20 Investors Defrauded of $70 Million
Not even institutional investors are immune from financial investment fraud shenanigans when it comes to a company such as Bitwise. No, not Bitcoin. Jake Soberal a 37-year-old intellectual property attorney and 42-year-old Irma Olguin
Class Action & Mass Torts
Ninth Circuit Vacates Class Certification Denial In Fresno State Title IX Lawsuit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Nathan N. Norimoto, Nick Baltaxe Duane Morris Takeaways: On January 17, 2024, in Anders, et al. v. California State University Fresno, et al., No. 23-15265, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 1063 (9th Cir. Jan. 17, 2024),…
Seyfarth’s 2024 EEOC-Initiated Litigation Report Explains the Driving Forces Behind the Surge in EEOC Filings
Author: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Each year, our team at Seyfarth analyzes every EEOC case filing—as well as EEOC-related legal decisions from around the country—to compile the definitive A-Z desk reference for “everything EEOC.” As we turn the page into 2024,…
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Five Of Six Causes of Action In Data Breach Class Action Against Chicagoland Nonprofit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Emilee N. Crowther Duane Morris Takeaways: In Wittmeyer v. Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Rights, No. 23-CV-1108, 2024 WL 182211 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 17, 2024), U.S. District Judge Jeremy C.…
Fourth Circuit Holds That Consumer Class Action Release Does Not Necessarily Release Personal Injury Claims
The Fourth Circuit recently reinstated a wrongful death suit against a defendant, holding that the release in a settlement of consumer class actions against the defendant did not preclude plaintiff’s personal injury suit against that same defendant. See In re…
Illinois Supreme Court Opens The Door For More Wage & Hour Antitrust Class Actions
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Sean P. McConnell Duane Morris Takeaways: On January 19, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held that the Illinois Antitrust Act does not allow staffing agencies to avoid allegations that they suppressed wages and…
Court Dismisses Lawsuits Alleging Presence of PFAS in Tampon Products
A California district court recently dismissed two lawsuits that asserted that the marketing of certain tampons was misleading due to the alleged presence of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), holding that plaintiffs could not rely on conclusory assertions regarding testing…
Trend #6 – PAGA Filings Reached An All-Time High
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In 2023, employers saw claims filed under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reach an all-time high. According to data maintained by the California Department of Industrial…
Prolia Increased Risk Of Hypocalcemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Can Be 20-Times Higher Than Pills
Prolia “Black Box” Warning: Harm From Severe Hypocalcemia Ranges From Hospitalization For Life-threatening Events To Death
(Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch)
A January 2024 JAMA Original Investigation article, “Severe Hypocalcemia With Denosumab Among…
Trend #5 – U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Continue To Impact The Class Action Landscape
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: As the ultimate referee of law, the U.S. Supreme Court traditionally has defined the playing field for class action litigation and, through its rulings, has impacted the class…