The Class Action Weekly Wire

The Class Action Weekly Wire

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Episode 122: Data Breach Class Action Dismissed For Plaintiffs’ Failure To Allege Concrete Injury

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Ryan Garippo and Andrew Quay with their analysis of a North Carolina federal court decision dismissing a data breach class action. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Webinar Replay: Year-End Review Of EEOC Enforcement Litigation & Strategy

In this 30-minute program, Duane Morris partners Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Alex W. Karasik and Gregory Tsonis analyzed the latest impact of the dramatic changes at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including its new strategic priorities and the EEOC lawsuits filed throughout fiscal year 2025, and discussed how heading into FY 2026 with significant changes implemented by the Trump administration, employers’ compliance with federal workplace laws and agency guidance remains a corporate imperative. A video recording is available on our YouTube Channel.

Episode 120: Florida Federal Court Approves $20 Million Settlement In Data Breach MDL

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Ryan Garippo and Andrew Quay with their discussion of a major settlement in the data breach class action space. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 119: Landmark $1.5 Billion Class Action Settlement Addresses AI Copyright Claims

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsel Justin Donoho with their discussion of a historic settlement agreement in the intellectual property class action space that is paving the way for AI copyright infringement litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 118: Washington Supreme Court Adopts Broad Definition Of “Job Applicant” For Pay Transparency Class Actions

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Eden Anderson, and associate Caitlin Capriotti with their discussion of a highly anticipated ruling from the Washington Supreme Court holding that job applicants are not required to prove they are a “bona fide” or a “good faith” applicant to obtain remedies under the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (“EPOA”) in class action litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 117: Illinois Federal Courts Greenlight ECPA Claims In Adtech And Edtech Class Actions

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Hayley Ryan with their discussion of two major rulings issued by Illinois federal courts addressing privacy claims aimed at companies utilizing advertising technology (“adtech”) and education technology (“edtech”). A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 116: 42 State Attorneys General Can’t Object To $275 Million Antitrust Settlement, Pennsylvania Federal Judge Rules

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Daniel Selznick with their discussion of a key ruling issued by a Pennsylvania federal judge regarding intervenors to a $275 million settlement resolving pharmaceutical price-fixing claims. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 115: Ninth Circuit Strikes Arbitration Clause In Employee Health Plan

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Jesse Stavis and Caitlin Capriotti with their discussion of a major Ninth Circuit decision addressing a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a proposed ERISA class action. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 114: Seventh Circuit Adopts Higher Standard For Certifying Collective Actions

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates George Schaller and Ryan Garippo with their discussion of a significant ruling handed down by the Seventh Circuit in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co setting a new standard for the conditional certification of collective actions. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 113: Attorneys’ Fee Awards In Class Actions

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsel Justin Donoho with their discussion of significant attorneys’ fee awards in class action litigation over the past 12 months. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.
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