WSJ op-ed: Class-Action Lawyers Play Quota Games
Adam Schulman: If counsel assigns work, or courts appoint attorneys, on the basis of anything other than merit, it violates the duty to pursue class members’ interests.
Ted Frank: A Rhode Island case illustrates the folly of tackling climate change in the courts.
Ted Frank: This case doesn’t belong in the courts. Newport County Superior Court is unlikely to arrive at the optimal policy that balances the need for fossil fuels in the economy with an attempt to reduce global carbon emissions.
WSJ op-ed: Justice Jackson’s Incredible Statistic
Ted Frank: Jackson’s dissent from the ruling on affirmative action makes an obviously implausible claim.
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.
Eleventh Circuit: Objector Ted Frank Has Standing, but Class Reps Don’t
Amanda Bronstad: In Wednesday’s decision, the Eleventh Circuit instructed that the district judge should “consider the points raised by Frank in this appeal” when reevaluating the settlement’s approval, including “whether the proposed attorneys’ fees are disproportionately large compared to the amount of relief reasonably expected to be provided to the class.”
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.
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.
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.”
Law360 coverage of HLLI settlement in Stericycle Securities Litigation
Law360's covers the conclusion of the Stericycle litigation, where HLLI represented an objector who successfully won vacatur of an excessive $11.25 million fee award in the Seventh Circuit.
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