Class Actions
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Seventh Circuit Slashes BIPA Damages, Rules Amendment Applies Retroactively
The Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that Illinois's 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act limiting damages to one recovery per person applies...
Geo Group Seeks 'Qualified Immunity' Shield Against Trafficking Claims
A Colorado federal judge is being asked to grant qualified immunity protections to The Geo Group Inc., shielding the private prison contractor from trafficki...
Seventh Circuit Axes BIPA Damages 'Annihilation' With Retroactive Cap Rule
A three-judge Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that Illinois' 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending...
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Ninth Circuit Nixes FCA's 'Delegation Clause' Arbitration Push
A California federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a lower court's denial of FCA US LLC's motion to compel arbitration in a class action over allegedly defective Jeep headres...
Judge Axe USA Today Tracking Suit, Says IP Addresses Lack 'Legally Protected' Privacy Interest
A California federal judge on Monday tossed a class action alleging USA Today illegally tracked users without consent, ruling that IP addresses and device information lack const...
Judge Axes Class Action Over 'Smoke Alarm' Labels, Finds 'Safe Harbor'
A California federal judge on Monday granted summary judgment to fire alarm manufacturers Kidde and First Alert, ruling that state regulatory approval created a "safe harbor" pr...
Colorado Judge Consolidates Mercer Advisors Data Breach Suits, Names 'Interim Class Counsel'
A Colorado federal judge on Thursday consolidated two class action lawsuits alleging data security failures against financial advisors Mercer Advisors Inc. and Mercer Global Adv...
Geo Group Seeks 'Qualified Immunity' Shield Against Trafficking Claims
A Colorado federal judge is being asked to grant qualified immunity protections to The Geo Group Inc., shielding the private prison contractor from trafficking claims in a long-...
Judge Dismisses Equifax From Consumer Credit Case After Settlement
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday dismissed Equifax Information Services LLC from a consumer credit lawsuit after the parties reached a settlement, while retaining jurisdicti...
Texas Judge Orders Anadarko Securities Plaintiffs to Submit Schedule
A Texas federal judge on Thursday ordered parties in consolidated securities litigation against Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to submit a proposed scheduling order after the de...
Eighth Circuit Nixes Farmers' 'Group Boycott' Suit Against Bayer, Crop Giants
The Eighth Circuit on Monday affirmed dismissal of a class action against Bayer CropScience LP and other agricultural companies over an alleged conspiracy to boycott e-commerce...
Ripple Labs Settles Class Action, Dodges $210K Cost Award
A California federal judge on Sunday approved a settlement dismissing the last remaining claim against Ripple Labs in a years-long class action lawsuit, with the crypto company...
California Judge Consolidates Chiquita Canyon Landfill Claims Under 'Fourth Amended' Complaint
A California federal judge on Tuesday granted a stipulation allowing all plaintiffs in consolidated landfill litigation to adopt claims from a fourth amended complaint, finding...
California Judge Grants Stay in Trade Desk Derivative Suit Pending Securities Case
A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a joint request to stay a consolidated derivative lawsuit against The Trade Desk Inc. until fact discovery concludes in a related...
SF Boys Chorus Settles Sexual Abuse Case, Dodges Trial
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed with prejudice a sexual abuse lawsuit against the San Francisco Boys Chorus after the parties reached a confidential settlement ag...
Judge Grants Tile Motion To Compel Arbitration In Privacy Suit
A California federal judge on Monday granted tracking device maker Tile Inc.'s motion to compel arbitration for two plaintiffs in a privacy class action, following a Ninth Circu...
Judge Continues Credit Karma Case Management Conference Over 'No Operative Complaint'
A California federal judge on Monday continued a case management conference in a lawsuit against Credit Karma LLC to July, citing that "there currently is no operative complaint...
Judge Grants Discovery Extension in San Benito County Civil Rights Case
A Northern District of California federal judge granted a 45-day extension of discovery deadlines Monday in a civil rights lawsuit against San Benito County and three officials,...
Judge Continues P&G Case Management Conference Pending Motion To Dismiss
A California federal judge on Monday continued a case management conference in a consumer lawsuit against Procter & Gamble Co. pending the company's motion to dismiss the third...
California Federal Judge Pushes Back Hearing on Fink's Motion to Dismiss
A California federal judge on Monday approved a joint stipulation to postpone a hearing on defendant Michael Fink's motion to dismiss claims brought by The Ryzman Foundation Inc...
Seventh Circuit Slashes BIPA Damages, Rules Amendment Applies Retroactively
The Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that Illinois's 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act limiting damages to one recovery per person applies retroactively to pen...
Seventh Circuit Axes BIPA Damages 'Annihilation' With Retroactive Cap Rule
A three-judge Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that Illinois' 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending cases, dramatically...
First Circuit Nixes Obesity Bias Suit Against Elevance Over 'Weight Loss' Drug Exclusion
A First Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of a class action alleging Elevance Health Inc. discriminated against employees with obesity by excluding weight-loss me...