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Texas Judge Rules BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Must Face Antitrust Suit
Aug 4 2025 // A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that...
Attempts to Reform Litigation Funding Disclosure Continue on the Hill
Aug 4 2025 // Changes to the taxes paid by litigation investors did not make it into the final version of the expansive One Big Beautiful Bill, but the issue of third-party litigating funding continues to have the attention of at least...
Bayer Adds $1.37 Billion to Reserves for Ongoing Roundup Litigation
Aug 1 2025 // German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer...
EEOC Sued Over Handling of Transgender Worker Discrimination Complaints
Aug 1 2025 // Legal groups sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on July 29, claiming it is unlawfully refusing to enforce federal workplace protections for transgender workers. Led by Acting Chair Andrea Lucas, a...
AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions on Track for Highs in 2025: Cornerstone
Jul 31 2025 // Overall numbers of securities class actions filed in the first half of 2025 are in line with last year, but artificial intelligence- and cryptocurrency-related filings are on the rise. According to a report by Cornerstone...
California City Suing Former Officer Who Skied, Went to Festival on Workers’ Comp
Jul 31 2025 // A California city has filed a civil lawsuit against a former police officer who went skiing and attended a music festival while collecting workers’ compensation. Westminster filed the suit against a former police...
Viewpoint: Trucking Companies Face Growing Wage & Hour Class Action Risks
Jul 30 2025 // Are you a trucking company? If so, you may be exposed to class action lawsuits for minimum wage, break time, and overtime violations. Trucking companies are essential to our national economy and security. However, trucking...
UCLA to Pay Over $6 Million to Settle Lawsuit on Antisemitism
Jul 29 2025 // The University of California at Los Angeles agreed to pay more than $6 million to settle discrimination complaints brought by Jewish students and faculty members who assailed the school for allowing a “Jew Exclusion...
Michigan Manufacturer Sued for Sexual Harassment
Jul 29 2025 // East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to sexual harassment before taking untimely remedial action, the U.S. Equal...
New York Court Blocks Suit Against Social Media Giants Over Buffalo Racial Massacre
Jul 28 2025 // Social media companies cannot be sued for their alleged roles in a racially-motivated mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo in 2022, according to a New York court that said to allow the lawsuit would “result in...
Ga. Funeral Home Sent Parents Their Deceased Son’s Brain by Mistake, Lawsuit Says
Jul 28 2025 // Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit...
Insurer Can’t Sue for Unjust Enrichment by Deceptive Insured, Appeals Court Says
Jul 28 2025 // A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of...
Maryland Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years Sues Authorities
Jul 28 2025 // A Maryland man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two killings he did not commit is suing former law enforcement officials in a lawsuit announced Thursday, though four of the five...
Amazon Faces UK Lawsuits Worth Up to $5.4 Billion From Retailers, Consumers
Jul 25 2025 // Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed....
Intel Beats Shareholder Lawsuit Over $32 Billion Stock Plunge
Jul 25 2025 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Intel of defrauding shareholders by concealing problems in a business where it manufactured chips for outside customers, leading to a $32 billion one-day plunge in its market...
Call of Duty Maker Argues First Amendment Protection in Uvalde Shooting Lawsuit
Jul 24 2025 // A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty argued last week that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde, Texas, saying the contents of...
World Court Is Poised to Mark Future Course of Climate Litigation
Jul 23 2025 // The United Nations’ highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world. Known as an advisory opinion, the deliberation of the 15 judges...
New Hampshire Gunmaker Immunity Law Could Factor Into Sig Sauer Lawsuit
Jul 23 2025 // A 2-month-old law in New Hampshire that makes it harder to sue gunmaker Sig Sauer was discussed in court Monday, but it hasn’t yet been incorporated into the latest case accusing the company of negligence. Attorneys...
Lawsuit Says Clorox Hackers Got Passwords Simply by Asking
Jul 22 2025 // Bleach maker Clorox said Tuesday that it has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging the hackers gained access by asking the tech company’s staff for its...
Attempts to Reform Litigation Funding Disclosure Continue on the Hill
Jul 22 2025 // Changes to the taxes paid by litigation investors did not make it in the final version of the expansive One Big Beautiful Bill, but the issue of third-party litigating funding continues to have the attention of at least...
