VIDEO: John Stossel on “The Truth About Class Action Lawsuits”
John Stossel featured the Google Location History settlement as an example of class action abuse and interviewed HLLI attorney Anna St. John.
Washington Examiner: Lawyers and Big Tech spend your money on left-wing causes
The Washington Examiner featured our president, Anna St. John's piece about how cy pres funds the radical left.
The American Spectator: Supreme Court Should Reexamine New York Times v. Sullivan
HLLI's president, Anna St. John wrote an opinion article in the American Spectator arguing that the ‘Sullivan’ precedent, has no basis in the history of the First Amendment, and recent events illustrate why the Court should heed calls to reexamine its misguided precedent.
FedSoc: Countering the Biden Administration’s ESG Push: A Litigation Update on Utah v. Walsh
HLLI's Anna St. John and Ned Hedley write at The Federalist Society: The plaintiffs challenging the ESG Rule argue that it is contrary to the ERISA statute, exceeds the DOL’s authority, and is arbitrary and capricious. Utah v. Walsh also presents separation of powers questions.
Coupon Settlements: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Coupon relief is notoriously bad for consumers in class action settlements. CCAF seeks reversal of the settlement approval in EasySaver to reiterate the limited exception of Online DVD and ensure a more uniform and correct application of CAFA.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Class Action Ends in Counter-Productive Settlement
The settlement requires the Met to implement meaningless changes such as referring to its admission price as “suggested” rather than “recommended” in its signs and ticket kiosks. It also requires the Met to pay $350,000 in attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs’ lawyers who filed the case.
CCAF Seeks to Extend Landmark Walgreen Ruling in Favor of Shareholder Class Members
If you thought every corporate merger was unique, you’d be wrong. Over 90% of merger deals over $100 million have at least one thing in common: They are challenged in a strike suit—or subject to what essentially amounts to legalized extortion. On June 5, 2017, CCAF argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stop one example of such socially wasteful litigation and extend the landmark ruling…