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California Supreme Court Rules for Employers in Pair of Prevailing Wage Law Cases
USA - August 25 2021 The Supreme Court clarified that the statutory definition of "public work" generally is limited to work on fixed structures and that work done in…
Aaron L. Agenbroad, Daniel D. McMillan, Amanda C. Sommerfeld
Update: An Empirical Analysis of Federal Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlements (2019-2020)
USA - July 22 2021 Class action settlements in consumer fraud cases have generated significant controversy. Critics opine that these settlements primarily benefit…
Supreme Court Again Reins in Scope of Claims Under the Alien Tort Statute
USA - June 25 2021 On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe, reaffirming that the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") does not permit…
Bethany K. Biesenthal, Victoria Dorfman, Caroline C. Edsall, Meir Feder, Christopher Lovrien
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Class Certification Standards in Antitrust Appeal
USA - April 12 2021 The Ninth Circuit approved use of statistical analysis that relies on averaging but reversed class certification because the district court failed to…
An Empirical Analysis of Federal Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlements (2010-2018)
USA - April 7 2020 Class action settlements in consumer fraud cases have generated significant controversy in recent years. Critics opine that these settlements…
