Former consultants for the shareholder firm Labaton Sucharow have sued the company in federal court in Manhattan for allegedly defrauding them out of fees they… Read More
September 20, 2021
Writing in the National Law Review, Sheryl L. Skibbe of Vedder Price profiles a recent California appellate decision that provides a… Read More
September 16, 2021
Target Hit With BIPA Claims Over Virtual ‘Try On’: Plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a proposed class action in Cook County Court accusing Target of violating… Read More
September 15, 2021
A federal judge has ruled that Uber can send a suit in which drivers alleged that the company misclassified them to arbitration, according to a… Read More
September 15, 2021
A new blog post on Justice Not Profit looks at London law firm Mishcon de Reya’s recent partnership with litigation funder… Read More
September 14, 2021
As reported in Law360, tomorrow the Seventh Circuit will hear two cases with two crucial questions at play: how claims accrue under the Illinois… Read More
September 13, 2021
The good news keeps coming from the Sunshine State. Readers may remember that the Florida Supreme Court adopted the federal standard… Read More
September 13, 2021
Yesterday, the Financial Times Editorial Board released an opinion piece on the need for oversight for the litigation funding industry in the UK. In… Read More
September 10, 2021
Cross-posted on the website Justice Not Profit For litigation funder Burford Capital, “accounting is a fraught topic,” reports the Financial Times. “UK-listed… Read More
September 10, 2021
Cross-posted on the website Justice Not Profit The German Bar Association (BRAK) is weighing-in on the European Parliament’s draft report on responsible private funding of… Read More
September 9, 2021
It is easy to laugh when you hear about someone suing over ice in their iced coffee or seeking millions because a foot-long sub is… Read More
September 9, 2021
This post was originally published on D&O Diary and shared here with permission from the author. In numerous prior posts, I have noted the… Read More
September 1, 2021
You may see yummy treats and snacks when shopping at the grocery store, but some people see big paydays. While lawsuits against food and beverage… Read More
August 31, 2021
The U.S. securities litigation system is being actively exploited by plaintiffs’ lawyers, who routinely force investors to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in unjustified… Read More
August 30, 2021
An appeals court has ruled that the Florida federal judge who penalized a serial lawsuit-filer and his attorney for filing frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act… Read More
August 26, 2021
On Wednesday, August 18, a London court ruled that a £10 Billion class action against Mastercard can now go ahead on behalf of 46 million British… Read More
August 20, 2021
The U.S. Chamber Litigation Center has taken over Cause For Action to provide listeners with an in-depth look at the Supreme Court’s most recent term,… Read More
August 19, 2021
Last month, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held the first in a series of hearings on potential changes to… Read More
August 16, 2021
According to a report in Legal Newsline, a serial plaintiff who once bragged that he earned a third of his annual income from Telephone… Read More
August 12, 2021
California, Illinois, Missouri, and Washington, D.C. also popular “food courts” Washington, D.C.— New York’s federal courts are the number one spot for plaintiffs’ lawyers to file lawsuits over food and beverage marketing, according… Read More
August 2, 2021