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Firms picked to lead class action over Boost Glucose Control drinks

By John O'Brien |
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers at Milberg Coleman and Kaplan Fox will lead consolidated litigation against Nestle that claims diabetic customers are tricked into thinking Boost Glucose Control drinks will help manage their condition.

Attorneys & Judges

Lawyers make move to lead lawsuits against Nestle's Boost Glucose Conrol

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers want control of litigation against Nestle that claims consumers falsely believe Boost Glucose Control nutrition drinks help manage diabetes.

Attorneys & Judges

Labaton picked lead counsel for shareholder suit against Okta

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Labaton Sucharow will lead shareholder litigation against a cybersecurity company that suffered a stock drop in 2022 thanks to a hacking incident.

Attorneys & Judges

Judge's recusal doesn't offer new shot for lawyer crying foul on arbitration proceeding

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Despite a switch in judges, the federal court in San Francisco won't interfere with state court proceedings in which a personal injury lawyer says court officials have improperly aligned with an insurance company he sued.

Attorneys & Judges

Federal judge orders major fee reduction for KLG in VW case, citing “subpar” performance, 'lavish' expenses

By Sarah Downey |
Attorneys seeking more than $600,000 in legal fees after they failed to secure a successful outcome for their clients have been reprimanded by a federal judge for assuming they still deserved a big payday after the plaintiffs netted far less than they sought.

Attorneys & Judges

Legal reform group alleges ethical violations - fake claimants - in mass arbitrations

By Sarah Downey |
A legal reform organization has written to The State Bar of California, calling for investigation of potential ethical violations in mass arbitrations, including possible use of fictitious, deceased or otherwise ineligible claimants in order to leverage higher settlements from businesses.

Attorneys & Judges

Lead counsel picked for class action against Atlassian

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The firm Saxena White will lead a shareholder class action lawsuit against Atlassian, a maker of collboration and project-management software.

Attorneys & Judges

Subway proves point in tuna lawsuit, now wants lawyers who brought it punished

By John O'Brien |
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers knew their "mystery meat" lawsuit against Subway over its tuna would fail and must be punished for causing the company to rack up more than $600,000 in attorney fees, the restaurant chain is arguing.

Attorneys & Judges

Ruling leaves lemon law attorneys ruing rejection of $60K settlement offer

By Daniel Fisher |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for a man who rejected Hyundai’s offer to pay $60,500 over a supposedly defective car can’t collect nearly $100,000 in fees after negotiating a much lower settlement on the eve of trial, a California appeals court ruled.

Attorneys & Judges

846 hours, $2.5 million: Lawyers ask for fees from Vizzy settlement

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who gained a $9.5 million settlement with Molson Coors are asking for $2.5 million in fees - a figure that represents nearly $3,000 per hour.

Attorneys & Judges

Plaintiffs firm to face lawsuit over abandoned app

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles technology company will be able to pursue a lawsuit that says a Washington, D.C.-based law firm failed to pay it for development of a mobile app used to help find wildfire plaintiffs.

Attorneys & Judges

Ninth Circuit won't step into lawyer fight over millions from Roundup lawsuits - yet

By Daniel Fisher |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - There’s no need to resolve a brewing fight over more than $800 million in fees from Roundup lawsuits, a federal appeals court ruled, rejecting an attempt by plaintiff lawyers in charge of federal multidistrict litigation to collect fees from cases in state court.

Attorneys & Judges

Firms vie to lead litigation against Stitch Fix over stock drop

By John O'Brien |
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Two law firms have filed to lead shareholder class action litigation against Stitch Fix over a drop in the company's stock value.

Attorneys & Judges

Ogletree firm, mad at being named defendant, wants plaintiff to suffer

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Ogletree Deakins wants an ex-Redgrave LLP lawyer punished for naming it as a defendant in her lawsuit against her former employer.

Attorneys & Judges

Judge picks firm to lead class action against Netflix

By John O'Brien |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The Los Angeles firm Glancy Prongay & Murray will lead a class action lawsuit on behalf of Netflix investors upset with the way the company is performing.

Attorneys & Judges

Fed court won't interfere with personal injury lawyer's corruption allegations in California

By John O'Brien |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal court has dismissed litigation brought by a personal injury lawyer against state court officials he says have improperly aligned with an insurance company he is suing.

Attorneys & Judges

Lawyers end up fighting for their house while tangling with third-party litigation funder

By John O'Brien |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who decided to bring in a financial backer to help pay for litigation (on a 26% interest rate) were left defending their home during a series of disagreements with their client, the funder and an arbitration panel.

Attorneys & Judges

California has plaintiff lawyers earning $280K in fees for $15,000 settlement

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for lawyers to earn $280,000 for negotiating a $15,000 settlement

Attorneys & Judges

Lawyers in class action chaos told to disclose 'financial interest' to those who opted out

By Daniel Fisher |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who simultaneously told some of their clients to accept a $6 million settlement of wage-and-hour claims against Walgreens while telling others to reject it can’t appeal a judge’s order invalidating the decision of some class members to opt out of the settlement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

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Competition is on to see who leads securities class action against Okta

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Law firms are battling to lead a securities class action against cybersecurity company Okta, which saw a drop in the value of its stock after an incident with hackers.