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Nevada Judge Asked to Upend 'Unprecedented' Uber-Backed Ballot InitiativeA Nevada judge is weighing whether to overhaul an Uber-backed ballot initiative that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, including sexual assault lawsuits.
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May 07, 2024 | Law.com
'This Is a Recurring Problem': Objector Appeals $725M Facebook SettlementIn a May 4 opening brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, objectors said that the Facebook settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal discounted the statutory claims of 253 million class members by more than 99.7%.
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May 02, 2024 | Law.com
Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action IncreaseThe inaugural Class Action Litigation Report, released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found class action filings steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.
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May 01, 2024 | Law.com
Johnson & Johnson Launches $6.48B Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Talc LawsuitsWednesday's proposed plan immediately got pushback from lawyers representing ovarian cancer victims: "This is not a done deal," Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield told Law.com. "There is substantial opposition to this."
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May 01, 2024 | Law.com
Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Roundup Trial Revs Up in Missouri, $100M Fee Award in Philips CPAP Class SettlementBy Amanda Bronstad
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April 29, 2024 | Law.com
Another Roundup Trial Kicks Off in Missouri. Monsanto Faces 3 PlaintiffsJury selection began Monday in St. Louis in a case brought by two Ohio women and one woman in Oklahoma.
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April 26, 2024 | The Recorder
Leadership War Breaks Out in 23andMe Data Breach Case 'at the Crossroads'Lawyers ramped up their fight over how to manage the 23andMe Inc. data breach litigation, disagreeing on everything from whether to immediately settle the cases to handling class members who are "truly frightened."
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April 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania Judge Grants Final Approval to Philips CPAP SettlementU.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a class action settlement over recalled Philips breathing devices, plus nearly $100 million in attorney fees.
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April 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
As Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing Settlement Unravels, Lawyers Vow to Push AheadLawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.
By Amanda Bronstad
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