Arguing Class Actions: Manchurian Misdirection—False Fears About Chinese Money in Litigation Funding -The most recent attacks on litigation funding (the benefits and detriments of which will be more […]
‘Epitome of Self-Dealing:’ Boies Schiller Brings RICO, Antitrust Class Actions Against Claims Administrators and Banks
Boies Schiller Flexner filed three class actions this week, alleging a “deceptive and anticompetitive scheme” in which the nation’s largest claims administrators received undisclosed kickbacks to deposit hundreds […]
Coinbase Sued in Nationwide Class Actions Over Data Breach
Coinbase was hit with nationwide class action lawsuits in California and New York federal courts on Thursday, the same day it earlier confirmed in a blog post that […]
Cash Advance Apps Slammed With Class Actions Alleging ‘Predatory’ Lending to Military Service Members
Who Got The Work Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior […]
Securities Class Actions on the Rise Against This Sector
Energy companies faced 15 new federal securities class action complaints in 2024, a spike from recent years, according to a Baker Botts report. The rise reflects heightened scrutiny […]
SEC Signals Definitive Shift on Crypto Crackdown in Three More High-Profile Actions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officially dismissed on Thursday evening three high-profile enforcement actions—against Cumberland DRW LLC, Consensys Software Inc., Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together […]
Perkins Coie to Represent Amazon in Washington State Geolocation Privacy Class Actions
Perkins Coie has stepped up to defend Amazon.com and its subsidiary, Amazon Advertising, in two landmark privacy class actions filed in Washington federal court that target the e-commerce […]
Amazon, Allstate Flooded with Class Actions Targeting Alleged Collection of Geolocation Data
Who Got The Work Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior […]
Colgate Faces Class Actions Over ‘Deceptive Marketing’ of Children’s Toothpaste
Colgate-Palmolive was hit with a trio of consumer class actions last week under its brands Hello Products and Tom’s of Maine for allegedly falsely marketing its toothpaste and […]
Federal Ruling ‘Sets Precedent’ for ‘Trap and Trace’ Software Class Actions in Calif.
A federal court delivered a landmark decision impacting “trap and trace” software cases in California, denying defendant C2 Educational Systems Inc. a motion to dismiss a class action alleging it violated […]