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Appeals panel: Samsung doesn't need to pay millions to arbitrate biometric privacy claims
Customers could have fronted fees to keep arbitration proceedings alive, the appeals judges said, adding the customers cannot complain now about the terms of an arbitration agreement they attempted to invoke and cash in on -
Appeals panel agrees insurer must help cover Astellas' $100M fraud, kickback settlement with DOJ
Federal Insurance had argued its policy shouldn't cover restitution payments -
Samsung: Prominent plainfiffs' firm Labaton Sucharow seeking to press 'frivolous' biometrics claims in 'mass arbitration'
Samsung says the Labaton lawyers have 'weaponized' the arbitration process to extract a large, quick, potentially undue settlement. Labaton says Samsung is throwing a 'tantrum' to sidestep potentially massive liability for allegedly violating the Illinois biometrics privacy law -
Federal court stops class action lawsuit cold vs Trader Joe's over "cold-pressed" juice labeling dispute
In the ruling, the judge cited Trader Joe's compliance with federal food safety guidelines to say consumers should be aware of the additional processing the juice undergoes after it is pressed -
Judge: No IL biometrics class action vs American Airlines over customer 'voiceprints'
A federal judge says customers can't use Illinois' biometrics privacy law to sue American Airlines for creating identifiable "voiceprints" for customers calling its customer service hotline, because a federal law prohibits states from imposing new regulations on airlines -
American Airlines workers lawsuit says vax mandate without testing doesn't stop COVID spread
A group of American Airlines workers say the company broke its CBA by requiring workers to get vaccinated, without also requiring regular COVID testing. -
Appeals panel agrees United allowed to limit sick-day accrual for pilots on military active duty
A class action on behalf of United pilots who are also U.S. Armed Forces reservists said United Airlines' policy violated federal law -
Magistrate who oversaw discovery in Chicago's opioid lawsuit recuses himself, at city's request
Judge Kim's sister is a lawyer for pharma defendant, which lawyers for the city of Chicago said presents unavoidable conflict. The drug makers argued the recusal was unncessary, and will serve to only again "disrupt" the already lengthy court proceedings over the city's lawsuit. -
City of Chicago moves closer to trial over claims opioid makers' marketing led to painkiller abuse, big city costs
A federal judge has refused the attempt by a swath of pharmaceutical companies to dispense with the city of Chicago's lawsuit accusing them of saddling the city with big bills to deal with the effects of painkiller pill abuse. The case has been pending since 2014. -
Judge trims, but refuses to ground suit alleging American Airlines' uniforms made workers sick
Chicago judge cuts back suit against American Airlines, but says plaintiffs make plausible allegations -
Appeals panel affirms $20M verdict for woman in pelvic mesh case vs J&J, Ethicon
Judges said the jury award wasn't excessive, as woman claimed discontinued product left her with permanent injuries and pain. -
Appeals court reopens fraud class action vs Petsmart over Hill's prescription cat food
A federal appeals court has revived a class action lawsuit in which cat owners sued PetSmart and Hill’s Pet Nutrition over allegations a “prescription diet” food was not any better than normal products. -
American Airlines bounced, for now, from class action over alleged sickening uniforms
A federal judge has dismissed American Airlines, for now, from a 2017 class action complaint in which employees complained new uniforms made them sick. -
SC Johnson fails to wipe away class action alleging kids' sunscreen's SPF ratings were false
One of the world’s largest makers of household chemical products, SC Johnson, was unable to persuade a federal judge to wipe away a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of misleading consumers about the SPF rating of its Babyganics mineral sunscreen. -
Judge: Fed labor law grounds lawsuit vs American Airlines over shut down of mechanics' hiring incentive program
A federal judge has dismissed an American Airlines worker’s class action over the removal of a special training and advancement program. -
Judge cans fraud class action vs PetSmart, Hill's Pet Nutrition over prescription cat food prices
A Chicago federal judge has canned a class action consumer fraud lawsuit against PetSmart and Hill's Pet Nutrition, claiming the retailer and pet food maker unfairly marked up prescription cat food. -
Judge pauses Chicago opioid lawsuit; judges mull consolidating host of similar cases nationally
A federal judge has placed on hold the city of Chicago’s lawsuit accusing the makers of prescription painkillers like Oxycontin and Percocet – so-called “opioids” – of falsely marketing their drugs to doctors. defrauding City Hall and other employee health plan administrators, while giving time for a panel of federal judges to decide if the action should be consolidated with other similar lawsuits, brought by cities and others, now pending in other jurisdictions. -
Appeals court shears class action vs Regency beauty school, says students not employees under FLSA
A Chicago federal appellate court has scalped a class-action lawsuit filed by a onetime student of a nationwide beauty school, which alleged student cosmetologists should be paid for on-the-job training, as the hands-on work experience serves as compensation and is required for licensing. -
Retired flight attendants cleared to continue suing American Airlines over change to boarding status perk
A group of American Airlines retirees will be able to continue their lawsuit against the company over changes to their priority boarding status, which they claim was guaranteed to them as a retirement benefit. -
Regency beauty school students not entitled to pay for the work they do for paying customers at the school, judge says
Aspiring beauticians aren’t entitled to salaries from payments their educators collect from customers, a Chicago federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. issued an opinion Oct. 27 in a class action lawsuit from cosmetology students of Regency Beauty Institute who argued the work they did for paying customers classified them as employees.