By Amanda Bronstad | January 21, 2020
According to NERA Economic Consulting's annual report, released on Tuesday, six lawsuits alleged securities fraud against cannabis companies. There was only one in 2018.
By Sue Reisinger | January 9, 2020
Despite Chamber-led legal reforms at the federal level, such as the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO said class action suits have tripled in the past decade.
By Phillip Bantz | January 6, 2020
Shareholders allege Scott Duggan omitted key pieces of information from a SEC filing ahead of Greensboro, North Carolina-based Fresh Market's $1.36 billion merger with private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 30, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the word "diet" in Diet Dr Pepper did not dupe consumers into believing they could lose weight by drinking the beverage.
By Ross Todd | December 19, 2019
Although U.S. District Judge Edward Davila dismissed claims brought under California privacy laws without leave to amend, he gave plaintiffs another shot at pleading their claims that Google violated users' right to privacy under the state's constitution.
By Ross Todd | December 4, 2019
The First District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court ruling denying class certification in a gender discrimination case brought on behalf of 135 women software engineers at Twitter who claim they were disproportionately passed over for promotions.
By Sue Reisinger | November 8, 2019
A federal court in Los Angeles on Friday certified the women's class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal pay and working conditions.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 4, 2019
Lieff Cabraser's Anne Shaver, representing the plaintiffs, got a lot of questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit about Microsoft's employment practices. Citing Walmart v. Dukes, Judge Johnnie Rawlinson told her, "I don't feel there is a policy that's been pointed out."
By Amanda Bronstad | October 30, 2019
In a Tuesday motion, lawyers from 13 firms said their fee request represented less than 20.4% of the $380.5 million cash fund and only 5.6% of the settlement when including the other benefits to the class.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2019
Lawyers who have worked with Weil Gotshal partner Diane Sullivan said she does not do anything unethical. But plaintiffs lawyers, and a few judges, have said she skirts the rules at trial.
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