Antitrust class action counsel are in the business of extracting cash from defendants in the form of settlements that are, in effect, a tax on every transaction in the market covered by the case. The bigger the market, the...more
7/10/2019
/ Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
FRCP 12(f) ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
No-Poaching
Non-disclosure and confidentiality provisions can be an important aspect of resolving a case through settlement. But when one of the parties is a purported class, and the allegation is an antitrust violation, settlement and...more
7/1/2016
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
FRCP 23 ,
Health Insurance ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sealed Records ,
Settlement ,
Vacated
The recently released Carlton Fields 2016 Class Action Survey reports that class actions are up for the first time in four years. While data privacy class actions still make up a relatively small portion of class action...more
After a decision denying class certification last week, claims by Hulu users that their personal information was improperly disclosed to Facebook are limited to the individual named plaintiffs (at least for now, as the...more
We pack tons of personal and sensitive information in our DNA. While the human genome has been mapped for a decade, legal issues of genetic privacy are just beginning to rise. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court...more