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4 Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for $4.55 Billion in Damages

Lawsuits claim addictiveness of platforms like Instagram and Tik Tok have 'rewired' the way kids think causing massive strains on educators. Similar lawsuits have been filed in the U.S.
4 minute read

International Edition

High Court Overturns Three Judgments to End Azima Hacking Case

In February, Azima accepted Dechert's offer to settle the portion of their dispute playing out in London, which includes £3 million in damages and likely many million more in costs.
2 minute read

International Edition

Federal Court in Arizona Allows Mexico's Case Against US Gun Dealers to Proceed

The federal gun industry shield law should not keep the suit from moving forward, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez ruled. 
3 minute read

International Edition

How to Grow Fast Like Kirkland

Class actions are set for significant growth across the globe and law firms that corner the market could reap big rewards, writes the Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

8 US Firms to Battle Out Didi Global Securities Class Action in US Court

Quinn Emanuel, Skadden, Wilson Sonsini, Sullivan & Cromwell, Gibson Dunn and O'Melveny are all representing parties in the lawsuit.
3 minute read

International Edition

Uber Agrees to Pay Australian Taxi Drivers $178M in Class Action Settlement

The rideshare platform fought "tooth and nail" against the action, says plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pogust Goodhead Takes Fight for Restitution Over Brazilian Mining Disaster to the Netherlands

The plaintiffs firm is teaming up with Dutch litigation firm Lemstra Van der Korst in an effort to secure £3 billion from Brazilian mining giant Vale and the Dutch subsidiary of its Samarco JV with Australia's BHP.
3 minute read

International Edition

'A Paperless Environment': Kenya Rolls Out Nationwide Digitization of Courts by July

The project, which has been trialed in a few counties, is being hailed by judges and lawyers as a potential leap forward for transparency and accessibility of the legal system.
3 minute read

International Edition

Class-Action Reform in France Awaits Parliament's Pleasure—and Waits, and Waits...

Because of disagreement between the two chambers, the French legislature is already a year late in passing a national law under the 2020 EU Representative Actions Directive. Until it does, group actions and litigation funding are stalled, lawyers say.
8 minute read

International Edition

Sale of Premier League's Everton FC Runs Into Dispute As League Considers Final Approval

The sale of Everton FC is the deal that Pinsent Masons partner Vanessa Ford had just completed before her tragic death in September. The league is now mulling its approval of the sale.
4 minute read

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