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'Ready to Fight': Former Public Justice Chairman to Lead Title IX Practice at Clarkson Law Firm

Bryant launched a career of litigating high-profile gender equity cases in 1984, when he tried a class action that resulted in the admission of female students to the formerly all-male Central High School in Philadelphia. In 1988, he tried the first Title IX case in the United States as lead trial counsel and won the suit filed on behalf of Temple University female athletes.
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Law.com

Is This Allstate Subsidiary Shortchanging Policyholders? New Class Action Filed

"[The] plaintiff brings this lawsuit individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated insureds who suffered damages due to Safe Auto's refusal to pay [actual cash value] sales tax and regulatory fees for total-loss vehicles," the complaint said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Trial Judge Not Required to Narrow Overly Broad Class, Supreme Court Says

"Although we urge trial courts sua sponte to consider redefining the scope of the class if the proposed definition in the operative complaint and motion for class certification is overbroad, we agree with the defendants that the trial court does not abuse its discretion when it does not do so," the high court said.
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Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: What Could a CrowdStrike Class Action Look Like? Key Vote Coming Up in Talc Bankruptcy Plan

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Law.com

'Collusion' and 'Mudslinging' Fuel Attorney Fight in Oregon Wildfire Case

"The statements made in their reply brief are simply untrue, not based in reality, and defaming in nature," said George McCoy, a partner at Warren Allen.
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Daily Business Review

Attorneys Brace for Wave of CrowdStrike Litigation

"In some ways, I think it really set off a big nuclear bomb of legal actions across a lot of different players in the industry," Beth Waller, a principal and chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice at Woods Rogers, said.
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Law.com

Could There Be Class Actions Over CrowdStrike's Global Tech Outage?

Law firms are investigating potential lawsuits to come out of CloudStrike's global tech outage, but there may be limits on who can recover damages.
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National Law Journal

Appeals Court Ruling That College Athletes Can Be Employees Leaves 'Lots of Open Questions'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student-athletes could fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge: Beasley Allen Should Not Be Disqualified From Talc Leadership

Atlantic County Superior Court Judge John Porto concluded on Friday that J&J hadn't provided evidence that its former attorney had shared confidential information with Beasley Allen.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Area of Developing Case Law: Appellate Division Finds No Implied Contract Between Municipal Water Providers, Residents

"We are pleased with the court's decision and the fact that it is published is going to provide a great comfort to municipalities across the state," counsel for Brooklawn, M. James Maley Jr., a partner with Maley Givens, told the Law Journal.
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