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
ERISA Suits and Settlements Steadily Rise in 2022
Class action attorneys have seen a boom in alleged ERISA violations, with dozens of lawsuits targeting institutional 401(k) and other retirement plans.
Litigation over retirement fees and investment plans has been steadily growing, and 2022 has al... Read More
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
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
Ransomware Attacks Lead to Class-Action Lawsuits
Consumers and workers are behind this little-noticed consequence.
A little-noticed consequence of the increasing ransomware attacks on American businesses is the rise of class action lawsuits brought by consumers and workers impacted by th... 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
Roundup MDL Judge Rejects Attorneys’ Fee 'Holdback'
In a sweeping ruling analyzing the authority of an MDL Judge to award “holdback” attorneys’ fees to lead counsel for common benefit work, Roundup MDL Judge Vince Chhabria of California refused to hold back for lead counsel 8.25% of all recoveries in ... Read More
