In a victory against unfair class action practices, a district judge found that so-called “strike-suit” plaintiffs violated a securities law and Rule 11 by filing frivolous suits against Akorn, Inc. and its board in 2017, when Akorn was in the process of approving an unsuccessful merger.
The Times of Israel quoted Ted Frank, our co-founder and director of litigation.
Bloomberg Law covered our case, Carlyle v. Akorn, Inc., where the judge issued an order sanctioning strike-suit filers.
FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) wrote about our amicus brief in Dubash v. City of Houston, et al.
Law360 wrote about our case, Carlyle v. Akorn, Inc..
Ted Frank appeared on The Tony Kinnett Cast to discuss our cases Manhart v. National Students for Justice in Palestine, et al. and Faoro v. Jewish Voice for Peace Inc., et al. Watch on YouTube here.
Mosaic republished City Journal's article about our lawsuits against the organizations and individuals who engaged in anti-Israel traffic blockades.
City Journal covered our lawsuits Faoro v. Jewish Voice for Peace Inc., et al. and Manhart v. National Students for Justice in Palestine, et al. Private civil litigation is making headway. Class-action attorney Ted Frank has sued several civil-terror organizations on behalf of drivers blocked by demonstrators for the tort of false imprisonment. Read more at City Journal.
City Journal published an opinion piece explaining why our lawsuits against the organizations that participated in anti-Israel traffic blockades are important. HLLI has filed a first-of-its-kind civil lawsuit against the protesters on Manhart’s behalf last September and advanced a similar case for Faoro in January. HLLI has identified scores of alleged demonstrators and articulated the case against them, helping Faoro and Manhart seek compensation for false imprisonment and other wrongful behavior. These lawsuits are based…
Docket: No. 24-20485 (5th Cir.) HLLI filed an amicus brief with Young America's Foundation and Advancing American Freedom is support of the free speech rights of Houstonians asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn a lower court's order blessing the restriction of First Amendment activity in a public park in City of Houston because the city delegated control of the park to a private non-profit corporation whose sole purpose is the operation…
