Stoll Berne Recognized by Chambers USA for 2016
March 27, 2016
Stoll Berne is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized in 2016 by Chambers USA as being in Band
Stoll Berne is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized in 2016 by Chambers USA as being in Band
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other Big Businesses had hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court would further undercut class actions in a class action against Tyson Foods being considered
Home Depot agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle claims of consumers impacted by a 2014 data breach. The data breach was alleged to have involved more than 50 million
Uber Black drivers filed a class action lawsuit against Uber following a protest in Southwest Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cabraser has written an insightful article asking why women so rarely appear in court serving as plaintiff’s class action counsel.
A class action lawsuit has been filed by a group of Portland, Oregon residents arising out of an air pollution scare.
News Corp. has agreed to pay $280 million to resolve claims that it monopolized the market for in-store promotions at more than 50,000 retail stores across the United States. The
The Washington Post wrote a very interesting article about how corporations are using small print in contracts to insert choice of law clauses that allow them to evade laws designed
A large group of public interest groups sent a letter to CEO’s for several Fortune 500 companies asking them to withdraw mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts with consumers.
Judge Seeborg, a California federal judge, has certified a class action on behalf of indirect purchasers accusing Toshiba Corp. and other electronics producers of conspiring to fix the prices of
Rob Shlachter spoke at a CLE regarding patent litigation in 2016. The CLE was hosted by the Oregon State Bar Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections and the Federal Bar Association.
Stafford sponsored a CLE webinar entitled “Cross-Examining Experts in Class Actions: Attacking Methodology, Conclusions and Reports to Obtain or Defeat Certification” on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Wells Fargo customers are being forced into arbitration, even when bank employees fraudulently open accounts.
Lyft, Inc. has agreed to pay $12.25 million and give additional job security to a proposed class of current and former California drivers suing the ride-hailing service in California federal
On February 4, 2016 Jennifer Wagner spoke at the Women in the Law in a Lecture titled, “Having it all?” a discussion of the challenges attorneys face in balancing their careers and
Jeff Spross has written an article in The Week that addresses the notion raised by many commentators and politicians that there are too many lawsuits.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, the City of Flint and various other state and local government agencies are facing two new class actions over their alleged mishandling of a water quality
Consumer law attorney Daniel Karon asks the question, “we’re enlightened and motivated to prevent injuries before they happen . . . aren’t we?”
On December 18, 2015, after several years of vigorous litigation and lengthy negotiations, the parties in In re JPMorgan Chase & Co. Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, case no. 12-cv-3852, reached an agreement to resolve all claims in this securities class action in exchange for a payment of $150 million in cash.
Jacob Gill presented a CLE at the Business Litigation Section meeting of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) on January 14, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.