https://www.law360.com/classaction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Class Action Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:26:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333185?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333185 A California federal judge granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a group of roughly 1,000 Division I volunteer baseball coaches for their settlement under which the NCAA would pay $49.5 million to resolve their proposed antitrust class action challenging a since-repealed "uniform wage fix" bylaw. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333388 The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.  Thu, 01 May 2025 22:45:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333160 An Illinois fund that invests in life insurance policies has been hit with securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and several other claims in a suit seeking at least $50 million that alleges it manipulated the value of illiquid assets to collect inflated fees from investors. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:35:21 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333086 DaVita Inc. is facing at least two proposed class actions over a data breach the kidney care provider announced in April, with current and former patients alleging Wednesday in Colorado federal court that data thieves have already engaged in identity theft and fraud while DaVita has yet to offer details. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:30:45 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332768 A former construction company employee can't appeal an order denying his class certification motion in a putative wage and hour class action, a California state appeals court has ruled, finding it does not qualify under the so-called death knell doctrine because Private Attorneys General Act claims remained active when he appealed. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:01:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333124 Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in a suit alleging Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block Inc. created a "haven for criminal and illicit activities" on its Cash App and Square payment platforms despite touting its anti-money laundering protocols. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:57:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332920 A $4.1 million settlement between Truist Financial Corp. and a proposed class of cellphone users who say they got unwanted robocalls from the bank has received a North Carolina federal judge's initial green light. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:05:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333424?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333424 Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives indicted over their alleged roles in a $1 billion bribery scandal objected Thursday to the possibility they could be sanctioned for failing to produce certain information in a civil suit brought by FirstEnergy investors, calling language in a special master's report "inappropriate" and potentially prejudicial. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332723 Drivers who claimed Audi of America LLC and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. sold them electric vehicles with defective batteries that could short circuit and catch fire while driving have never actually suffered this alleged issue, the automakers said in their bid seeking to dismiss the proposed class action. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2331944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2331944 A federal appellate panel grappled Thursday with whether to uphold class certification in a lawsuit claiming that State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, with one judge wondering if every class automobile would require its own damages trial. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:10:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332952 A Georgia jury heard in closing arguments on Thursday that C.R. Bard's medical sterilization plant wantonly polluted the air with ethylene oxide and caused a man's cancer, while the company said the man's exposure was nowhere near danger levels. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:59:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332741 Whether it was fair for Meta Platforms to use copyrighted books without permission to train an artificial intelligence platform will come down to how the market for those books is impacted, regardless of how transformative the innovation may be, the California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action from a group of bestselling authors said Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:35:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333193?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333193 McDonald's Corp. has agreed to drop its claims against Cargill Inc. in litigation accusing major meat processing and packing companies of conspiring to fix beef prices, according to a joint announcement made by the companies. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332580 Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:22:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332924 Power generator maker Generac Holdings Inc. asked a Wisconsin federal judge to permanently toss an investor suit over the company's alleged failure to keep up with a surge in business during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing the proposed class repeats arguments about Generac's sales disclosures that were previously dismissed. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:26:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332628 A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded $10.4 million to a class of truckers who sued RSP Express Inc. alleging the company and its owners skimmed off the top of their contracts, shorting drivers for freight transported across the Mexican and Canadian borders. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:10:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332913 A Hawaii federal judge preserved a tenant's claims that he was effectively evicted from his home when a landlord failed to identify or warn of water contamination caused by leaks in 2021 at a U.S. Navy fuel storage facility on Pearl Harbor. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:50:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333074 A Johnson & Johnson talc unit has asked a New Jersey federal court to reinstate its libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, arguing that newly discovered evidence shows statements in the article are false. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:49:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2332912 Delaware's Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a mid-case review for a Paramount Global stockholder suit seeking books and records on the company's proposed $8 billion tie-up with Skydance Media. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:05:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/2333008 Conagra Brands Inc. tries to profit off health-conscious consumers who prefer natural products by falsely labeling its Orville Redenbacher brand of "Naturals" popcorn as containing only real ingredients, despite containing a synthetic preservative, according to a proposed class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.