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Executive Order Targets Meatpacking Industry Practices

The White House has directed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the meatpacking industry has engaged in anticompetitive collusion.

United States Consumer

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 8 – Trends We Saw In 2025 (Video)

In this episode of Consumer Counterpoint, we discuss the type of consumer class action cases that were trending in 2025 as well as which trends we expected to continue into 2026.

United States Consumer

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

ONE Connection | 15 Fascinating Facts About Pat McCartan

From the courtroom to the boardroom, Patrick Francis McCartan (1934–2020) made an indelible mark on Jones Day.

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Texas Energy Arbitration Disputes

Arbitration prescribed in the parties' pre-dispute contract is the most traditional form of private dispute resolution.

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

AI And Securities Class Action Litigation

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NERA

Discount Or Surcharge? Diment v. Quad/Graphics Tests ADA Limits On Employer Wellness Program Incentives

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Executive Order Signals A Push Toward A Single, Federal "AI Rulebook" And A Retreat From The State Patchwork

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Slack Fill Litigation: Defining Excess Air In Packaging

United States Litigation

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Losey

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 131: California Federal Judge Certifies Class Of Consumers In Live Nation Class Action (Video)

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

When Your Experience Is Part Of Something Bigger: A Guide To Understanding Class Actions

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Made In USA Claims: Compliance Risks, FTC Enforcement, And Class Action Trends

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Eleventh Circuit Revives Putative Class Action Against Power And Utility Holding Company

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Coming Soon: The Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2026!!

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 130: Mapping Out The "Judicial Hellholes" – Top Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdictions For 2025-2026 (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Hot Topics In International Trade A Tariff Christmas Message For US Kids (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The U.S. Economy: Modest Activity And Intensifying Uncertainty (Ankura Monthly Economic Report November 2025)

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Court Affirms Waiver Of Arbitration Rights In Wage And Hour Class Action Case

On December 9, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, issued a published decision in Sierra Pacific Industries Wage and Hour Cases, affirming the trial court's denial of Sierra Pacific Industries...

United States Litigation

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Federal Court Holds That Minors Can Be Bound To Arbitration In A Class Action Context

On December 9, 2025, Judge Yvonne Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held in Williams, et al. v. Moon Active Ltd., Case No. 4:25-CV-01626...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Ninth Circuit Opens New Path Back To State Court For Class Actions Removed To Federal Court

By design, the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) allows defendants to remove complex class actions to federal court. It avoids the onerous diversity requirements that defendants previously struggled to satisfy...

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Vacation Pay On Incentive Compensation: A Hidden Liability In Canadian M&A

With class action litigation over unpaid vacation pay on employee bonuses and commissions rising in Canada, M&A deals must address the issue proactively.

United States Employment

ABA Business Law Section

Reflections On The 2025-2026 Judicial Hellholes Report From The American Tort Reform Association – Ranking The Worst Jurisdictions For Defendants

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Monroney Label Mistakes To Watch For During Year End Car Sales (Video)

United States Consumer

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Miller Shah

The Missing Sentence That Can Sink Your Online Terms Of Service

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 129: North Carolina Federal Court Upholds Class And Collective Certification Rulings In Misclassification Suit (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Using The Funnel—Folgers' Decision Key To Avoiding Certified False-Advertising Classes

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Are Your Online Terms Enforceable?: Lessons From California

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Inside Litigation: When Statements Live Forever (Video)

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

District Of Columbia Federal Court Declines To Narrow EEOC's Pregnancy-Bias Suit Against Security Firm

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Portal-to-Portal Exemptions: Pre-Shift COVID Testing Counts As Work Under State Law And Legislature Quickly Reverses Course

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Florida Federal Court Denies Certification Of Nationwide Classes Of Burger King Consumers In Suit Alleging Deceptive Practices

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Inside Litigation: When Statements Live Forever (Video)

An aggressive plaintiff's bar. Increased regulatory scrutiny. A new administration. In-house counsel face a challenging litigation environment, and we're here to help.

United States Litigation

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Arnold & Porter

District Of Columbia Federal Court Declines To Narrow EEOC's Pregnancy-Bias Suit Against Security Firm

The EEOC filed suit under Title VII and the PWFA on behalf of Simone Cooper, a special police officer who was reassigned after the client at her post did not want her working at the site while pregnant. (Compl. ¶ 17).

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Portal-to-Portal Exemptions: Pre-Shift COVID Testing Counts As Work Under State Law And Legislature Quickly Reverses Course

Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Malloy, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (Oct. 30, 2025), the Nevada Supreme Court resolved an important certified question affecting wage-and-hour litigation statewide – it ruled that Nevada's wage laws do not incorporate the federal Portal-to-Portal Act's ("PPA") broad exclusions for preliminary and postliminary activities.

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Florida Federal Court Denies Certification Of Nationwide Classes Of Burger King Consumers In Suit Alleging Deceptive Practices

On November 25, 2025, in Coleman, et al. v. Burger King Corp., Case No. 22-CV-20925, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 231422 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2025), Judge Roy K. Altman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion for class certification of three nationwide classes of consumers against one of the Burger King.

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Navigating Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance: Defend Your Business From Costly Class Actions

United States Litigation

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BrownWinick Law

Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution: Spotlight On Mediation

Mediation is becoming an increasingly attractive option for dispute resolution, offering parties a faster, more cost-effective, and collaborative way to resolve legal claims.

United States Litigation

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Miller Shah

Gen AI Key Decisions And Trends In 2025

Takeaway: Available now is the recent article in the Legal Intelligencer by Justin Donoho entitled "Gen AI Class Action Key Decisions and Trends in 2025." The article is available here and is a must-read...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Gen AI Class Action Key Decisions And Trends In 2025

This year has been a busy one in the generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) class action litigation landscape. New pleadings were filed, including several new class actions, several consolidated and amended complaints, and one appeal.

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Washington's Spam Email Ruling Means Retailers Should Be Careful

The Washington Supreme Court earlier this year made it unlawful for a business to knowingly send a commercial email to a Washington resident that "contains false or misleading information in the subject line."

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Washington District Court Declines To Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Coffee Retailer

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Southern District Of New York Denies SEC's Motion To Strike Affirmative Defenses Of Former Cannabis Company CFO

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 127: California Federal Judge Overrules Objections To The NCAA's $2.78 Billion NIL Class Action Settlement (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

District Of Rhode Island Dismisses ERISA Class Action Challenging Tobacco Surcharges

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Duane Morris Class Action Review Cited In Three U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Imposes Stricter Standing Test For "No-Injury" Class Actions Premised On Statutory Violations

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

CEMA Expands Liability For Text-Based Referral Marketing In Washington

United States Litigation

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Federal Court Limits Reach Of California Privacy Laws In Dismissal Of Putative Nationwide Class Action

United States Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Class Action Decisions Published October 2025

United States Litigation

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

SCOTUS Hearing On IEEPA Tariffs: Key Takeaways And Next Steps

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

SEC & Mandatory Arbitration: Policy Evolution And Supreme Court Precedent

United States Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of CIPA Adtech Class Action Because A Party To A Communication Cannot Eavesdrop On Itself

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Autumn 2025

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Third Circuit Ruling Makes It Easier For Employers To Settle Hybrid Wage And Hour Actions

United States Litigation

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Brown v. GlobalLogic And Oracle: Key Allegations, Oracle E‑Business Suite, And What It Means For Customers

United States Litigation

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Tactical Law Group LLP

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Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Recent Developments In The Enforcement Of ERISA Class Action Waiver And Arbitration Clauses

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Mass Arbitrations: The New Landscape Of Dispute Resolution And Its Challenges

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Navigating The Grey Areas Of Neutrality In Reverse Auctions

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JAMS

Special Masters In E-Discovery And Beyond

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JAMS

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Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 8 – Trends We Saw In 2025 (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Monroney Label Mistakes To Watch For During Year End Car Sales (Video)

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Miller Shah

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 124: Illinois Federal Court Approves $12.1 Million BIPA Class Action Settlement (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Antitrust And Competition Law: Competition Law In The Americas Episode 2 | Litigation Hot Spots: Key Trends In The USA And Mexico (Podcast)

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

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JAMS

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