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Arbitrator/Mediator Don Weidner's Paper on Special Litigation Committees Published in ABA's The Business Lawyer Arbitrator/Mediator Donald J. Weidner has published a new paper, "The Unfortunate Role of Special Litigation Committees in LLCs." It may be found and downloaded here, or, if you are a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Sect... Read More

By Catherine Klasne

Class Actions Spike This Year Around Collecting, Using Biometrics A new report indicates that biometric data class actions have surged recently, with more than 110 such cases filed as of March 2022. This comes in the wake of a landmark $650 million biometric data class action settlement involving users of Facebook,... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Defense Class Action Spending Breaks Record, Survey Says A new survey released recently reveals that defense spending on class actions in the United States has increased for the seventh straight year and has reached a record-breaking all-time high of over $3 billion in 2021. According to the Carlton Fields... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Food Labeling Class Actions on Rise in 2021, With Varying Results Food labeling class actions have seen a steady rise in 2021, with courts certifying classes, others settling, and many dismissed outright. In January of this year, Subway customers sued the sandwich giant alleging that its “tuna” actually contains no... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Crypto Class Actions on Rise Amid Increased Investor, Regulatory Scrutiny Amid surging popularity and increased regulatory interest, virtual or cryptocurrency is facing a new legal challenge – class action lawsuits – as investors and their lawyers target this emerging asset class. In April 2020, lawyers representing inves... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Stories From the Field: from Mediator/Arbitrator A. Michelle Jernigan Michelle tells us about a challenging gender discrimination case she handled recently (“Jane” vs. “Acme Corporation”) following Jane’s termination by the company. Read More

By UWWM Mediation Staff

Class-Action Objectors Under Renewed Scrutiny from Bench and Bar Recent rule changes and more aggressive scrutiny by courts and class action practitioners have put objectors to class action settlements under a renewed spotlight. Just last week, Southern District of Florida Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman ordere... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

11th Circuit Ruling Against Class Incentive Awards Still Causing Confusion, Conflicting Approaches These awards have been routine in class actions around the country. In a split decision last year, the 11th Circuit surprised the class action bar by rejecting a proposed $6,000 incentive award to the class representative as part of a settlemen... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Trump’s Big-Tech Class-Action Suits Land in South Florida Former President Donald Trump has launched three class-action lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, and Google-owned YouTube, alleging these social media behemoths of censoring him and a class of similarly situated plaintiffs in violation of the First ... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

Meet Our Mediators: Bo Dennis Multi-sport athletes have to have their act together. Moving among different sets of people, sport-specific fundamentals and the obligations you have to multiple sets of teammates and coaches requires adaptability, extra effort and time management sk... Read More

By Richard Lord

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