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'You Start Lower, You Stay Lower': Apple Hit With Class Action for Gender Bias

Women employees represented by Altshuler Berzon and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, alleged gender-based pay discrimination, biases against women in its performance evaluation system, and maintaining a hostile work environment.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Army of Lawyers Suit Up for Price-Gouging Antitrust Class Actions

"Eleven nearly identical putative class action complaints have been filed against defendants, alleging a conspiracy to constrain the production of shale oil to increase the price of oil products," the oil company defendants said.
5 minute read

Law.com

Amazon Accused of Monopolizing Audiobook Market in Antitrust Class Action

"Audiobooks are listened to by millions of Americans. We are proud to represent a proposed class of authors who create the content we enjoy and are striving in this case to unwind and undo the harm authors have suffered by amazons' abusive monopoly practices. Taking 60 to 75 percent of sales is outrageous and amazon is able to do so only because of its monopoly power," Reiss' attorney, Steve Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, in Seattle said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Lawsuit Says NYC Padlocking Alleged Illegal Pot Shops Afoul of 14th Amendment

The complaint accuses the city of unlawfully shuttering more than 200 businesses in the past six weeks under the state government's recently enacted SMOKEOUT Act.
4 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Clears Path for Policyholder's Class Action Against USAA for $7M Interest on Improperly Retained Late Fees

U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte of the District of Maryland ruled the plaintiff pleaded facts clearly to suggest USAA "knew full well that they had the use of the late fees," and "they understood the time-value of the fees" and their interest-bearing potential, according to a June 11 opinion.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Social Media Companies Score a Win Amid Ongoing Youth-Addiction Claims

The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental health problems caused by excessive social media use.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Zantac Defendants: Delaware Could See Mass Tort Surge If Expert Testimony Decision Holds

"The resulting influx of cases could have significant consequences for the efficient administration of justice in Delaware, for both Delaware-domiciled companies and Delaware residents," the defendants said in the application for interlocutory review.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Cooley to Defend Poppi Prebiotic Sodas in Consumer Fraud Class Action

On June 11, Cooley attorneys, including Michelle Doolin, a partner at the firm, and associates Darina Alexandra Shtrakhman and Vivienne Pismarov, entered an appearance representing Vngr Beverage, doing business as Poppi, following a May 29 class action accusing the company of using false and misleading marketing to trick consumers into purchasing the product, believing the drinks provide prebiotic gut benefits.
2 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: New Ozempic Judge Loses No Time; New MDLs Include AT&T Breach, GM Privacy

6 minute read

The Recorder

Consumer Class Action Accuses Fabletics of Misleading Customers of 'VIP Membership Program' Value

The complaint, filed June 6 by counsel with the Miami-based Hedin Hall law firm, alleges that the athletic apparel company did not disclose a discrepancy between the actual value of its member privileges when advertising its "Promotional Member Credit" feature, which rolls members into an automatically-renewing $59.95 per month subscription.
3 minute read

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