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On October 30, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking medical monitoring, holding that the representative plaintiff lacked standing because mere exposure to ethylene...more
In this week’s D&O Notebook, my colleague Walker Newell takes a look at a little-discussed provision of the federal securities laws that caps shareholders’ damages if a company’s stock price rebounds after an initial drop....more
On October 22, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina granted a motion to compel arbitration by an earned wage access provider. ...more
On October 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit vacated its own prior decision from August that overturned the lower court’s dismissal of a putative class action brought by two homeowners who alleged violations...more
On October 15, a New York appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the FDCPA and New York General Business Law § 349. ...more
In a recent decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed against First National Collection Bureau, Inc. (FNCB). In an unpublished opinion, the court...more
Companies may need to include interim financial data in their SEC filings following a recent Ninth Circuit ruling. In Sodha v. Golubowski, No. 24-1036, -- F.4th --, 2025 WL 2487954 (9th Cir. Aug. 29, 2025), the Ninth Circuit...more
On October 2, 2025, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a cybersecurity company (the...more
As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term, several employment-related petitions await the Court’s consideration. One of those petitions is Flower Foods v. Brock, which follows a 2024 decision by the Court and involves...more
On October 7, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a fintech company’s motion to compel arbitration and stay litigation in a putative class action, for allegedly violating federal and Georgia...more
The latest edition of the Luxury Law Summit, held in Milan on October 8, celebrated the continuing evolution of the relationship between law and the luxury industry. ...more
By now, you’ve likely seen news discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) is set to change the construction industry (and every other industry, for that matter). Typically, this discussion centers on improving business...more
Two recent dismissals in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class action landscape expose a significant weakness in these claims....more
On September 26, 2025, Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica’s and related business entities’ (“defendants”) motion to dismiss...more
Welcome to the Q3 2025 edition of A&O Shearman’s Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly. As public companies and financial institutions continue to migrate to Texas, our Texas-based securities litigation team continues...more
On September 29, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court order dismissing a putative securities class action against a natural food and personal care company (the “Company”)...more
A recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision, Jackson v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 919 S.E.2d 199 (N.C. 2025), highlights the importance of choice of law issues underlying putative class actions....more
A North Carolina federal court has allowed a putative class case to proceed on a theory that a residential mortgage servicer’s notice that it “may” accelerate is deceptive under the FDCPA and state law. On September, 16,...more
In an unpublished opinion, the Washington Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s refusal to compel arbitration in a proposed class action against Geodis Logistics, LLC, holding that the employees’ arbitration...more
On September 19, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action brought by small merchants challenging anti-steering rules and swipe fees imposed by...more
On September 16, a trust filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York challenging the constitutionality of New York State’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA). The...more
In 2024, plaintiff Daniel Human sued Fisher Investments, alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and bringing the case on behalf of a putative class. The defendant removed the case to federal court and...more
We have written before about class actions challenging the “projected sold adjustment” utilized by insurance companies to calculate the “market value” of totaled vehicles. See Seventh Circuit rejects claimed “methodological”...more
On September 15, 2025, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against a semiconductor manufacturer (the...more
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has struck out a class action brought by Blur drummer, David Rowntree, as the proposed class representative (PCR) on behalf of a class of songwriters against the Performing Right Society...more