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• Law schools class action against NY Law School is dismissed

  Mar 23 2012 The class action against New York Law School for allegedly providing deceptive post-graduate employment data has been dismissed. Plaintiffs’ attorneys Jesse Strauss... more

• Law school class action to add 20 more schools to target list

  Mar 16 2012 The class action lawsuit suing multiple US schools over false data provided to prospective students has seen a win this week, when Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s... more

• Debate over the value of law school hits the mainstream

  Mar 01 2012 The debate over whether law school provides sufficient value to justify its huge costs – which has intensified as the job market has shrunk in response to global... more

• 20 more US law schools to be added to class action

  Feb 28 2012 David Anziska and Jesse Strauss' crusade against law schools that provide misleading information to potential students continues apace. This year, the duo have... more

• Two lawyers go after Westlaw and LexisNexis for copyright infringment

  Feb 27 2012 Two US lawyers are suing Westlaw and LexisNexis, with the audacious claim that the legal database providers have breached copyright by copying publicly filed briefs,... more

• Civil suits allege US law schools inflated graduate employment data

  Feb 03 2012 Twelve more law suits have been initated against US law schools, with the team of lawyers behind proposed class actions against the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and... more

• 2011 a tough year for securities class action lawyers

  Dec 21 2011 2011 will be chalked up as a loss for most securities class action lawyers, who saw fees and expenses drop from $1.4 billion last year to $594 million so far this... more

• Former Howrey staffer sues firm for failing to give sufficient notice

  Apr 06 2011 Former Howrey staffer Stephanie Langley has filed suit against the law firm, that it failed to meet its obligation under the WARN Act to provide employees with 60 days... more

• Wal Mart pushes for greater diversity in outside counsel

  Mar 24 2011 It is the eve of one of the biggest class actions in US history, with the Supreme Court due next week to consider whether hundreds of thousands of women can band... more

• Australian firm Blake Dawson warns of unregulated litigation funding

  Jan 26 2011 Australian law firm Blake Dawson has warned that a lack of regulation concerning legal financiers could lead to a US-style litigation culture. Blake Dawson partner... more

• Litigation funding on the up

  Nov 16 2010 The New York Times has reported that investors are looking to litigation for new investment opportunities. They fund a wide range of litigation, from medical... more

• Things are looking up for US class-action lawyers

  Nov 10 2010 US class action lawyers will rest a little easier after argument in the Supreme Court in the case of AT&T v Conception on Tuesday. The judgment will not be handed down... more

• US Judge pursues diversity agenda via court orders

  Sep 24 2010 A New York federal judge has ordered two plaintiff firms serving as co-lead counsel in a securities class action to "make every effort" to assign at least one minority... more

• Maurice Blackburn gets ball rolling on Australia's biggest class action

  May 18 2010 Australian plaintiff form Maurice Blackburn has initiated proceedings in what may turn out to be the biggest class action in Australian history. The claim involves... more

• Parker Waichman and the Becnel Law Firm sue Toyota

  Feb 02 2010 Two US personal injury law firms, Parker Waichman Alonso and the Becnel Law Firm are joining forces sue Toyota on behalf of consumers who bought Toyota Camry and... more

• Class action suit stops Facebook's Beacons

  Sep 22 2009 A class action lawsuit has led to Facebook agreeing to shutdown the controversial Facebook Beacon service. Through the Facebook Beacon service, Facebook is notified... more

• Debevoise disqualified in $8bn class action against MetLife

  Sep 04 2009 Eastern District of New York Judge Thomas Platt has issued an order disqualifying Debevoise & Plimpton to act as counsel for MetLife in an $8 billion class action.... more

• Stanford investors file $7bn class action against Proskauer Rose

  Aug 31 2009 Investor client of Stanford Financial Group have filed a class action against US law firm Proskauer Rose and its partner Thomas Sjoblom in the U.S. District Court for... more

• US $ 586 million settlement submitted to court in IPO securities action

  Apr 06 2009 Plaintiffs in a major class action against investment firms in connection with the underwriting of numerous tech-stock IPOs a decade ago submitted a proposed... more

• Major US pension fund seeks lead plaintiff status in Merrill suit

  Mar 24 2009 California Public Employees' Retirements System filed a court request on Monday to be granted lead plaintiff status in a major class action relating to Bank of... more

• Heller Ehrman faces class action suit by laid-off employees

  Oct 21 2008 Three laid-off Heller Ehrman employees filed a class action complaint against the dissolving firm on Monday, asking for a jury trial over pay, alleging that Heller... more