Insights on Complex Litigation

In this issue of the Arent Fox Class Action Quarterly Update, we will be focusing on one recent California Supreme Court decision and two court of appeal decisions impacting the fashion and retail industries.

The Supreme Court ruled on several cases involving class actions in the last few months. A case awaiting certiorari could dramatically change the jurisdictional requirements for plaintiffs in class actions across the country.

The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been focused on the issue of worker misclassification.

2020 was an unprecedented year for business owners. It brought a pandemic, a deep recession, a civil rights movement, and civil unrest in cities across America.

In September 2018, a consumer filed a putative class action in California against Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. The consumer alleged that the company is participating in deceptive business practices by marketing, advertising, and selling single-serve coffee pods that are misleadingly labeled as “recyc

When acquiring shares in a corporation, minority shareholders often evaluate the profitability of the corporation, the value of their shares, and what protections are in place to shield them from wrongdoing at the hands of the controlling shareholders.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Paula Morency has been named to the 2020 BTI Client Service All-Stars list, recognizing her continuing commitment to superior client service.

In the currently labyrinthine world of litigation and legislation impacting the appropriate classification of independent contractors in California, we suggest that you seek the advice of your AF Labor & Employment.

Society for Human Resource Management

Financial institutions should be mindful of communications with other institutions that could imply horizontal conspiracies.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) has recently issued a formal proposal for a national regulatory standard governing companies’ handling of consumer data and their privacy rights with respect to financial data.

This week on The CardLinx Association’s Fin-Tech Friday Podcast, Arent Fox Partner Jenny Lee discusses how the major developments transpiring in financial data and privacy regulations will impact business.

The Arch case provides a possible roadmap for policyholders in the United States to maximize insurance payout due to COVID-19 and the impacts of government restrictions on businesses.

Schiff Hardin LLP has received 46 top-tier rankings in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” nationally recognizing the firm’s premier practices.

In yesterday’s post, we described a scenario involving a simple traffic accident, asking you to estimate the average exposure at trial.

Legal success is driven by the correct perception of risk. Plaintiffs don’t want to leave emptyhanded, and defendants don’t want to pay more than necessary. Sometimes the facts favor only one side, but most of the time a party’s legal risks fall on a spectrum between these extremes.

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A new class-action lawsuit alleges that packaging for Anheuser-Busch’s “Rita” beverage products deceives consumers by implying that the products contain wine or distilled spirits when in fact they are flavored malt beverage products.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been recognized on the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Minority owners of a business face unique challenges. With limited or no control over the management and governance of a business, minority owners can be unfairly left in the cold or squeezed out. However, deliberate preparation and negotiation at the initial stages of the business can set up minority owners with the necessary tools to eliminate or reduce many of these difficulties and even avoid future conflict.

Unlike businesses with a single controlling owner or several owners, a 50/50 business by its very nature is ripe for disagreement between its owners. Owners of a 50/50 business will need to proactively consider how to handle disagreements when setting up their business venture and drafting their operating agreement, shareholders agreement, or partnership agreement.

Join Partner Bernice Leber and a distinguished panel of federal and state judges and seasoned practitioners for a two and one half-hour virtual program discussing civil and criminal procedures and practices in state and federal courts during the pandemic and beyond.

This post explains steps that Illinois LLCs and their majority members can take to protect otherwise privileged communications from disclosure to minority members in advance of and during litigation.

This article was originally published in The Banking Law Journal.

Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Deputy Leader Maggie Hickey, and Construction Law Group Deputy Leader Heidi Rowe have been named to the 2020 Notable Women in Law list by Crain’s Chicago Business, which distinguishes female attorney leaders who have made significant contributions to their industry in the past 18 months.