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 pending cases, potentially saving companies...
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 limiting potential damages and declaring...
Writing for a three-judge panel, Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland on Tuesday held that FCA US, LLC cannot compel a class action plaintiff to arbitrate headrest defect claims by invoking a delegation clause in an ar...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank J. Singer on Tuesday granted in part a joint motion to continue proceedings in a class action against Lifelong Adoptions, Inc., moving the scheduling conference six months to October but declining to impose a broader stay, writin...
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts on Tuesday granted a 30-day extension for Crunch Holdings LLC to respond to a class action complaint, allowing the fitness company to pursue arbitration discussions that could 'moot the need for further litigation in this...
U.S. District Judge Noël Wise on Tuesday denied a putative class action plaintiff's motion to remand a wage and hour case against Cushman & Wakefield entities back to state court, finding that the dispute meets federal jurisdiction requirements under the Cl...
Writing for a three-judge panel, Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland on Tuesday held that FCA US, LLC cannot compel a class action plaintiff to arbitrate headrest defect claims by invoking a delegation clause in an arbitration agreement the automaker never...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Chief Judge Colloton on Tuesday affirmed dismissal of a massive antitrust lawsuit alleging crop input suppliers conspired to boycott e-commerce platforms, holding that the complaint's 'threadbare recitals' and impermissible gr...
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 pending cases, potentially saving companies billions in exposure from multiple fing...
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 limiting potential damages and declaring 'we hold that this amendment to BIPA Se...
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 medication coverage, finding the plaintiff failed to show the policy targeted disa...
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a Kentucky federal judge's dismissal of a putative class action against Cincinnati Casualty, holding that the insurer properly deducted depreciation from repair cost settlements when the policyholder hadn't actually com...