By Max Mitchell | October 2, 2017
A litigation funding company is facing off in federal court against attorneys representing class counsel in the NFL concussion litigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over whether retired players should be able to sell their stakes in the $1 billion settlement.
By Alexa Woronowicz | October 2, 2017
Llewellyn has built the litigation team that has successfully enforced its class action waiver and arbitration agreement in multiple cases and negotiated the settlement of a class action in California that alleged Lyft misclassifies drivers as independent contractors.
By Arthur H. Bryant | October 2, 2017
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard what may be the most important workers' rights cases in over 80 years. The employers' arguments dismiss the National Labor Relations Board, gut the labor laws, and falsely make eliminating class actions the "core" of the Federal Arbitration Act. Their implications, moreover, are staggering.
By Marcia Coyle | October 2, 2017
Employees appeared to face an uphill fight in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices heard arguments in a closely watched dispute over whether class action waivers in workplace arbitration agreements violate federal labor laws. Here are some key moments and takeaways from the arguments.
By Ben Hancock | October 2, 2017
There's no lawsuit yet, but a litigation-financing deal is helping pave the way for a group action in Jersey against CPA Global over foreign patent renewals.
By John Council | September 29, 2017
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 13 banking and business associations have filed a federal lawsuit in a Dallas challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's so-called arbitration rule that prohibits the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in disputes between consumers and providers of financial products.
By Erin Mulvaney | September 29, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board, now under Republican leadership, is facing early pressure from employee advocates to confront ethical issues associated with one member's prior work at the law firm Littler Mendelson.
By Anna Zhang | September 29, 2017
The U.S.-based firm has filed a lawsuit against Brisbane-based personal injury law firm Shine Corporate.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 27, 2017
A class action that had State Farm and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce banging the table over "extraordinarily burdensome" discovery orders has ended in a whimper after a federal appeals court reversed certification on entirely different issues.
By Jenna Greene | September 27, 2017
A team of litigators from Kasowitz Benson Torres led by partner Michael Bowe scored a decisive win on behalf of a major Bollywood production company, winning dismissal of a consolidated securities class action.
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