As expected.
Really quick stuff:
First, Mike Levin and I did a whole podcast on what would happen if the SEC proposed to rescind 14a-8, and one thing we speculated on was whether the SEC would try to
Ohio Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Contract Dispute, Illustrating Strategies For Defeating Similar Claims
The Sixth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in Clippinger v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 173 F.4th 817 (6th Cir. 2026), continues to shape class action litigation involving breach-of-contract claims. In Nichols v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 2026
UK Group Actions Bulletin – September 2026
United Kingdom: This summer has seen significant developments across the breadth of UK group actions, with the courts continuing to refine the procedural tools used to manage complex mass claims.
In re Accutane Litigation II: The New Jersey Appellate Division Follows the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Lead in Holding Scientific Experts to the Daubert Standard
When Plaintiff’s Experts Ghost Their Own Depositions
This case is from the non-Butler Snow side of the blog.
It’s a relatively new term (at least for us Gen Xers) – but we have all been ghosted. A second date that never gets confirmed. A contractor who quotes
In re Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Cases (9th Cir. – Sept. 14, 2026)
The Ninth Circuit unanimously reverses the district court’s holding that Hyundai and Kia are not subject to personal jurisdiction in California for a lawsuit by insurers alleging that these manufacturer’s vehicles were defective because they were way-too-easily stolen.
Judge Miller,
Arizona accuses L’Oreal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxers
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The logo of French cosmetics Groupe L’Oreal is seen on the L’Oreal group’s headquarters building in Clichy, near Paris, on April 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq)
Court Bars Employer From Distributing Arbitration Agreement To Settlement Class Members During Pendency Of Class Settlement
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 4, 2026, in Calderon, et al. v. Public Partnerships, LLC, No. 25-CV-02320 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 4, 2026), U.S. Magistrate Judge Lara K. Eshkenazi of the U.S. District Court
Court Orders Limited Discovery Regarding Schedule A Defendant Coordination
Anderson Design Group, Inc. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 25-cv-11640, (N.D. Ill. Apr. 24, 2026) (Rowland, J.).
Judge Rowland held in abeyance the Group A Defendants’ motion to dismiss for misjoinder under Fed. R.
Update on Equitable Limits to Medical Monitoring in Federal Court
Last month we published a thought piece, Medical Monitoring and the Limits to Equity, pointing out how no-injury medical monitoring claims asserted in federal court could well fall outside the foundational limits on those courts’ equitable powers, given the