By Charles Toutant | July 10, 2018
Ruling on an issue of first impression, a New Jersey Superior Court judge has allowed claims lodged under the state Law Against Discrimination to move forward in a putative class suit alleging sexual abuse of inmates by employees at New Jersey's only prison for women.
By Charles Toutant | July 9, 2018
The appeals court, in a precedential ruling, said the plaintiffs were not entitled to a preliminary injunction halting implementation of the law.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 6, 2018
The ruling is another setback for plaintiffs lawyers in the low-testosterone multidistrict litigation.
By Charles Toutant | July 6, 2018
The suit seeks to recover damages on behalf of named plaintiff Isrel Dillard and a proposed class of detainees who were strip-searched at the Camden County Correctional Facility after being arrested on nonindictable offenses.
By Mike Scarcella | Ryan Lovelace | July 2, 2018
Warren Postman, a former Jones Day associate and Justice David Souter law clerk, had held litigation roles at the U.S. Chamber since 2014. His partnership at Keller Lenkner puts him on the plaintiffs side advocating for class actions, not fighting them.
By Scott Flaherty | June 29, 2018
After a special master tapped to review overbilling in a $75 million legal fee award in a securities class action settlement faulted Labaton Sucharow and its co-counsel, the firm fired off criticisms of its own.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Dickerson | June 29, 2018
The jurisprudence in the First Department and the Fourth Department has evolved to become more favorable to certified classes seeking tort remedies for environmental harm.
By Colby Hamilton | June 27, 2018
The class action claims the Office of Refugee Resettlement's new policy unduly delays transfer of unaccompanied minors in its care.
The American Lawyer | Slideshow
By Gina Passarella and Ben Seal | June 27, 2018
Whether fighting for LGBT rights, protecting veterans or helping the U.S. women's hockey team achieve gender equity, the country's biggest firms rose to the occasion to help pro bono clients in 2017.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 27, 2018
The 7th Circuit is allowing Ted Frank to find out if three objectors had gotten secret side payments to drop their appeals to a class action settlement.
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