Class Actions

Legal ethics issues affecting funding of class actions, how funding affects ability to bring class actions and implications for settlement values

National Law Journal |News

Judge Appoints Special Master in Flint Water Contamination Case

Amanda Bronstad | June 20, 2018

A federal judge in Michigan has refused to remove lead attorneys in the Flint water contamination case but plans to bring in a special master to review their fees and expenses.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Products Liability/Mass Torts Winner—Kline & Specter

The Legal Intelligencer | June 20, 2018

Kline & Specter had several victories last year in two major products liability/mass tort litigations docketed in the Philadelphia courts.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Class Action Winner—Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads

The Legal Intelligencer | June 20, 2018

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads had a productive 2017 in which the firm represented a number of high-profile companies including Microsoft, Verifone, Exxon Mobil and others.
National Law Journal |News

How a Fee Inquiry Led to Hints of Public Corruption That Have Labaton Fighting

Amanda Bronstad | June 19, 2018

What began as a judge's inquiry into a $75 million attorney fee has morphed into hints of public corruption, with one of the top securities plaintiffs firms in the nation on the defensive.
National Law Journal |News

Judge Appoints Leadership in Intel Security Flaw Cases

Amanda Bronstad | June 19, 2018

A federal judge in Oregon has appointed 11 lawyers to lead more than 40 class actions brought over alleged security flaws in Intel Corp.'s microprocessor chips.
Daily Report Online |News

Supreme Court Keeps Challenge to Georgia Power Fees Alive

Greg Land | June 19, 2018

The putative class action accuses Georgia Power of improperly collecting fees that are supposed to be based only on actual power usage by including other assessments, including the $6 billion "nuclear fee" the General Assembly and Public Service Commission authorized the utility to tack onto customers' bills to prepay for two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.
Litigation Daily |News

Daily Dicta: USC Lawyers Up

Jenna Greene | June 19, 2018

Facing at least 20 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by former gynecologist George Tyndall, the University of Southern California and its board of directors have retained a top-tier legal team from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan--and they're likely to need them.
The Legal Intelligencer |

2018 Litigation Departments of the Year

The Legal Intelligencer | June 19, 2018

Welcome to the 2018 Litigation Departments of the Year supplement. This year, for the first time, we honored small or midsize firms in this category. We also recognized three standout general counsel and two firms and one attorney for their innovative work.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Johnson v. Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg, LLP

June 19, 2018

Amended statutory monetary limit for protected residential mortgages did not apply retroactively where the statute encompassed substantive remedies not contemplated by the parties at the time of their contract formation. Order of the trial court affirmed.
Delaware Business Court Insider |News

Delaware Class Action Folded into Facebook, Cambridge Analytica MDL

Tom McParland | June 18, 2018

A federal judicial panel on Monday added a Delaware class action against Facebook Inc. and Cambridge Analytica to multidistrict litigation in a California federal court.
The Legal Intelligencer |

2018 Litigation Departments of the Year Winners

The Legal Intelligencer | June 18, 2018

The Legal is thrilled to present the 2018 Litigation Departments of the Year.
Litigation Daily |Commentary

Daily Dicta: Egg on Their Faces: Plaintiffs Giants Come up Empty in $3B Antitrust Trial

Jenna Greene | June 18, 2018

Ten co-defendants settled for a combined $150 million, but the trio of egg producers left standing were willing to risk everything by going to trial. Their gamble paid off.
National Law Journal |News

Labaton Sucharow Wants State Street Judge Recused After He Hinted at 'Public Corruption'

Amanda Bronstad | June 15, 2018

Labaton Sucharow has moved for a federal judge reviewing its billing records to recuse himself from a securities class action settlement, citing a “serious conflict” raised by statements from the judge, which the firm said implied that the New York law firm was engaged in public corruption.
New Jersey Law Journal |

'Epic Systems,' Heading Off 3rd Circuit's Ruling on Class Waivers, Seen as Curb on Wage Litigation

Charles Toutant | June 14, 2018

The "Epic Systems" ruling "was a big decision, in that it reinforced the current state of the law," said Mitchell Boyarsky, a management-side employment lawyer at Gibbons in New York.
Daily Report Online |News

Hall Booth Partners With Children's Rights Watchdog in Southeast

Meredith Hobbs | June 14, 2018

An unexpected offer of office space and pro bono support from Hall Booth allowed the nonprofit to open a much-needed location in the South.
National Law Journal |

Rare Alliance Between Class Action Plaintiffs, US Chamber Prevails at Supreme Court

Tony Mauro | June 14, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday was a boost to class action plaintiffs in dispute over vitamin C. Foreign law deserves "respectful consideration," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, but it doesn't decide this class action.
International |News

Courts Not Bound by Foreign Governments' Statements Regarding Their Laws, Says US Supreme Court

Mike Scarcella | June 14, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday was a boost to class action plaintiffs in dispute over vitamin C. Foreign law deserves "respectful consideration," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote, but it doesn't decide this class action.
New York Law Journal |

The Future of Cy Pres Class Settlements

Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern | June 13, 2018

Corporate Litigation columnists Joseph McLaughlin and Shannon McGovern discuss the Supreme Court's recent grant of certiorari to decide the propriety and potential limits of cy pres settlements.
Law.Com |Analysis

Critical Mass: SCOTUS Takes Another Swipe at Class Actions. Plus, Plaintiffs' Bar Salary Wars

Amanda Bronstad | June 13, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt another blow to class actions this week with a decision that prevents lawyers from tolling the filing of individual shareholder cases.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Goldsmith v. Weibo Corp.

June 13, 2018

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's consolidated class action complaint.
Daily Report Online |News

City of Atlanta Sued Over Dilapidated Sidewalks

R. Robin McDonald | June 11, 2018

Lawyers for three Atlanta residents who rely on wheelchairs to get around say the City of Atlanta has violated the terms of a 2009 settlement with the Justice Department that required the city to repair deteriorating sidewalks.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Judge Says Pa.'s Corporate Registration Law Doesn't Create Jurisdiction

Max Mitchell | June 11, 2018

Philadelphia Judge Arnold New recently ruled that Pennsylvania's corporate registration law violates the due process clause of the constitution, and therefore cannot form the basis for jurisdiction.
National Law Journal |

Unanimous US Supreme Court Bars 'Stacked' Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | June 11, 2018

“We hold that American Pipe does not permit a plaintiff who waits out the statute of limitations to piggyback on an earlier, timely filed class action,” Ginsburg wrote for the court Monday in "China Agritech v. Resh." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Legal Foundation and others supported China Agritech in amicus briefs.
The Recorder |Case Digests

China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh

June 11, 2018

Denial of class certification does not toll applicable statute of limitations for putative class member's filing of new class action
New York Law Journal |News

Frieze Art Fair Wasn't Freezing Enough, Exhibitors Claim in Lawsuit

Colby Hamilton | June 08, 2018

A Chicago gallery says workers and festival goers were forced out over intolerable conditions, costing it and other potential class members business.
Daily Report Online |News

Court of Appeals Revives Teacher Pension Lawsuit

Katheryn Tucker | June 08, 2018

Presiding Judge John Ellington wrote for a panel that included Judge Charlie Bethel and Senior Judge Herbert Phipps in a June 1 decision reversing DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams, who tossed out the teachers' case.
National Law Journal |News

Lead Plaintiff in State Street Overbilling Probe Hires Own Counsel but Stays in Case

Amanda Bronstad | June 07, 2018

The executive director over an Arkansas pension fund has retained outside counsel but insisted he could continue to serve as lead plaintiff in settlements…
New York Law Journal |News

Federal Suit Challenges Policy Shift in Protections for Young Immigrants

Colby Hamilton | June 07, 2018

Advocates say U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services abandoned a decadelong policy that protected young adult immigrants.
New Jersey Law Journal |

Investors Sue Private Cryptocurrency Over $17M Initial Offering

Charles Toutant | June 07, 2018

Although the developers depicted the Latium initial coin offering as a sale of "utility-based tokens," it was subject to the Securities Act of 1933 because investors were promised that the tokens would be worth more than the price they paid, according to the suit.
The Legal Intelligencer |Commentary

High Court Rejects NLRB's Position That Class Waivers Violate Federal Law

Sean R. Keegan | June 07, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis is a win for employers who have included or wish to include class action waivers in arbitration agreements that employees are required to sign as a condition of employment.
Legaltech News |News

Class Actions Against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica Consolidated in N.D. California

Amanda Bronstad | June 07, 2018

Facebook and several of the plaintiffs had supported the move to multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of California.
Daily Report Online |Case Digests

McConnell et al. v. Georgia Department Of Labor

June 06, 2018

Suit Against State Agency For Inadvertent Disclosure of Private Information Not Barred By Sovereign Immunity
The Legal Intelligencer |News

RICO Suits Against Phila., Dallas Law Firms Can't Proceed in Illinois

Lizzy McLellan | June 05, 2018

Manufacturer John Crane Inc. can't sue Shein Law and Simon Greenstone for fraud in its own home state.
New York Law Journal |Analysis

Epic Decision by Supreme Court Orders Arbitration, Prohibits Class Action

Michael A. Sabino and Anthony Michael Sabino | June 05, 2018

Epic is notable, not only for its precise enforcement of the agreements to arbitrate, but also for the valuable lessons it imparts regarding statutory construction and judicial restraint.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

In re Nat'l Football League Player's Concussion Injury Litigation

June 05, 2018

Court permanently enjoined funding company from seeking arbitration against concussion class action member over the validity of the funding agreement between company and class member because the funding agreement violated a section of the settlement agreement and court used its power under the all writs act to prevent a collateral attack on the remedies specified in the class action settlement. Permanent injunction granted.
Litigation Daily |Commentary

Daily Dicta: Is This Suit Merely Stupid—or a Secret Conspiracy to Discredit the Plaintiffs Bar?

Jenna Greene | June 04, 2018

Some would-be class actions are so ridiculous that all you can do is shake your head and think “Wow, the lawyer who filed that passed the bar?” But what if there's actually something more nefarious afoot?
National Law Journal |News

Judge Presses Lead Plaintiff in State Street Bank Lawsuit on Overbilling Questions

Amanda Bronstad | May 31, 2018

A Boston federal judge has ordered the head of a pension fund to explain why the fund should still continue to be lead plaintiff, in light of suggestions that it didn't catch millions of dollars in overcharges by lawyers leading the class action.
The Recorder |Case Digests

Canales v. Wells Fargo Bank

May 31, 2018

Employer not required to provide employee's final wage statement at time of termination
New Jersey Law Journal |News

NJ Judge Dismisses Hurricane Sandy Cleanup Workers' Wage Claims

Amanda Bronstad | May 30, 2018

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan found that individual officers of New Jersey-based Bil-Jim Construction Co. Inc., a subcontractor hired to rebuild the beaches near Barnegat Bay, were not personally liable under the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act.
Litigation Daily |Commentary

Daily Dicta: Boies Schiller Wins Suit Over Constitutional Right to Smoke Medical Marijuana

Jenna Greene | May 30, 2018

Ah, constitutional law. Where judges can reach back to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in defense of the proposition that it's OK to smoke (as opposed to eat or vape) medical marijuana.
The Recorder |Case Digests

Shine v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

May 30, 2018

Successive class action barred by res judicata
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

In re Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Unitholder Litig.

May 30, 2018

Unitholders' complaint challenging private issuance of securities to insiders established unfairness of transaction, but did not warrant equitable relief cancelling the transaction where partnership was not injured by transaction.
National Law Journal |Investigation Research

'Boys' Network Slowly Making Room for Gender Diversity in MDL Leadership

Amanda Bronstad | May 29, 2018

Some female and minority attorneys have struck out on their own to get appointments, while many firms are diversifying their hiring or pitching new faces to MDL judges, who themselves are evolving into a more diverse corps.
National Law Journal |News

Judge in Case Over State Street Overbilling Is Considering Appointing New Class Counsel

Amanda Bronstad | May 29, 2018

U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf in Boston said he would address concerns by three plaintiffs firms currently serving as class counsel to State Street customers about the deadline to propose redactions to the report, which the special master filed under seal on May 14.
New York Law Journal |Q&A

NY Trial Lawyers Decry SCOTUS Decision Allowing Contracts Banning Class Actions

Susan DeSantis | May 29, 2018

The New York Law Journal asked Matt Funk, president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, to share his opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on employment contracts and new laws on sexual harassment and scaffold protection.
Litigation Daily |Profile

Litigator of the Week: For Paul Clement, Jumping into a SCOTUS Case at the Last Minute is “What We Do”

Tony Mauro | May 28, 2018

The former George W. Bush-era solicitor general prides himself and his appellate team at Kirkland & Ellis on being able to climb aboard fast-moving Supreme Court cases at the last minute.
Texas Lawyer |Case Digests

Carley v. Crest Pumping

May 28, 2018

Crest provides downhole cementing and pump down services for oil wells.
The Legal Intelligencer |Commentary

Decision Leaves Fate of Employee Class Actions to Congress and the Court of Public Opinion

Jeffrey Campolongo and Alisha L. McCarthy | May 25, 2018

It has been perhaps a disorienting couple of weeks for those keeping track of where, and how, employers can be sued by their employees. Take, for example, the May 10 step toward transparency in the #MeToo era by Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), which announced that it will not push for individual sexual harassment and assault claims to be determined through private arbitration proceedings going forward.
National Law Journal |News

Plaintiffs Plot 'Way Around' Supreme Court's Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | May 25, 2018

There may be another way: "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel." The concept is fairly established in the law, but it has not been used much. And judges and arbitrators have broad discretion whether to apply it in any given case.
National Law Journal |News

Plaintiffs Plot 'Way Around' Supreme Court's Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | May 25, 2018

There may be another way: "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel." The concept of "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel" is fairly established in the law, but it has not been used much. And judges and arbitrators have broad discretion whether to apply it in any given case.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Seeger Weiss Awarded $51M in Fees for 'Landmark' NFL Concussion Settlement

Max Mitchell | May 24, 2018

Most of the attorney fees a federal judge has allocated to the lawyers who hammered out the NFL concussion settlement are set to go to one firm: New York-based Seeger Weiss.
The American Lawyer |News

A Dutch Treat? Some Lawyers See Netherlands as Next Class Action 'It' Spot

Miriam Rozen | May 24, 2018

There are a number of reasons for lawyers representing plaintiffs and defendants to believe that Dutch courts could become an ideal overseas venue to resolve class action disputes. But uncertainties still abound.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

NFL Concussion Judge Blocks Lit Funder From Arbitrating Loan Dispute With Ex-Player

Max Mitchell | May 23, 2018

U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday ruled that Thrivest Specialty Funding was enjoined from arbitrating the validity and terms of the agreement it entered into with former Atlanta Falcons player William White.
Legaltech News |News

Ogletree Launches Tool to Automate Arbitration Agreements Following SCOTUS Decision

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | May 23, 2018

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins launched an automation tool for revising arbitration agreements to include class-action waivers just one day after a controversial Supreme Court decision confirmed their legal viability.
Litigation Daily |Commentary

Daily Dicta: Here's the Skinny: Plaintiffs on Losing Streak in Diet Soda Class Actions

Jenna Greene | May 22, 2018

Drinking diet soda will not make you skinny—and may actually do the opposite. But that's not enough to sustain would-be class actions against Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Hites v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Ass'n, Inc.

May 22, 2018

The court overruled defendant's preliminary objections as to duty and causation based on the law of the case, and the issue of attorney fees was premature, because plaintiffs had not yet moved for class certification.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Proposed Class Action Over Exploding Samsung Phones Won't Flame Out in Arbitration

Max Mitchell | May 21, 2018

U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor on Monday denied Samsung's motions to either send the class action to arbitration, or dismiss the claims entirely.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Furniture Delivery Workers' Arbitration Agreement Held Unenforceable

Charles Toutant | May 21, 2018

A federal judge in Newark has rejected attempts by a discount furniture retailer and its delivery contractor to enforce arbitration agreements whose language was deemed ambiguous.
National Law Journal |News

Gorsuch Renounces Ginsburg's 'Apocalyptic' Warnings in Landmark Labor Case

Marcia Coyle | May 21, 2018

Neil Gorsuch's 25-page majority opinion and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 30-page dissent offered conflicting views. Ginsburg's dissent also reflected the growing skepticism of the fairness of arbitration among her liberal colleagues on a court that for many years has been strongly pro-arbitration across the board. The clash marked the second time in months the two justices took aim at each other in writing.
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Claiming Poland Spring's Water Isn't From Spring; State Suits Coming

Robert Storace | May 21, 2018

Poland Spring got a victory of sorts from a Connecticut federal judge who dismissed a class action claiming breach of contract for saying the water comes from a spring. Suits are pending in state court.
New Jersey Law Journal |Commentary

Honed Definition of Consumer 'Harm' Needed After High Court's 'Actual Harm' Holding

Law Journal Editorial Board | May 21, 2018

The Supreme Court's latest TCCWNA ruling opens the door for substantial litigation on the subject of harm caused.
National Law Journal |News

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | May 21, 2018

The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before us must be enforced as written," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the decision "egregiously wrong.
Texas Lawyer |Case Digests

Growden v. Good Shepherd

May 21, 2018

After taking her daughter to the appellee Good Shepherd Health System's emergency room for a brief stay, appellant, who was uninsured, received a bill for over $25,000.
New York Law Journal |News

Lawyers for Detained Immigrant Argue He's Entitled to Bond Hearing

Andrew Denney | May 18, 2018

Lawyers for a Haitian man who has been held by immigration authorities since September for convictions of turnstile jumping in New York City argued before a federal judge on Friday that their client should be entitled to a bond hearing at the six-month mark of his detention.
New York Law Journal |

TCPA Shakeup: Analysis of the D.C. Circuit's Long-Awaited Decision in 'ACA International'

Robert Pees, Neal Marder, Garrett Llewellyn and Jenna Nalchajian | May 18, 2018

'ACA International' has changed the current TCPA class action landscape. To minimize the risk of litigation, companies engaging in telephonic advertising must carefully review their advertising programs to ensure compliance with the decision
New York Law Journal |

Recent Developments Have Let the Air Out of Slack Fill Lawsuits

Meghana Shah, Brittany Cambre and Amber Unwala | May 18, 2018

While the proliferation of slack fill claims may concern food and beverage manufacturers, recent legal developments indicate that the viability of these claims may be short lived.
Daily Report Online |News

SunTrust Hit With Class Action After 1.5M Customers' Data Breached

Greg Land | May 18, 2018

Morgan & Morgan filed the putative class action against the bank yesterday on behalf customers whose private information may have been disclosed in a data breach.
Legaltech News |News

Federal Judge Rules Ohio Law Should Apply in Wendy's Data Breach Class Action

P.J. D'Annunzio | May 17, 2018

Judge Maureen P. Kelly of the Western District of Pennsylvania recommended that Ohio law govern the plaintiffs' claims of negligence per se but not the claims alleging violations of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Lucescu v. Zafirovski

May 17, 2018

Class Action Dismissed; Executives Statements Were General and Not Customer-Specific
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Signor v. GWC Warranty Corp.

May 17, 2018

Defendant appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss plaintiff's class action complaint and compel arbitration.
National Law Journal |News

Whistleblower Tells US Senate: Facebook Can Become a 'Weapon'

Amanda Bronstad | May 16, 2018

Christopher Wylie, a research director at Cambridge Analytica from 2013 to 2014, told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the firm, co-founded by Steve Bannon, who was campaign manager and later a top White House strategist for President Donald Trump, came up with phrases like “drain the swamp” that became key campaign themes and slogans.
National Law Journal |News

Anthem Data Breach Attorney Fees Report Faulted by Plaintiffs Lawyers and Objector

Amanda Bronstad | May 16, 2018

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Anthem data breach settlement have objected to the report of a court-appointed special master, which found what it said was inappropriate…
National Law Journal |News

Lawyer Suing Facebook: 'This Could Be the Largest Data Breach' Ever

Amanda Bronstad | May 15, 2018

Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.
Legaltech News |Q&A

Lawyer Suing Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica 'Could Be the Largest Data Breach' Ever

Amanda Bronstad | May 15, 2018

Ahead of Facebook's day on Capitol Hill, Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Sommers v. UPMC

May 15, 2018

Partial decertification of wage law class erroneous where employers failure to make partial payment to former employees within original class did not constitute later evidentiary development. Order of the trial court reversed.
National Law Journal |News

What Are People Saying About Senate's New Lit Funding Bill?

Amanda Bronstad | May 14, 2018

The bill would require disclosure of third-party litigation funding in class actions and multidistrict litigation within 10 days of a case filing, or 10 days after a funding deal. It would also require disclosure of financing that provides cash to plaintiffs.
Litigation Daily |Profile

Litigators of the Week: A Compassionate—But Effective—Product Liability Defense

Robert Storace | May 11, 2018

When Boehringer Ingelheim was hit with a new wave of suits over its blood thinner Pradaxa, it changed course and decided to fight, tapping Covington & Burling's Phyllis Jones and Butler Snow's Rod Richmond Sr.
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Green v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

May 09, 2018

Motion to dismiss putative class action denied where court could not definitively determine that plaintiffs could not establish damage calculation method that would predominate over proposed class.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

David v. Volkswagen Grp. of Am., Inc.

May 04, 2018

Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiff's class action complaint.
The Recorder |Case Digests

Williams v. Moulton Niguel Water District

May 04, 2018

Water districts immune from nuisance and inverse condemnation liability arising from damage to copper pipes caused by chemical added to water
The Recorder |Case Digests

Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center

May 03, 2018

District court abused discretion by denying certification of proposed rounding-time, regular-wait, waiting-time, and wage-statement classes
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Z&R Cab, LLC v. Philadelphia Parking Auth.

May 01, 2018

Trial court erred by creating and imposing its own remedy without notice to or input from the parties in licensees putative class action seeking refunds from the PPA for fees and assessments it imposed under a law later found to be unconstitutional and the trial court abdicated its duty by denying the requested refunds and directing an administrative review. Reversed.
Texas Lawyer |Case Digests

Robinson v. Home Owners

April 30, 2018

After purchasing a home, appellants brought suit against appellee for failure to fix or repair defects poor construction, and deficiencies.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Fiumano v. Metro Diner Mgmt. LLC

April 24, 2018

Conditional class certification granted in part where plaintiff able to demonstrate factual nexus between himself and certain members of the proposed class, and where defendants challenge to plaintiffs legal theory was one more properly brought at the summary judgment stage. Motion for conditional class certification granted in part and denied in part; motion to authorize class notice denied.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Razak v. Uber Tech., Inc.

April 24, 2018

Transportation network company was entitled to summary judgment in drivers putative class action under the FLSA and the PWMA because the court considered the Donovan factors and determined that drivers did not meet their burden of proof to show that they were employees rather than independent contractors. Motion granted.
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Lagnese v. City of Waterbury

April 16, 2018

Court Denies Plaintiffs Claims for Injunctive Relief and Provisional Class Certification Over Seizure and Impoundment of Dogs
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Mujo v. Jani-King International, Inc.

April 16, 2018

Franchisees Unjust Enrichment Claim Over Withheld Fees Survives Motion to Dismiss
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Girardot v. The Chemours Co.

April 11, 2018

Plaintiffs in this class action matter were entitled to pursue recovery of severance pay under state wage law, and their claims were filed within the statute of limitations.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Webb v. Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC

April 10, 2018

Court granted defendants motion to dismiss plaintiffs action alleging breach of warranties, negligent misrepresentation and unjust en-richment over the safety equipment in her used car purchase because plaintiff did not allege a single actual misrepresentation made by car manufacturer that she justifiably relied on or any allegation as to any express warranty she saw, heard and relied on and her implied warranty claims failed on statute of limitations grounds. Motion granted.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Kyle-Labell v. Selective Serv. Sys.

April 06, 2018

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's putative class action.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Silver v. Pep Boys-Manny, More & Jack of Delaware, Inc.

April 05, 2018

Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs' class action complaint under the CFA and TCCWNA and common law breach of contract and unjust enrichment, for plaintiff's failure to state a claim.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Garcia v. Tempoe, LLC

April 05, 2018

Defendant moved to compel arbitration in plaintiffs' CFA and TCCWNA action.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Leslie v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

April 05, 2018

Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim.
The Recorder |Case Digests

Jones v. Royal Administration Services, Inc.

April 04, 2018

Lack of control over telemarketers conduct precluded vicarious liability for alleged violations of TCPA
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

In re Aggrenox Antitrust Litigation

April 02, 2018

Court Certifies Aggrenox Settlement Class
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Haynes v. DNC Auto. LLC

April 02, 2018

Defendant appealed from the denial of its motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint and to compel arbitration of plaintiffs claims individually rather than as a class action.
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Gorss Motels, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC

April 02, 2018

TCPA Complaint Adequately Alleged Unsolicited Transmission and Standing
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Abdi v. Nielsen

March 29, 2018

Considering Release Conditions and Ability To Pay Required for Bond for Asylum-Seekers
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Marquinez v. The Dow Chem. Co.

March 28, 2018

In its answer to a certified question in this class action matter, the Delaware Supreme Court concluded that a conditional dismissal did not stop class action tolling.
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Ward v. CareFusion Solutions, LLC

March 28, 2018

The choice-of-law provision in the parties employment contracts did not extend the reach of another states labor statutes where that states statutes and case law expressed an intent to narrowly limit their application.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

City Select Auto Sales, Inc. v. David Randall Assoc., Inc.

March 26, 2018

Jury Instructions to Consider Corporate Officers Active Oversight or Control Proper to Determine TCPA Individual Liability
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Meyer v. Kalanick

March 23, 2018

Arbitration Provision in User Terms Enforceable; Plaintiff Waived Lack of Notice Evidence
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

In re Kind LLC Healthy and All Natural Litigation

March 22, 2018

Non-GMO Claim Stayed, Pending USDAs Establishment of National GMO Standard
The Recorder |Case Digests

Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund

March 20, 2018

SLUSA does not strip state courts of jurisdiction to adjudicate class actions brought under Securities Act of 1933
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Dungee v. Davison Design & Dev., Inc.

March 14, 2018

Enhancement multiplier on lodestar amount of attorneys fees and costs unnecessary where counsel billed industry-standard rates, and where delay in payment and outlay of costs was not so excessive as to warrant compensating counsel.

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New Jersey Legal Awards 2018

June 21, 2018
Florham Park, NJ

Join us as we honor those lawyers who have left an indelible mark on the legal community in New Jersey and beyond
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June 20, 2018 - June 22, 2018
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June 25, 2018 - June 27, 2018
Austin, TX

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Crafting Arbitration Clauses: How Specificity Reduces Dispute Time & Costs

| June 05, 2018

When drafting arbitration clauses, specificity matters. The last thing you want is a disagreement over the provision itself. That would defeat the purpose of the arbitration, and result in litigating the meaning of the clause.

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Gender on Trial: How Tech is Driving Diversity in Law

| May 25, 2018

Join this webcast for an understanding of how new approaches to diversity evaluation and emerging technologies can help track a firm’s performance to achieve better gender diversity in litigation.

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EDiscovery Lessons from Case Law About Spoliation

Sponsored by: Zapproved | April 23, 2018

[ON-DEMAND] Sponsored by: Keeping up with case law is challenging. New opinions come out every day, and they’re…

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RECORD ACCESS CORPORATION

06/18/2018
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RECORD ACCESS CORPORATION is pleased to announce that
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MARIAN POLOVY, LAW OFFICE OF

06/11/2018
NYLJ Web

MARIAN POLOVY, LAW OFFICE OF is pleased to give thanks to founder of the firm
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STACEY LAWRENCE

06/11/2018
NJLJ Web

In Memoriam
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