Facebook “Sponsored Stories” Settlement Moves to Next Step
Summary: The “Sponsored Stories” settlement will be argued before the Ninth Circuit to determine if it will be accepted, which…
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Uber Drivers Lawsuit Given Class Certification
Summary: A California District Judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by Uber drivers to move forward as a class lawsuit,…
More Lawsuits Filed against Ashley Madison
Summary: Several lawsuits have now been filed in the United States in the wake of the Ashley Madison hacking. Following…
$578 Million Lawsuit Filed against Ashley Madison after Leak
Summary: A $578 million lawsuit has been filed by two Canadian law firms after hackers revealed personal information related to…
Class Certification Critical in Uber Case
Summary: A case against Uber that seeks to change their worker statuses from independent contractors to employees will largely depend…
ATM Fee Case Revived Against Visa, MasterCard
Summary: A case that was previously dismissed against Visa and MasterCard has been revived. The complaint alleges that the companies…
Locke Lord Inherited Problem Case from Edwards Wildman
Summary: Two former Edwards Wildman Palmer lawyers mishandled a case that was supposed to be a class-action that Locke Lord…
Nike Settles Class Action Against Their FuelBand
Summary: Nike apparently missed the mark with their wearable fitness tracker and has agreed to pay purchasers of the FuelBand…
Family of Smoker That Died from Lung Cancer Gets $10.5 Million
Summary: Three tobacco companies have been ordered to pay $3 million each for their role in the death of a…
NCAA Must Pay $46 Million in Class Action Antitrust Suit
Summary: A federal judge has ordered that millions must be paid to compensate student athletes in a NCAA lawsuit. On…
U.S Supreme Court to Review Use of Statistics in Class Actions
Summary: With class actions filed in courts throughout the United States frequently, the ability to use members of the class…
Beck’s Beer Loses False Advertising Suit, Beer Actually Brewed in the U.S.
Summary: Anheuser-Busch must pay up for allegedly leading its consumers to believe that Beck’s beer was brewed in Germany, when…