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New Jersey Law Journal

'We Just Focused on the Factual Record': Kirkland & Ellis Successfully Defends Pharmaceutical Companies in Lipitor MDL

Counsel for Sun Pharmaceutical and Ranbaxy, Devora W. Allon, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in New York, said that the plaintiffs hired a regulatory expert to say that the Food and Drug Administration moves as fast as it can and that if there had been an earlier target date, the FDA would have met that date.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Privacy Class Action Against General Motors Centralized in Northern District of Georgia, MDL Panel Decides

The cases, filed beginning in March, allege that GM and others worked to gather data from drivers using internet-connected sensors in Buick, GMC, Chevrolet and Cadillac vehicles, then sold it to data brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk Analytics. Those companies then created reports of individuals' driving history and sold them to insurance companies to charge higher premiums.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Federal Judge Approves $2.4M Voyager Settlement Involving Gronkowski

Moving forward, Michael Hanzman of Bilzin Sumberg will lead the global arbitration involving the remaining defendants, who include the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, the National Basketball Association, the Am Law 100 firm McCarter & English.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis Faces Class Action Over 2023 Data Breach

Ransomware group CLOP took credit for a mass cyberattack last summer that impacted more than 50 organizations, including Kirkland, Proskauer Rose and K&L Gates.
2 minute read

The Recorder

AI Legal Startup DoNotPay Reaches Settlement in 'Robot Lawyer' Class Action

Settlement terms are set to be finalized in two weeks. Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from Edelson PC. They reached an agreement with defense counsel from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
2 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar: SoCal Attorney Plotted to Hack Judge's Personal Email, Phone

Tarzana attorney Michael Libman already faces possible disbarment for his role in litigation surrounding the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's botched rollout of a new billing system.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

FTX Investors Object to Disclosure Statement's Alleged Undervaluing of Crypto, Omitting Investigation Into Am Law 100 Firm

"It is extraordinary that in this case, there were so many important details that were not included in the disclosure statement that are key to the ultimate decision of whether you approve the plan or not," said Adam Moskowitz, managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Coinbase Hit With New Securities Class Action Amid Battle With SEC

A proposed class action, filed by Rosen Law Firm, accuses the crypto exchange company Coinbase of selling unregistered digital asset securities on its platform and failing to register the company as a broker-dealer with the SEC and state regulators.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Cradle to Grave': Children's Clothing Company Carter's Sued in Digital Privacy Class Action

A new proposed class action against children's clothing retailer Carter's argues that the company violated California Penal Code § 638.51, known as California's "Trap and Trace Law," through its partnership with TikTok.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Second Jury Trial Ordered in Uber Drivers' Dispute Over Independent Contractor Status

"The court issued a very interesting and thoughtful decision. While we respectfully disagree with the conclusion, we look forward to next week's trial—as well as the likely appeal that we anticipate will come next, whatever the outcome next week," said plaintiff's counsel Shannon Liss-Riordan of the Boston firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan.
4 minute read

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