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.
HLLI wins vacatur of $57 million fee award in Broiler Chicken Antitrust
The Seventh Circuit agreed with HLLI, vacating a $57 million attorneys’ fee award in the Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation. Theodore H. Frank, who argued the case remarked “this is an important decision that should help consumers win more money from large settlements, where plaintiffs’ attorneys enjoy economies of scale.”
HLLI Files Amicus Brief in Support of Townstone Financial
August 23 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C. — On Monday, August 21, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute fought back against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s unlawful attempts to discriminate against certain viewpoints and engineer social policy outside its statutory mandate with an amicus brief filed in the case CFPB v. Townstone Financial, Inc., pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. HLLI’s brief supports Townstone, a mortgage…
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HLLI congratulates Melissa Holyoak on Appointment to Federal Trade Commission
Melissa Holyoak, co-founder of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, has been nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
HLLI Files Reply Brief in Couris v. Lawson
esterday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed its reply brief with the Ninth Circuit in its appeal on behalf of Doctors Michael Couris and Michael Fitzgibbons challenging a new California state law, AB 2098.
HLLI Moves to Stop the Biden Administration’s ESG Investing Rules for ERISA Plan Assets
Today, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute asked a federal court to stop the Department of Labor from enforcing its revised Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights regulation.
HLLI Files Emergency Appeal with Ninth Circuit to Enjoin AB 2098
Yesterday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed its opening brief with the Ninth Circuit in its suit by Doctors Michael Couris and Michael Fitzgibbons challenging a new California state law, AB 2098, that restricts doctors’ First Amendment free speech rights by threatening disciplinary action for discussing with patients anything about COVID-19 that the State views as “misinformation.”
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Challenges ESG Rules that Undermine Investor Protections
On Thursday, the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed suit challenging the Department of Labor’s revised Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights regulation. HLLI joins 25 states, Western Energy Alliance, and Liberty Energy, Inc., in challenging the new rule as contrary to the ERISA statute and an arbitrary and capricious exercise of the Department’s regulatory authority.
Eleventh Circuit Sets HLLI Appeal of Unfair Settlement for Oral Argument
On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit added HLLI's appeal of the Southern District of Florida's approval of an unfair settlement to the tentative calendar for oral argument. HLLI's appeal should be heard by the Court sometime in late February 2023.
HLLI Challenges COVID-19 “Disinformation” Law that Suppresses Doctors’ Free Speech
On Wednesday, HLLI filed suit on behalf of Doctors Michael Couris and Michael Fitzgibbons challenging a new California state law that restricts doctors’ First Amendment free speech rights.