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Connecticut Law Tribune

Venue Fight: CooperSurgical Plaintiffs Push for Multidistrict Litigation

"[The defendant's] argument is the standard defense playbook of divide and conquer," attorney Tiseme Zegeye said. "They recognize the plaintiffs are stronger together, and that their clients may benefit from trying to litigate in various jurisdictions."
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The American Lawyer

FTX Customers Double Down on Claims Against Sullivan & Cromwell

A Monday court filing opposing Sullivan & Cromwell's motion to dismiss reiterated claims that the law firm aided the fraud at FTX.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Settlement Dilemma in Data Breach Actions: Risk, Strategy, and Legal Insights

Companies are constantly under attack from hackers, as data breaches have become not a matter of if, but when a company will face them.
5 minute read

Law.com

Eighth Circuit Reverses $78.75M Attorney Fee Award in T-Mobile Data Breach Litigation, Finding Multiplier of 9.6 Unreasonable

"If we permitted the fee award here to stand, it would mean that counsel could make $7,000 to $9,500 an hour, which we think no reasonable class member would willingly pay to an attorney to help resolve this claim, especially when, as here, dozens of other attorneys were offering their assistance," said Judge Morris S. Arnold. "Reducing the fee award to, say, half of what was requested (resulting in fees of $3,500 to $4,750 per hour) could hardly be considered a penalty."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Amazon, Starbucks Win Motion to Dismiss Most Claims in Biometric Data Privacy Case

Washington's Western District Court in Seattle gutted the claims made under N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 22-1201(a) and § 22-1201(b), dismissed Starbucks as a defendant in the case, and dismissed all claims of unjust enrichment but one against Amazon.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Ready to Fight': Former Public Justice Chairman to Lead Title IX Practice at Clarkson Law Firm

Bryant launched a career of litigating high-profile gender equity cases in 1984, when he tried a class action that resulted in the admission of female students to the formerly all-male Central High School in Philadelphia. In 1988, he tried the first Title IX case in the United States as lead trial counsel and won the suit filed on behalf of Temple University female athletes.
4 minute read

Law.com

Is This Allstate Subsidiary Shortchanging Policyholders? New Class Action Filed

"[The] plaintiff brings this lawsuit individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated insureds who suffered damages due to Safe Auto's refusal to pay [actual cash value] sales tax and regulatory fees for total-loss vehicles," the complaint said.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Trial Judge Not Required to Narrow Overly Broad Class, Supreme Court Says

"Although we urge trial courts sua sponte to consider redefining the scope of the class if the proposed definition in the operative complaint and motion for class certification is overbroad, we agree with the defendants that the trial court does not abuse its discretion when it does not do so," the high court said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: What Could a CrowdStrike Class Action Look Like? Key Vote Coming Up in Talc Bankruptcy Plan

7 minute read

Law.com

'Collusion' and 'Mudslinging' Fuel Attorney Fight in Oregon Wildfire Case

"The statements made in their reply brief are simply untrue, not based in reality, and defaming in nature," said George McCoy, a partner at Warren Allen.
6 minute read

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