By Amanda Bronstad | March 9, 2021
The fee request, outlined in a Monday court filing, is part of a $641.25 million settlement with the state of Michigan, former Michigan Gov. Richard Snyder, the city of Flint, and several individual government defendants. It includes both common benefit fees and a 27% cap on contingency fees.
By Kenneth Artz | March 9, 2021
Deregulation could have a unique impact on what recourse rural Texas communities will have for damages sustained during the power outage, says Justin Sisemore, the founder and lead litigator at Sisemore Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 8, 2021
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything, federal judges overwhelmingly have sent the cases to arbitration, including those against Major League Baseball, Ticketmaster and LA Fitness. The rulings come as lawmakers in both houses of Congress have introduced legislation that would ban forced arbitration, which is prevalent in consumer cases.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 5, 2021
More than a dozen law firms opposed the proposed class action settlement, the second attempt by Bayer to resolve lawsuits while keeping Roundup on store shelves. Public Citizen and the American Association for Justice also filed amicus briefs opposing the deal.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 5, 2021
"It's a signal to judges across the country that this can be done," said Kimpson, of Motley Rice, about his appointment by U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs to a team of 12 lawyers in the Blackbaud data breach MDL, centered in South Carolina. MDL appointments have often been criticized as lacking in diversity.
By Michael A. Mora | March 4, 2021
Attorney David J. Sales said one obstacle stands in the way collecting the multimillion-dollar award.
By Tom McParland | March 4, 2021
The complaint, filed by the Minnesota-based litigation firm Robins Kaplan, alleged that Shkreli and his ex-business partner drove up the price of Daraprim by more than 4,000% overnight and blocked the development of lower-cost generics.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge John Lee, declining to offer preliminary approval to a $92 million deal, wondered if the popular short-video app could be used to provide notice to potential claimants
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs instructed lawyers to consider a diverse team to lead about 20 lawsuits against Blackbaud. Five weeks later, she followed through.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 2, 2021
At a preliminary approval hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Lee, of the Northern District of Illinois, wanted more information as to why class members would not receive notice of the settlement through TikTok's own app, which might improve the predicted claims rate of less than 2%.
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