sufficiently backed up to proceed to discovery.
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LIFE SCIENCES
SECURITIES
Weedmaps Shouldn't Get To Exit Fraud Suit, Investor Says
By Jonathan Capriel
Weedmaps Technology Inc., a cannabis tech company that was fined by federal regulators for allegedly misleading investors, shouldn't be allowed to escape an investor-led proposed class action, the lead plaintiff has told a California federal court, saying the company's arguments defy common sense and understandings of the word "engage."
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Luminar Must Face Investor Suit Over Image Rip-Off Claims
By Sydney Price
Autonomous vehicle technology company Luminar Semiconductor Inc. cannot escape the latest version of a proposed investor class action alleging that it passed off an image of a competitor's technology as its own after a Florida federal judge found that the amended suit now sufficiently pleads that the company made material misrepresentations.
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COMPETITION
PRODUCT LIABILITY
CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY
CONSUMER PROTECTION
IP & TECHNOLOGY
Google's 'Failure To Communicate' In AI Fight Irks IP Judge
By Dorothy Atkins
A California magistrate judge presiding over discovery in a proposed class action alleging Google's artificial-intelligence training models infringed artists' copyrights on Thursday refused, for now, to appoint a special master after plaintiffs accused Google of delaying data production by months, but she expressed frustrations with Google counsel's "failure to communicate."
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL
BANKING
BANKRUPTCY
COMPLIANCE
EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
By Kevin Penton
Kaplan Martin LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit upheld an $83.3 million award against President Donald Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 in the wake of her sexual assault allegations, rejecting his claims of presidential immunity.
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