New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Dickerson | November 22, 2017
Thomas Dickerson writes: This year, the Appellate Division, First Department sought to protect shareholder interests in “merger tax” litigation by enhancing the standards for the approval of disclosure-only class action settlements, and sought to protect employees by declining to enforce an arbitration agreement as violative of the National Labor Relations Act. But that's not all.
By Rhys Dipshan | November 22, 2017
Forever 21 customers may be facing a host of financial fraud problems, but it is far from certain whether they can take the retailer to court.
By Ross Todd | November 21, 2017
Investors had accused the online review site of propping up its earnings by coercing businesses into buying ads to get fake negative reviews removed.
By Erin Mulvaney | November 20, 2017
Lawyers for Google Inc. argue a class action that accuses the company of pay discrimination casts too wide a net with overbroad claims of alleged gender inequities and unfair promotion opportunities for women.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 20, 2017
Lawyers representing a plaintiff class made up of persons alleging they got sick from exposure to formaldehyde gas in laminate flooring insist they were cut out of last month's $26 million class action settlement with Lumber Liquidators and want a federal judge to reject the deal.
By Hanley Chew and Tyler Newby, Fenwick & West | November 20, 2017
Although each data breach class action arises out of its own particular circumstances, there are a number of factors that seem to be contributing to these large settlements.
By Ross Todd | November 17, 2017
A federal judge in San Jose has put to rest claims that the company snooped on users' browsing even when they were logged out of the social media site.
By Erin Mulvaney | November 17, 2017
A federal magistrate judge has denied an effort by PricewaterhouseCoopers to seal the number of would-be class members in an age discrimination suit that claims the accounting and consulting firm unlawfully struck older job applicants from employment consideration. The plaintiff's attorneys estimated that some 14,000 potential job applicants over age 40 could be part of the affected class.
By Catherine Wilson | November 17, 2017
The Daily Business Review recognizes the legal accomplishments of dozens of South Florida attorneys with its Most Effective Lawyers awards.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Paul Napoli and Marie Napoli | November 16, 2017
Paul Napoli and Marie Napoli write: There are several causes of action that the municipalities could bring to attempt to recover their damages resulting from the opioid epidemic.
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