Litigation-Business
Carlton Fields Releases 13th Annual Class Action Survey
Class Action Defense Spending Reaches Record High of $4 Billion
Duane Morris Welcomes Trial Partners Terry R. Weiss and Stefanie M. Wayco in Atlanta
Trial Partners Terry R. Weiss and Stefanie M. Cayco joined Duane Morris’ Atlanta office
Hughes Hubbard Reed Welcomes Yi-Chin Ho as co-chair of the China practice
Yi-Chin Ho has joined Hughes Hubbard & Reed as co-chair of the China Practice
GREENSFELDER WELCOMES BUSINESS SERVICES ATTORNEY RYAN GORDON
Greensfelder hires business services attorney
Buchalter Welcomes Two New Shareholders in San Diego
Buchalter is pleased to welcome new Shareholders Agustin Ceballos and Daniel Silva to the firm’s San Diego office. Ceballos joins as a member of the Corporate and Tax, Benefits and Estate Planning practice groups, and Silva is a new member of the White Collar & Investigations and Litigation practice groups.
Brad Pitt Reaches $20.5M Settlement with Katrina Victims Over Faulty Homes
Law Firm ManagementBrad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation, who were sued in 2018 over shoddy homes they built in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, settled their lawsuit for $20.5 million.
Capital One $190 Million Data Breach Settlement: Are You Eligible for a Payment?
Law Firm ManagementCapital One’s infamous 2019 data breach exposed the personal information of more than 100 million people and resulted in a class-action lawsuit that’s been tentatively
Reading the Riot Act: $100 Million Settlement in Gender Discrimination Class Action
Law Firm ManagementA California Superior Court judge recently preliminarily approved a $100 million settlement in connection with a class action brought on behalf of a class of current and former
Apple’s $30M Employee Bag Search Lawsuit Settlement Given Approval
Law Firm ManagementLast year, Apple agreed to pay retail workers in California $30 million to settle a lawsuit over its bag check policy. That settlement has now been approved by a US District Court
Judge Approves $24 Million Settlement Between USWNT Players, U.S. Soccer
Law Firm ManagementA federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement between the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer in a
Seaman’s Attempted $64 Million Settlement of Badlands Litigation Implodes
Law Firm ManagementLas Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman must be crestfallen. Her best efforts to hand a local developer and political benefactor a bale of money to call off the dogs of
Sears Holdings Reaches $175M Settlement with Lampert and Company
Law Firm ManagementAfter nearly four years in bankruptcy, Sears Holdings and its one-time creditors said they have reached a settlement with its former CEO and majority owner Eddie Lampert and
BCBS $2.7 Billion Settlement Receives Final Approval
Law Firm ManagementA long-running $2.7 billion antitrust settlement against Blue Cross Blue Shield has been finalized in federal court. U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor in Alabama handed up the
Boies, Hausfeld Among Law Firms Reaping $667 Mln Windfall in Blue Cross Antitrust Case
Law Firm ManagementBoies Schiller Flexner, Hausfeld and other law firms will split more than $667 million in attorneys’ fees and costs for work on long-running antitrust litigation involving Blue Cross Blue
U.S. Trustee Drops Appeal Challenging $21 Mln Le Clair Ryan Settlement
Law Firm ManagementThe U.S. Justice Department has dismissed its own appeal challenging a $21 million settlement between the trustee overseeing the dissolution of defunct law firm Le Clair Ryan and
Facebook Internet Tracking Litigation $90M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementFacebook, now known as Meta Platforms, agreed to pay $90 million to resolve claims alleging unlawful user tracking on non-Facebook websites. The settlement benefits people who
Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force Created to Fight Estimated $29.8B in Scam Call Theft
Law Firm ManagementA new nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force has been created, looking to crack down on the calls that lead to an estimated $29.8 billion stolen through scam calls each year,
Fairlife Milk Cow Mistreatment $21M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementFairlife, parent company Coca-Cola and other defendants agreed to pay $21 million to resolve claims that they lied to consumers about mistreating cows. The settlement benefits consumers
Champlain Towers South Collapse $1B Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementSurvivors and bereaved family members secured a settlement of over $1 billion in their class action lawsuit over the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South. The settlement benefits a
Nutri Bullet Over Heating Blenders $10M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementNutri Bullet LLC has agreed to a $10 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims some of its blenders are prone to overheating. The class is made up of anyone who purchased for