HLLI Lawsuit Leads to Repeal of California COVID-19 “Disinformation” Statute, Protection of Doctor-Patient Relationship
Thanks to HLLI's lawsuit, a California law that restricted the rights of doctors to speak freely to their patients is no more.
HLLI Claims Victory with Repeal of California COVID-19 “Disinformation” Statute
Thanks to the courage of HLLI’s clients, Governor Newsom and the California State legislature have conceded defeat and repealed AB 2098, a California state law that restricted doctors’ First Amendment free speech rights by threatening disciplinary action against their license for discussing with patients anything about COVID-19 that the State views as “disinformation” or “misinformation.”
Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education
HLLI filed an amicus brief in support of Parents Defending Education's challenge to the unconstitutional speech restrictions in the Olentangy Local School District's student code of conduct, which ban "misgendering" other students by using the "wrong" pronoun to address them or speak about them.
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Northern District of California rejects $30 million cy pres proposal in JUUL MDL
HLLI is pleased that Judge Orrick agreed with our opposition thereby preserving $30 million of the settlement to be distributed to class members like Stephens.
Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board
HLLI joined the American Civil Rights Project and the Manhattan Institute to support Coalition for TJ's petition for certiorari challenging Fairfax County School Board's race-based admissions scheme as a violation of the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee.
Forbes: The Lawyer Taking On The Class Action Racket
Forbes profiles the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and its director Theodore H. Frank. William Baldwin explains how class action settlements work, and why Ted “is not a popular figure in the litigation bar.”
Hawes v. Macy’s Inc.
HLLI opposed a settlement that would deliver most of its promised relief to the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a left-wing advocacy group, instead of class members. The district court agreed with HLLI and rejected the settlement.
Federal appeals panel vacates $57M fee award in $181M settlement ending chicken price-fixing class action
Cook County Record: The panel vacated the award and remanded the request for legal fees, suggesting Durkin reappropriate the weight given to auction bids and Ninth Circuit litigation while also allowing him to re-evaluate Andren’s request to order additional discovery on the expert reports class counsel submitted to bolster their request.
Bloomberg: Chicken Case’s Attorney Fees Must Change, Seventh Circuit Finds
“We’re grateful for the opinion, and hope it will ultimately result in the class getting more money,” said Ted Frank, an attorney for Andren as well as the director of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness.
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Reuters: $57 million fee award for consumer lawyers scratched in chicken antitrust appeal
Ted Frank, director at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness, on Wednesday said they hoped the ruling "will ultimately result in the class getting more money."
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