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State Appellate Court Slaps Down Class Action Challenging Policy Change that Impacted Unemployment Benefits

The plaintiffs sued after the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reportedly cut off their weekly benefits without notifying them of a new provision requiring them to conduct at least one job search per week using the SC Works Online System (SCWOS).
5 minute read

Law.com

MDL Judge's Orders Should Spur New Rule Calling for the Early Vetting of Claims

Some lawyers have found that they can gain an advantage in an MDL by stockpiling claims, regardless of their individual merits. In recent years, this gamesmanship has become a huge problem.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Antitrust Filings Saw Upswing in 2023, Legal Analytics Report Says

A surge in filings in the Nashville federal court made U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. the most active antitrust judge in 2023.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Tosses Class Action Against Mercedes-Benz Electric Engine Defect for Lack of Standing

"The purported nationwide claims premised on laws of states unrepresented by the plaintiffs do not present a valid case or controversy," U.S. District Judge Esther Salas said.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Class Action Suit Alleges Amazon Failed to Pay Out Employees' Paid Personal Time, Vacation Wages

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Allows Suit to Proceed Against BMW Vehicles Alleged to 'Spontaneously Combust and Catch Fire'

The judge declined to dismiss the plaintiffs' other claims, including allegations of consumer fraud, unfair competition, false advertising violations out of California, New Jersey and Nevada, along with a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claim.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Yacht Broker Says It 'Has Done Nothing Wrong.' Asks Miami Court to Dismiss the Case

"there is no scheme, no contract, no combination, nor a conspiracy," said one defendant of the antitrust litigation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'How Can It Be Enough?': Thousands Have Agreed to the Risperdal Settlement. A Few Holdouts Remain

According to attorneys leading the litigation, more than 5,600 have agreed to the settlement, which is about 94% of the potential 6,000 claims for the bulk settlement. The lawyers said 99.9% of claimants have chosen to accept their settlement offers.
12 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funders Have Won the Battle—But Will They Win the War?

Debate has intensified about the societal value of litigation funders as the UK government prepares a change to the rules that would help them, with some saying a review is needed first.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law Firms Swarm AT&T With Data Breach Class Actions

On March 17, another cybercrime actor known as MajorNelson posted on an internet forum the entire dataset of the stolen database from the 2021 data incident, the "Dean v. AT&T" complaint states.
4 minute read

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