Navigation The 89 lawsuits against a corporate defendant in 2023 that resulted in a nuclear verdict of at least $10 million is the largest number of such cases in a single year since 2009.
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Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action Increase
The inaugural Class Action Litigation Report, released on Thursday by Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found class action filings steadily increased from 2014 to 2020, dipped 10% in 2021, then started rising again in 2022. Last year, class action filings jumped 4% to 9,705.
State Bar Court Rejects Eastman's Request to Restore License Pending Appeal
Judge Yvette Roland said Eastman continues to pose a threat to the public.
Orrick Continues AltaClaro's Prompt Engineering Training for Summer Associates, Adds Summer 'AI Day'
Orrick will once again offer AltaClaro’s prompt engineering and generative AI training at the beginning of its summer associate program, culminating in a summer “AI Day” full of generative AI-related activities designed to educate the next generation of lawyers.
Fraudulent Claims in Class Actions and Mass Torts Are Skyrocketing
Western Alliance Bank’s “2024 Digital Payments in Class Actions and Mass Torts” report found that fraud grew regardless of whether claims were paid via digital payment or paper checks, though digital payments are fast becoming the norm.