A federal judge who once decried the Roundup multidistrict litigation lead counsel’s request for common benefit fees as an “example of MDLs gone wild” has ordered the distribution […]
Slip-and-Fall Suit Against Target, Store Manager Sent to State Court, Federal Judge Rules
A slip-and-fall suit against Target and a store manager is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Illinois determined the store manager was properly named […]
‘No-Never,’ or ‘Yes-Always:’ Judge Weighs State, Federal Requirements for Punitive Damage Claim in Initial Complaint
A federal judge in Missouri recently rejected Valvoline’s attempts to apply state law requirements as to whether punitive damage claims can be included in a plaintiff’s initial complaint. […]
Pointing to ‘Chilling Effect’ in Legal System, Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie
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 […]
Federal Judge Clears Changes to Price Discrimination Claims Against Juul, Distributor
A consultant for independent convenience store and gas station owners is allowed to add allegations to existing price discrimination claims against Juul Labs and a competitor, but the […]
Judge Skeptical Of Her Bid To End Case
Miley Cyrus seems unlikely to immediately escape a copyright lawsuit filed over allegations that her Grammy-winning “Flowers” infringed the Bruno Mars song “When I Was Your Man.” A […]
California Federal Judge Denies Elon Musk’s Request to Block OpenAI’s Microsoft Partnership
A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to block OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, but said she could expedite a trial later […]
Condo Storm Damage Suit Cleared for Trial Against Insurer, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge allowed an Illinois condominium association’s lawsuit against its insurer to continue this week and said a jury should decide if an insurance company is on […]
Federal Judge Closes the Door to Microplastics Suit Against Fiji Water
Bringing a consumer protection suit to a grinding halt, a federal judge in Illinois this week dismissed a putative class action targeting Fiji Water’s parent company and its […]
Complaint Accuses Depo-Provera Judge of ‘Explicit Preference for Females,’ 10-Hour Closings Cap Key Talc Bankruptcy Hearing
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: A conservative group filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District […]