Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Betty Luu with their analysis of settlement approval issues in class action litigation addressed by courts over the past
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Transgender Worker Can Intervene In Bias Suit After EEOC Moves To Dismiss Action With Prejudice
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christian J. Palacios, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 05, 2025, in EEOC et al., v. Sis-Bro, Inc., Case No. 3:24-CV-00968 (S.D. Ill. June 5, 2025), Judge J. Phil Gilbert of the…
Nothing Common or Predominant About Emotional Distress Damages
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Shannon Noelle, and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: In an opinion issued on May 29, 2025, Judge Christy Wiegand of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied class certification of two…
Federal Court Approves Landmark NCAA Settlement, Reshaping College Athletics In The Era Of NIL
By Sean McConnell and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken issued a highly anticipated 76-page order approving the proposed settlement in House v. NCAA, Oliver v. NCAA and Hubbard v. NCAA (collectively, the House settlement). As discussed in a prior Alert, the…
Jennifer Riley and Jerry Maatman of Duane Morris Receive The Top Rankings In Mondaq’s 2025 Thought Leadership Awards
Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Jerry Maatman were recognized in the latest 2025 edition of the Mondaq Thought Leadership Awards. Riley won the top award as the #1 rated thought leader in the Data Protection and Privacy space in…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 105: Key Developments In RICO Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and special counsel Justin Donoho with their analysis of key developments in RICO class actions, including a key ruling from the Ninth…
Illinois Federal Court Certifies Interlocutory Appeal To Seventh Circuit On The Retroactivity Of The Amended BIPA
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., George J. Schaller, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 10, 2025,inClay v. Union Pac. R.R. Co, No. 24-CV-4194, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108672 (N.D. Ill. June 10, 2025), Judge Georgia N. Alexakis…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 104: Key Developments In Securities Fraud Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Nelson Stewart with their analysis of key developments in securities fraud class actions, including a notable decision from the…
U.S. Supreme Court DIGs A Rule 23 Case And Justice Kavanaugh Dissents, Arguing Predominance Cannot Be Met Where Classes Include Uninjured Class Members
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Rebecca S. Bjork Duane Morris Takeaways: On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Labcorp v. Davis, No. 24-304 (U.S. June 5, 2025), that…
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 103: Procedural Issues In Class Actions
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Nathan Norimoto with their analysis of key procedural issues in class action litigation addressed by the Second, Third, and Seventh…