Oliver Bateman Does the Work: The Work of Class Action Litigation

Ted Frank joined the podcast “Oliver Bateman Does the Work” to discuss HLLI’s history of objecting to unfair class-action settlements. Our innovation was recognizing the shape of the system. The lawyers are trying to get paid. The defendant is trying to get out as cheaply as possible. The way you accomplish both is to structure a settlement where the class does not actually get anything, and then, to get it past…

The Persuasion Lab: Almost Every First-Generation State AI Law Has Failed. Here’s the Autopsy.

The Persuasion Lab wrote about our free speech victory in Kohls v. Bonta. Litigation began within minutes of signature — literally. Kohls, represented by the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, filed in the Eastern District of California the same day; X Corp., The Babylon Bee, and Rumble followed, and the cases were consolidated as Kohls v. Bonta, No. 2:24-cv-02527-JAM-CKD (E.D. Cal.) [8][9]. The rulings were a rout for the state. Senior Judge John…

Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Congratulates Former President and General Counsel Melissa Holyoak on Confirmation as United States Attorney for the District of Utah

Washington, DC — Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute congratulates former President and General Counsel Melissa Holyoak on her confirmation by the U.S. Senate and swearing-in as United States Attorney for the District of Utah. Holyoak previously served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute. During her time with HLLI and the Center for Class Action Fairness, she represented class members challenging unfair class action settlements and consumers fighting regulatory…

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