Law360: Class Action /classaction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Class Action Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:40:57 +0000 Lee Subscribers Get Final OK For $9.5M Video Privacy Deal /classaction/articles/2377831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377831 An Iowa federal judge has given final approval to a $9.5 million deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing media company Lee Enterprises of illegally disclosing subscribers' video-viewing information to Meta, finding the agreement adequately addresses risks that both sides would have if litigation were to continue. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:59:20 +0000 Schwab Defends Antitrust Settlement From Iowa AG Objection /classaction/articles/2377646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377646 The Charles Schwab Corp. has pushed back on objections raised by the Iowa attorney general and others to an investor class action settlement over its merger with TD Ameritrade, saying its plan to implement an antitrust compliance program, among other things, "offers real value to the class."  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:42:50 +0000 Microsoft Unit Agrees To Pay $8.5M In MOVEIt Hack MDL /classaction/articles/2377842?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377842 A Massachusetts federal judge has preliminarily signed off on an $8.5 million settlement reached between Nuance Communications and more than 1 million patients in multidistrict litigation over a 2023 malware attack that exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEIt transfer file tool.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:31:40 +0000 Defense Attys Predict Rise In Shareholder Suits, Report Says /classaction/articles/2377574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377574 Nearly three-quarters of defense attorneys surveyed by high-risk insurance firm Inigo believe there will be an increase in private securities litigation over the next year, especially in the area of artificial intelligence, according to a report released by Inigo. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:25:58 +0000 Post Holdings Sued Over Citric Acid In Pet Food /classaction/articles/2377430?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377430 A California woman is suing Post Holdings Inc. in federal court, alleging that it uses artificially made citric acid as a preservative in its dog food products despite the labels claiming they contain no preservatives. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:21:25 +0000 NY Judge Orders Temu Users To Arbitrate Data Claims /classaction/articles/2377696?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377696 A New York federal judge ordered a group of plaintiffs accusing online bargain app Temu of privacy violations to arbitrate their claims, saying an arbitration agreement in the company's terms is not unconscionable and that an arbitrator must determine the pact's scope. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:06:17 +0000 Judge Tosses GitLab Investors' AI Hype Suit /classaction/articles/2377660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377660 Software development collaboration platform GitLab has escaped a lawsuit accusing it of overhyping its artificial intelligence technology, but the California federal judge in charge of the case has given shareholders another chance to demonstrate just how the technology allegedly was not up to snuff. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:48:26 +0000 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Vegas Casino Room Rate Case /classaction/articles/2377783?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377783 The Ninth Circuit rejected an appeal on Friday from guests seeking to revive their antitrust case accusing Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using a vendor's software to inflate room rates, finding that the pricing service helps the hotels compete. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:26:38 +0000 $111.25M Del. Settlement Proposed For Cencora Opioid Suits /classaction/articles/2377822?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377822 Executives and board members of Cencora Corp. — formerly AmerisourceBergen — have tentatively settled for $111.25 million a Delaware Court of Chancery stockholder derivative suit accusing them of taking a "devil may care" attitude toward the illegal distribution of opioid painkillers at the center of a nationwide addiction epidemic. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:17:55 +0000 Charter Hid Losses After FCC Subsidies Ended, Investor Says /classaction/articles/2377568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377568 Charter Communications has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about its ability to offset internet customer losses after the end of the FCC's pandemic-era Affordable Connectivity Program, which 5 million of Charter's customers used. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:14:59 +0000 Funeral Directors Can Go Forward With Life Insurance Suit /classaction/articles/2377455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377455 Montana funeral home directors may proceed with their suit claiming they were led down a path of financial ruin when they were advised to place their savings into premium-financed life insurance policies, a federal court ruled. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:02:40 +0000 Wholesalers Want Final OK For $51M AstraZeneca Settlement /classaction/articles/2377345?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377345 Drug wholesalers asked a Delaware federal judge Thursday for the final stamp of approval on a combined $51.4 million in settlements AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Handa Pharmaceuticals LLC agreed to pay to resolve allegations AstraZeneca paid off generic-drug makers, including Handa, to protect its brand antipsychotic Seroquel XR. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:02:38 +0000 Little League Calls Parents' Safety Suit A 'Personal Vendetta' /classaction/articles/2377178?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377178 A Connecticut Little League and its national parent company have pushed back against a group of parents accusing them of not properly training volunteer coaches, saying that the organization they represent does not actually exist, and that the plaintiffs should face sanctions. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:28:39 +0000 Judge Punts On ProPay Sanctions In TelexFree Suit /classaction/articles/2377611?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377611 A Massachusetts magistrate judge sent a motion for sanctions against ProPay to a district judge for ruling, saying the payment company failed to take steps to preserve electronic documents but the plaintiffs hadn't proven its intent to destroy evidence in a case over its alleged involvement in TelexFree's "hybrid Ponzi-pyramid scheme." Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:21:56 +0000 9th Circ. Leaves Scope Of CIPA Applicability Unclear /classaction/articles/2376903?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2376903 Three recent Ninth Circuit decisions declined to directly address whether all of the California Invasion of Privacy Act's provisions actually apply to internet activity, and given this uncertainty, companies should heed five recommendations when seeking to minimize CIPA litigation risk, say attorneys at Skadden. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:00:30 +0000 Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Meredith Karp /classaction/articles/2357929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2357929 Meredith Karp of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has represented Paramount in multiple actions related to its $8 billion merger with Skydance and counseled TD Bank in litigation arising from the second-largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, earning her a spot among the employment law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:07:43 +0000 X Denied Early Win In Ex-Worker's WARN Act Fight /classaction/articles/2377108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377108 A California federal court turned down X Corp.'s bid for an early win in a suit alleging Twitter employees weren't given proper notice of mass layoffs that followed Elon Musk's takeover of the social media company, citing disputes between the parties over why the ex-worker who sued was let go. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:02:12 +0000 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust /classaction/articles/2375693?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2375693 Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:24:57 +0000 Bikers Say Suzuki Motorcycles Have Decades-Old Brake Defect /classaction/articles/2377414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2377414 A proposed class of motorcycle buyers is alleging that Suzuki Motor of America Inc. has known but done nothing about a dangerous defect in its bikes' braking system for more than a decade. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:15:33 +0000 Fla. Judge Warns Of Split Claims In Detention Center Suit /classaction/articles/2376923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /classaction/articles/2376923 A Florida federal judge on Thursday warned parties in a proposed class action over attorney access for individuals confined at the Everglades immigrant detention center that some claims in the lawsuit appear to belong in a neighboring district, saying that he could issue a ruling reflecting this determination.Â