Fourth Circuit Reiterates that Absent Class Members Must Suffer Actual Harm
On January 23, 2025, the Fourt Circuit, in Alig v. Rocket Mortg., LLC, No. 22-2289, 2025 WL 271563 (4th. Cir. Jan. 23, 2025), […]
Supreme Court Announces Bright Line Rule in Determining Federal Courts’ Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States in Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc., et al. v. Wullschleger et al., upheld […]
Supreme Court Declines to Consider New Pleading Standard for Securities Fraud Claims
On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed NVIDIA Corporation’s appeal, allowing a class action securities fraud case to move forward towards trial.
The […]
23andMe Reaches Proposed Settlement in Data Breach Class Action
In November 2023, a class action lawsuit was filed against the genetic testing company, 23andMe. The plaintiffs alleged that a data breach resulted […]
Supreme Court to Determine Pleading Standard in Shareholder Class Actions
On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on Nvidia’s appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s decision to revive a shareholder class […]
Federal Courts Must Grant Requests for Stays Pending Arbitration
Last week, in Smith v. Spizzirri, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a federal court must grant a party’s request for […]