The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel E. Cummins | December 5, 2019
Over the past several years, the plaintiffs bar made an organized push to support various candidates running for seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with many of those candidates winning their elections.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 4, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in a class action alleging Diet Dr Pepper deceives consumers into believing they will lose weight—or at least, not gain pounds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down a similar case this year involving Diet Coke.
By Ross Todd | December 4, 2019
The First District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court ruling denying class certification in a gender discrimination case brought on behalf of 135 women software engineers at Twitter who claim they were disproportionately passed over for promotions.
By Christopher Niesche | December 4, 2019
The decision stemmed from two separate class actions in which common fund orders had been granted. The defendants in those cases filed appeals.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 4, 2019
A record nationwide class of 250 million customers of Qualcomm could shrink after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday appeared more than skeptical about affirming certification.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 3, 2019
About 1.6% of the more than 34,000 potential class members opted out of the so-called "negotiation" class, according to a Monday court filing. Lead attorney Jayne Conroy called the turnout a "landslide endorsement" of the novel idea.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 2, 2019
The bench trial comes in a case brought by Kirkland & Ellis and the National Immigrant Justice Center that challenges the federal government's incarceration of migrants who came to the United States as unaccompanied minors.
By Ross Todd | December 2, 2019
News of the deals with five of the seven plaintiffs bringing gender discrimination claims against the firm comes as the remaining two Jane Doe plaintiffs prepare to lift their pseudonyms in a Dec. 10 amended complaint in the case.
By Scott Graham | December 2, 2019
A three-judge panel sounded highly skeptical of U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh's decision to certify a nationwide consumer class based on California antitrust law. But they suggested that a California only class—or California plus a handful of other states—might pass muster.
By Simon Taylor | December 2, 2019
The legislation, known as the Representative Actions Directive, would allow consumers in the EU's 28 member nations to launch common claims for compensation for faulty or illegal consumer goods.
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