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Justice on the Move: The Impact of 'Bristol-Myers Squibb' on FLSA Forum-Shopping

Savvy plaintiffs-side attorneys are leveraging this split to avoid bringing their FLSA collective action where the employer is located if that jurisdiction is deemed unfavorable, and instead identifying a putative plaintiff located in a “friendlier” jurisdiction that allows anyone with similar claims to opt-in, regardless of where they live or work.
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National Law Journal

Federal Judge Grants FTC Motion Blocking Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger

"The FTC, along with our state partners, scored a major victory for the American people, successfully blocking Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons," Federal Trade Commission competition director Henry Liu said of a court ruling granting a preliminary injunction.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Frozen-Potato Producers Face Profiteering Allegations in Surge of Antitrust Class Actions

North American food companies colluded since 2021 and saw "unprecedented" profits in the frozen-potato market, according to multiple antitrust class actions filed in Chicago federal court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Getting Cameras in Federal Courts Will Take More than Logic

On Nov. 6, a day most Americans were preoccupied by election news, a committee of the Judicial Conference of the U.S. rejected a proposal to permit cameras in our country’s federal courtrooms. They rejected the proposal even though 49 states and the District of Columbia have, for years, permitted at least some audio-visual coverage of state court proceedings. In this article, we discuss how it happened.
10 minute read

Law.com

A Meta DIG and Its Nvidia Implications

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Nvidia to provide guidance on whether and how plaintiffs can use expert reports in securities fraud complaints, notwithstanding any factual issues presented by the case. If the court DIGs Nvidia based on those factual issues, it will further muddy this important legal issue and lead plaintiffs lawyers to push courts to follow the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s erroneous decision.
12 minute read

Law.com

'A Template' for Religious Accommodation: Attorney Gives Insight to $12M Win Over Employer's COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

Noah Hurwitz told Law.com that he believes the decision issued last week by a Michigan federal jury is just the fourth religious accommodation case to reach a jury trial since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Absurd Costs'?: Visa Faces Antitrust Class-Action Surge Following DOJ Complaint

At least four antitrust class actions allege Visa forced merchants and consumers to pay artificially inflated prices for debit card transactions, mirroring the allegations of a U.S. Department of Justice complaint.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Systemic and Pervasive'?: DiCello Levitt Alleges WWE Child Sexual Abuse Scandal

According to the complaint, the McMahons and WWE knew about the sexual abuse of underaged boys but took no measures to prevent it. Vince McMahon's attorney at Akin GHump rejected as "false claims" newspaper reporting of the abuse.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2024 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—Appellate Hot List

We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Workplace Retaliation Lawsuit Against Biden's HHS Secretary

"[Tijuana] Decoster properly placed both the merits and remedy of her retaliation claim at issue by filing her complaint containing allegations which sufficiently state a claim of retaliation under Title VII," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote in her opinion for the Fourth Circuit.
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