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…
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 Plaintiffs originally brought the case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that during the class period May 10, 2017, through November 14, 2018, NVIDIA’s executives knowingly or recklessly made false or misleading statements to their investors by downplaying the potential effects that crypto mining or crypto currency sales would have on their gaming revenue.
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…
Supreme Court to Determine Pleading Standard in Shareholder Class Actions
New article on The Class Action Blog: The U.S. Supreme Court will review Nvidia’s appeal on a revived…
Federal Courts Must Grant Requests for Stays Pending Arbitration
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Smith v. Spizzirri that federal courts must grant requests for stays pending…
SCOTUS Deepens Circuit Split on Predominance Standard
The recent Class Action Blog post by Stuart Davis covers the Supreme Court’s decision on the Visa and…
Supreme Court Holds that Pure Omissions Cannot Support a Private Cause of Action Under SEC Rule 10b-5(b)
The latest Class Action Blog insight by Kelsey Williams and Matthew D. Berkowitz discusses the recent decision made…
Google Advertisement Privacy Case Gets Denied Its Certification Bid
Matthew D. Berkowitz and Nima Youchidje explore the recent decision by the United States District Court for the…
American Bar Association Moves to Dismiss Class Action Complaint Amid Rising Tide of Data Breach Litigation
Discover the alarming rise of data breaches and the ensuing legal battles, exemplified by a recent high-profile case…
Supreme Court Evaluates Private Cause of Action for Allegedly Lying by Omission
Kelsey Williams explores the pivotal Supreme Court case (Case Number 22-1165) involving Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. and Moab Partners,…