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Quinn Emanuel Faces Class Action in Fla. Over Fee Agreements

The wife of jailed real estate mogul Nir Meir is fighting bills from the firm totaling over $360,000, contending that her signature was forged on a fee agreement. She also says the arbitration clause in that agreement violates Florida bar rules.
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Legaltech News

LexisNexis Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Alleged Use of PII to 'Turn a Profit'

The complaint alleges that LexisNexis wielded its "trove of PII" to advertise its Lexis Personal Records Products without the subjects' authorization. This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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The American Lawyer

Gaining Steam in Los Angeles, Shook Hires Litigation Group From Carlton Fields

Four litigation partners in Los Angeles, Atlanta and South Florida have joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
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Law.com

Judge Sides With Sanofi, Dismissing Patient's Claims Against Cancer Medication Taxotere

The plaintiff sought to file an amended complaint, which would replace her short form complaint that defines "Permanent Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia," using identical language in which the multidistrict litigation court previously rejected. Chief U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski rejected the plaintiff's request and agreed with Sanofi as to each of the plaintiff's claims.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

ClaimScore, AI-Powered Claim Validation Software Provider, Announces $3.15 Million in Funding

ClaimScore's claim validation software evaluates claims for class action settlements as they come in, scoring them depending on propensity for fraud or legitimacy.
3 minute read

Law.com

California, Colorado-Based Antitrust Litigation Against NCAA Will Not Be Centralized, Panel Rules

Karen K. Caldwell, the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued the order on behalf of the six-judge panel and said centralization is currently not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses in order to conduct the litigation.
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National Law Journal

7th Circuit Lets Shareholder Intervene in Mootness Fees Spat

"It seems to us that, as an investor in Akorn whose shares' value was affected by the merger and the mootness fees, Frank has a claim in common with the main action; how could it be otherwise?" Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote for the court.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the Law Firms Behind the Major Gasoline Antitrust Class Action

In effect, the defendants' cartel is a "per se unlawful restraint of trade" under state antitrust and competition laws, the complaint alleges.
4 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Radar: Antitrust Class Actions Climb in 2023, Then Skyrocket in March

In March, according to Law.com Radar's data, there were 42 antitrust class actions filed, 71% higher than the average monthly rate over the previous 12 months.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Claim Over Data Breach for Lack of Relationship Between Plaintiff, Business

"Here, plaintiff fails to allege what parties are bound in contract to each other and which party plaintiff gave his PII to for safekeeping," the judge said. "Absent these allegations, the complaint fails to state a claim for breach of contract under a third-party beneficiary theory or otherwise."
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