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Uber Sexual Assault Settlements: What Victims Need to Know

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Uber Technologies (Uber) is currently facing more than 2,500 lawsuits in federal court alleging that the company is liable for sexual assaults and sexual misconduct committed by Uber Drivers. The company is facing similar...more

Alston & Bird

Class Action & MDL Roundup | 2025 Q1 – Our Terms Define Class

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025. In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t...more

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Guide to Ozempic/Wegovy Vision Loss Lawsuits and Settlements

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What types of eye injuries does Ozempic/Wegovy cause? Ozempic/Wegovy are two of the most common weight-loss medications known as GLP-1 drugs. Other  GLP-1 drugs include Mounjaro, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Victoza, Trulicity, and...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q3 – Our Market Research is Sustainable

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Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena. In this edition, it’s not a breach if it isn’t stolen, a greenwashing claim is washed away, and a...more

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Mass Settlements from a U.S. Perspective

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As total adjudication is a lofty finish line for many mass and class disputes, settlement is a crucial factor. As class actions continue to rise in prominence in the UK, the United States offers many lessons to emulate and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - August 2023 - 2

Kardashian Kopycat? Energy Drink Company Claims Competitor Stole Kim's Copyrighted Look - The Instagram posts look nearly identical, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-the-difference kind of way—or so says the complaint filed by...more

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More Alike Than Different: Sixth Circuit Instructs MDL Court to Find Efficiencies Within Federal Rules Governing Individual Cases

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Judges presiding over multidistrict litigations, known as MDLs, must walk a tightrope between individual and collective needs. ...more

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Opioid Class Action Litigation May Drastically Change With A Global Resolution

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Opioid litigation is a hot topic in the U.S. legal community. In response to the country’s opioid crisis, several states, individuals, and other local governments have filed lawsuits against various prescription opioid...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Injunction in Aid of Class Action Settlement Addressed by Seventh Circuit

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Defendants who are defending multiple class actions involving the same issue in different jurisdictions can sometimes be faced with a quandary when they want to settle....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Four Takeaways from the Ongoing Air Cargo Price-Fixing Litigation

Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd last week agreed to pay $36.55 million to settle claims that it conspired with other airlines to fix rates for air cargo services in the early 2000s. Two dozen airlines have settled in the...more

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