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Legal ethics issues affecting funding of class actions, how funding affects ability to bring class actions and implications for settlement values
By ROBERT STORACE | May 10, 2017
The insurance provider is accused of improperly denying claims for transcranial magnetic stimulation used to treat severe depression.
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By Charles Toutant | May 5, 2017
Courts handling class actions are unlikely to get any help from the FDA over what the word "natural" means when it comes to food.
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By Michael Booth | May 5, 2017
A putative class action has been filed against the ill-fated Fyre Festival, an event in the Bahamas that was supposed to be an epic mixture of music, entertainment, food and adventure.
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By Robert Storace | May 4, 2017
Both sides portrayed the deal as a win. The settlement, if approved in July, will end eight years of litigation.
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By Ross Todd | May 3, 2017
The Airline Deregulation Act, which prohibits states from regulating airline prices or services, doesn't pre-empt claims from passengers whose bags were lost or delayed, the appeals court ruled.
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By Jenna Greene | May 1, 2017
Add this to the list of things judges don't like: When they make an erudite ruling from the bench dismissing a suit—and five seconds later are told by the plaintiffs' lawyers that there's a new witness, and could they please re-file the case? Yes, apples are juicy and delicious, but how many bites do you get?
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By Michael Booth | May 1, 2017
A federal judge has once again dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Hertz Global Holdings by its shareholders—this time for good—finding no evidence to demonstrate the company knowingly hid financial problems in order to boost the price of its stock.
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By Todd Cunningham | May 1, 2017
Organizers of this weekend's disastrous Fyre Festival, billed as a luxury music getaway on a posh and private Caribbean island, have been slapped with a $100 million class action lawsuit filed by Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos.
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By ROBERT STORACE | April 28, 2017
A decision this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has paved the way for attorneys to—for the first time ever—bring class action lawsuits on behalf of veterans.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 28, 2017
An appeals court ruling this week doesn't bode well for plaintiff lawyers, who are on the losing end of a fight to keep the cases in state court. The decision, along with a series of dismissals, have left the Flint class actions treading water.
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