Class action alleges deceptive marketing of Monster Energy drinks
Monster-brand energy drinks are marketed as being conventional carbonated beverages despite containing “dangerously high” amounts of caffeine, according to a new consumer class action filed in federal...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court ponders if lawyers can use records to find clients
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are trying to dissect the language of a poorly worded federal statute that protects drivers’ personal information from misuse in an effort to determine whether...
View ArticleSCOTUS asked to ‘transform’ class actions in Disney case
A disability rights organization has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a class action settlement that bars Segway vehicles from Walt Disney theme parks and hotels. The case holds major...
View ArticleJudge tosses Saints fan’s suit over bounty probe
A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that a New Orleans Saints' season-ticket holder filed against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the league's bounty investigation.
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board class action ruling under fire
One year after the National Labor Relations Board sent shock waves through the labor and employment bar by ruling that mandatory arbitration clauses barring class actions violated the National Labor...
View ArticleSupreme Court once again ponders class arbitration waivers
In the latest in a series of cases considering the enforceability of mandatory arbitration clauses that bar class proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether federal common law prohibits...
View ArticleSCOTUS ruling on class actions buoys defense
The justices’ unanimous holding in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that plaintiffs cannot avoid litigating in federal court under the eight-year-old law by simply promising not to seek more than...
View ArticleNOLA law firm earns class action settlement in Nevada
A New Orleans law firm has secured a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 560 property owners and residents in Nevada.
View ArticleFishermen sue Texas lawyer in BP claims dispute
A group of Vietnamese fishermen has sued a Texas lawyer over claims he misappropriated the identities of thousands of deckhands to secure a lucrative appointment to a committee of attorneys for victims...
View ArticleJustices revisit securities fraud class actions
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have an opportunity to dramatically change the landscape of securities fraud class action litigation by limiting, or perhaps overruling altogether, a decision...
View ArticleSupreme Court rules against business in class-action case
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a class-action lawsuit can continue, even after a business offers to pay everything sought by the person who first sued.
View ArticleSupreme Court rules compensation offers don’t end class action
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has made class action litigation more expensive for employers, according to lawyers that represent large companies.
View ArticleClass action status OK’d in major post-Katrina flood case
A federal judge who ruled last year that the federal government is responsible for some of the flooding that hit the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina and other storms granted class-action...
View ArticleKennedy one of 2 GOP senators to side with Dems in bank regulation measure
New regulations allowing U.S. consumers to sue their banks or credit card companies were narrowly blocked by the U.S. Senate late Tuesday, a major victory for Wall Street and financial institutions...
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board class action ruling under fire
One year after the National Labor Relations Board sent shock waves through the labor and employment bar by ruling that mandatory arbitration clauses barring class actions violated the National Labor...
View ArticleSupreme Court once again ponders class arbitration waivers
In the latest in a series of cases considering the enforceability of mandatory arbitration clauses that bar class proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether federal common law prohibits...
View ArticleSCOTUS ruling on class actions buoys defense
The justices’ unanimous holding in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that plaintiffs cannot avoid litigating in federal court under the eight-year-old law by simply promising not to seek more than...
View ArticleNOLA law firm earns class action settlement in Nevada
A New Orleans law firm has secured a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of 560 property owners and residents in Nevada.
View ArticleFishermen sue Texas lawyer in BP claims dispute
A group of Vietnamese fishermen has sued a Texas lawyer over claims he misappropriated the identities of thousands of deckhands to secure a lucrative appointment to a committee of attorneys for victims...
View ArticleJustices revisit securities fraud class actions
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have an opportunity to dramatically change the landscape of securities fraud class action litigation by limiting, or perhaps overruling altogether, a decision...
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