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National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: In Defense of Defendant Class Actions

Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

VW Legal Veteran Known as Bridge-Builder Promoted to US General Counsel

Volkswagen Group of America CEO ​​Pablo Di Si said Antony Klapper is "collaborative, proactive and full of team spirit, and that's in addition to his wealth of knowledge and experience in the automotive industry."
2 minute read

The Recorder

'A Hard Pill to Swallow': What's Next for NFL After $4.7 Billion 'Sunday Ticket' Verdict

A Los Angeles jury ordered the NFL on Thursday to pay $4.7 billion in damages to residential subscribers and $96 million to businesses. Federal antitrust law could treble the damages to more than $14 billion.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Rising PFAS Lawsuits, Increased Regulation Put the Squeeze on Defendants

"The litigation is driving the PFAS manufacturers to stop making them, which trickles down as a supply chain obsolescence issue," industry consultant Cally Egdren said.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Imprisoned Former Lawyer Points Finger at Ex-City Attorney Mike Feuer in LA Utility Scandal

Paul Paradis, testifying from a Colorado federal prison, told a State Bar Court that Feuer knew about plans to use a lawsuit over a botched utility billing system as a vehicle to settle litigation on terms favorable to Los Angeles.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Justice Was Served': Jury Awards $4.7 Billion Verdict Against NFL Over 'Sunday Ticket' Product

The original complaint, filed in 2015, demanded up to $7 billion in damages for class action members.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'It's About Justice': Jury Begins Deliberations in NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Case

Defense counsel from Wilkinson Stekloff claimed that plaintiffs have no grounds for pursuing a class action against the NFL because the Sunday Ticket streaming package is a "premium" service. In their rebuttal, plaintiffs counsel from Susman Godfrey said that the defense's argument is not viable in the context of American antitrust law.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

EEOC Approves $15M Class Action Settlement in US Marshals Race Discrimination Case

"This agreement is the culmination of more than three decades of hard-fought litigation combating race discrimination," class counsel David Sanford said in a statement, "and the settlement will provide meaningful relief for African Americans in the Marshals Service and those denied an opportunity to become Marshals."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Queens Judge Grants Class Certification For Tenants Alleging Overcharges by Landlord Receiving 421-a Tax Benefit

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Ben Brown of Cohen Milstein on What Makes the Firm 'a Defendant's Worst Nightmare'

Brown, who took on the role of managing partner earlier this year succeeding Steven Toll in the post, said the firm is full of "mission-driven superachievers who believe in their case."
13 minute read

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