National Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Adam J. Levitt | January 8, 2024
Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column for the National Law Journal written by DiCello Levitt's Adam J. Levitt.
By Abigail Adcox | January 3, 2024
The leadership change comes on the heels of one of the firm's "most successful years financially," according to Benjamin Brown, its new managing partner.
By Jane Wester | December 20, 2023
The authors are represented by a Susman Godfrey team led by partners Justin A. Nelson, Alejandra C. Salinas and Rohit Nath.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 14, 2023
Plaintiffs' lawyers plan to ask a federal judge on Monday to approve as much as $150 million in fees tied to settlements with Juul Labs Inc. over the vaping epidemic.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 30, 2023
Objector lawyers who have challenged numerous Big Tech privacy settlements are fighting back against paying $8,500 bonds before appealing approval of a $725 million class action deal with Facebook's Meta Platforms Inc.
By Avalon Zoppo | November 7, 2023
The divided court cites controversy regarding carcinogenic effects of glyphosate.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Adam J. Levitt | November 6, 2023
What qualifies as a "nuclear" or "shock" verdict is apparently defined as jury awards as low as $10 million, the implication being that any verdict exceeding seven figures surpasses what they would have one believe is a "reasonable" or "rational" plaintiff's verdict, writes contributor Adam J. Levitt.
By Jane Wester | October 19, 2023
Donald Trump's attorneys opposed the motion to certify, arguing that the proposed class was not exposed to uniform statements and that variations in state law would make a trial "unmanageable."
By Avalon Zoppo | October 18, 2023
The issue centers on the definition of "actions" or an "action" in Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
By Colleen Murphy | October 13, 2023
"The court has determined that the named plaintiffs have not suffered an injury-in-fact and their claims have been mooted," stated Senior U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon. "The court has further concluded that the named plaintiffs have not satisfied the requirements for class certification under Rule 23(a) or Rule 23(b)(3)—or Rule 23(b)(2) or (c)(4) for that matter."
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