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What's New in the Courts

August 8, 2023

U.S. Ninth Circuit Reversed Lodestar-Based Fee Award in Connection with Class Settlement that Was Well in Excess of the Benefit to the Class

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of LPLA Action Against Biomet on Prescription Grounds

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

Delaware Chancery Court Rejects “Maga-Fund” and “Declining-Percentage” Approaches in Favor of a 26.7% Award out of $1 Billion Settlement under the “Stage-of-Case” Method

Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023

Affirming Sanctions Award for Deletion of Cell Phone Records in Maritime Case, Eleventh Circuit Holds that “Intent to Deprive” under Rule 37(e)(2) is the Equivalent of “Bad Faith”

Written by Steve Herman
January 31, 2023

U.S. Third Circuit Throws Out J&J’s Attempt to Discharge TALC Liability thru “Texas Two-Step”

Written by Steve Herman
January 6, 2023

U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Allegations in Deceptive Advertising Case

Written by Steve Herman
December 31, 2022

Texas Supreme Court Issues Mandamus to Narrow Discovery of Cell Phone Records

Written by Steve Herman
December 31, 2022

The U.S. Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal on Statute of Limitations Grounds where There Exist Conflicting Facts Regarding the Notice of Actionable Injury, which Must Be Resolved by a Jury

Written by Steve Herman
December 28, 2022

U.S. Ninth Circuit, En Banc, Affirms Nationwide Class Certification in Antitrust Case, Despite Challenges to Statistical Regression Model and the Article III Standing of Some Purchasers

Written by Steve Herman
December 19, 2022

Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Sanction Against Attorney for Attempting to Act for Interdict in a Temporary Interdiction Proceeding

Written by Steve Herman