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Release in Settlement Agreement Bars Class Action To Recover Damages For Certain Rent Overcharges

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This Blog has written frequently about the substance and scope of general releases. In New York, “a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release.” If “the language of a...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - May 2025 #2

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The Fourth Circuit on Friday seemed poised to unravel a federal court’s injunction allowing two NASCAR teams, including one co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, to continue racing as chartered teams while they pursue...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Mediating False Claims Act Cases: Issues for Attorneys to Keep in Mind

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When I started practicing law in 1981, I focused on labor and employment law. My practice involved management and union matters such as unfair labor practice charges and breaches of collective bargaining agreements. As a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Trap for the Unwary: Fraud Rising in Claims-Made Class Action Settlements

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When settling consumer product class actions, many parties agree to resolve their claims using what is known as a “claims-made” settlement model. When a claims-made settlement is reached, class members must submit a “claim”...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ’s False Claims Act Recoveries Jump to $5.6 Billion in FY 2021

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $5.6 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2021, the second largest ever annual total in FCA recoveries and the largest...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act - 2021 Year in Review

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The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bradley False Claims Act Year in Review. In that decade, much has remained the same in FCA enforcement. To start with the obvious: It continues to result in billions of dollars...more

King & Spalding

Second Circuit Finds Risk of Future Identity Theft Insufficient to Confer Article III Standing in a Data Security Class Action

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On April 26, 2021, the Second Circuit considered—for the first time in a published decision—the question of Article III standing in the context of a data security case. In McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates LLC, the court...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Prevagen Payouts Could Reach Tens of Millions of Dollars Due to False Advertising

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Claims that Prevagen, a popular and pricey memory supplement, does not work have been making headlines for years. MedPage Today called the pills a “clear-cut fraud” while NBC News labeled them “a hoax.” In 2012, the Federal...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Justice Department Really Doesn’t Like Coupon Settlements (But They Still Can Work)

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It’s no secret that the Justice Department and state Attorneys General don’t like coupon settlements in class actions. Since 2007, groups of state AGs have been objecting regularly to coupon settlements that would force...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Second Chance to Opt Out of Class Not Required for Class Action Settlement

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The Ninth Circuit recently ruled in favor of President Trump. That was not a typo, and this is not fake news. The ruling was not in favor of Trump in his official capacity, but in his capacity as a class action defendant....more

BakerHostetler

California Court Rejects Tuna Settlement Over Scope of Release

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In recent years, courts have been more carefully scrutinizing class action settlements. A recent example is Hendricks v. Starkist Co., Case No. 3:13-cv-00729 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 19, 2016), where the U.S. District Court for the...more

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