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Q&A With Scott + Scott's Fatima Brizuela: How Algorithmic Pricing Changed Antitrust Law

Brizuela, who joined Scott + Scott's San Diego office last year, is involved in some of the most cutting-edge antitrust cases, suing crude oil producers over high gas prices and real estate management software provider RealPage over its algorithmic pricing.
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Law.com

Ohio State's Immunity Claim Against COVID-19 Tuition Class Action Survives State Supreme Court Scrutiny—for Now

"This case is an outlier, one arising from the rare occurrence of a worldwide pandemic. It appears that the majority reached its conclusions on jurisdiction because this is one of those unicorns. Its holding should not be universally applied. Otherwise, egregious situations caused by the state would go unchecked, despite the existence of specific statutes by which the state waives sovereign immunity," Justice Jennifer Brunner wrote in a dissenting opinion.
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The Recorder

'Barrage of Suspect Claims' Hampers Altria Class Settlement With Juul Users

At a Wednesday hearing, lawyers predicted that as many as 80% of the claims made in Altria's $45.5 million class settlement over Juul could be invalid or fraudulent.
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The Recorder

Genworth Insurance Accused of Terminating Policies to Compel Reinstatements, Forfeitures on Customers

The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court for the County of Sacramento, raised California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72, which require life insurers to comply with a 60-day grace period and provide proper notice before terminating a policy for nonpayment of premiums.
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The Recorder

Houser Law Firm Accused of Negligence in Data Breach Class Action

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Trial 'Hopelessly Deadlocked,' Roundup Juries Give Monsanto Two Defense Verdicts and Mistrial

6 minute read

Law.com

Another Oregon Wildfire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp's Total Damages to Over $220M

An Oregon jury on Tuesday awarded more than $29 million to nine individuals who survived three wildfires in 2020.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defense Verdict for Monsanto Breaks Roundup Plaintiffs' Philadelphia Win Streak

"The unanimous Kline verdict is the first to follow significant rulings in the Philadelphia litigation clarifying which scientific and regulatory conclusions could be admitted, a much-disputed issue in prior trials," a Bayer spokesperson said in a statement.
2 minute read

Law.com

How a Plaintiffs Lawyer Armored Up for the Mass Arbitration Battle

Raphael Janove, who launched his own firm last month, said he plans to focus largely on mass arbitration to pursue consumer claims against mobile games developers.
6 minute read

The Recorder

How a Recent California Appellate Court Decision Will Chill Drug Development, Raise Pharmaceutical Costs

"In allowing this case to proceed, California outdid itself by threatening the core of pharmaceutical innovation in this country," according to Jeremy Kidd, law professor at Drake University Law School.
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