The Class Action Weekly Wire

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Shireen Wetmore and special counsel Eden Anderson with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Private Attorneys General Act Review. Litigation brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) poses unique challenges for employers operating in California, and 2024 was no exception; the past year saw major developments in the legislative reform of the PAGA as well as significant rulings pre- and post-reform shaping the landscape for these types of representative actions in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Private Attorneys General Act Review e-book here, which is fully searchable and accessible from any device.

3/6/25 • 10:59

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, senior associate Anna Sheridan, and associate Zev Grumet-Morris with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Duane Morris Discrimination Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Discrimination Class Action Review e-book here, which is fully searchable and accessible from any device.

2/27/25 • 07:12

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Justin Donoho, and senior associate Tyler Zmick with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Duane Morris Privacy Class Action Review, including the major settlements and cutting-edge litigation theories percolating in a variety of privacy-related class actions, including the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), advertising technologies (“adtech”), and artificial intelligence tools. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Privacy Class Action Review e-book here, which is fully searchable and accessible from any device.

2/20/25 • 08:14

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley, special counsel Justin Donoho, and associate Ryan Garippo with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Duane Morris Data Breach Class Action Review, including the contributing factors in the exponential growth of data breach class action filings, the sophistication of the plaintiffs’ bar litigation theories, and the chart-topping settlements in this area. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Data Breach Class Action Review e-book here, which is fully searchable and accessible from any device.

2/19/25 • 11:01

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Greg Tsonis with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the third edition of the Duane Morris Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review, including courts’ interpretation of the conditional certification process, a circuit-by-circuit scorecard, and best practices for employers in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review e-book here, which is fully searchable and accessible from any device.

2/19/25 • 09:12

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their discussion of a U.S. Supreme Court decision vacating a D.C. Circuit ruling in an NLRB dispute over an employer’s liability for withdrawing recognition from a union under the agency’s successor bar standard. This ruling marks a notable development in the wake of the high court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimando opinion overturning the Chevron doctrine. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 07:03

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Bernadette Coyle with their discussion of the 2024-2025 edition of the American Tort Reform Association’s (“ATRA”) “Judicial Hellholes” report, which details the 10 least favorable venues for corporate defendants across the country. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Check out ATRA's "Judicial Hellholes" report here.

2/14/25 • 08:35

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Gregory Tsonis with their discussion of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), entitled “Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act,” that would put an stop to the issuance of new certificates that allow employers to pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 05:05

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their discussion of how the 2024 presidential election could transform the class action arena going into 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 05:55

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Gregory Slotnick and Nicolette Zulli with their analysis of a recent ruling issued by a New York Federal Court yet again denying a request to approval a settlement between the EEOC and a union that would have ended a decades-old EEOC race discrimination suit. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 09:28

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Justin Donoho, and associate Ryan Garippo with their analysis of a recent ruling issued by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts dismissing plaintiffs’ wiretap claim in an advertising technology (“adtech”) class action, providing corporate defendants with a welcome beacon in the recent influx of adtech class action litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Our previous episode, the Digital Frontier Survival Guide For Corporate Counsel, discusses best practices and risk mitigation in wake of litigation targeting website advertising technologies. Earlier this year we published the Duane Morris Privacy Class Action Review – 2024, analyzing key developments in this space.

2/14/25 • 08:07

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Derrick Fong-Stempel with their analysis of a recent ruling issued by the California Court of Appeal in the Second Appellate District affirming the district court’s order declining to grant the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a PAGA suit. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Learn more about the California PAGA reform bills enacted in 2024 here. Bookmark or download the Duane Morris Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2024 here.

2/14/25 • 04:38

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and special counsel Justin Donoho with their analysis of a recent Illinois federal court ruling issued in a BIPA class action involving identify verification software in R.S., et al. v. IDology Inc. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 05:57

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features a sneak peek into the third installment of the Duane Morris PFAS Webinar Series: Risk Mitigation and the Rise of Class Action Litigation. Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Brad Molotsky provide a high-level overview of the recent developments, key rulings, and risk mitigation strategies in their analysis of the “forever chemicals” explosion in the product liability & mass tort class action landscape. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 10:12

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Ryan Garippo with their discussion of a recent lawsuit challenging the implementation of the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, which took effect in July 2024, alleging the statute would impact flight prices and routes – hindering airlines’ ability to provide services. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 05:40

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Justin Donoho, and associate Tyler Zmick with their discussion of a BIPA ruling issued in the Northern District of Illinois analyzing the arguments of consumer privacy claims involving virtual “try-on” technology. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 08:21

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Sean McConnell with their analysis of class action litigation in the antitrust space involving student-athletes and their Name, Image, Likeness (“NIL”) claims. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 07:17

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Justin Donoho, and associate Ryan Garippo with their analysis of a major settlement in the data breach class action space, and what it signifies for trends in this area as well as data security best practices for companies. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 05:56

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associates Greg Tsonis and Derek Franklin with their analysis of a Wisconsin federal court decision weighing in on the two-step process for issuing notice of a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective action, illustrating a gaining momentum among district courts toward rejecting a two-step “conditional certification” approach in favor of a one-step standard. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 07:25

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their analysis of class action settlements over the past 24 months and key factors influencing the era of billion-dollar class actions. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 07:14

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Kathryn Brown with their discussion of key rulings issued in WARN Act class action litigation over the past year, and the notable challenges for employers defending WARN Act claims in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of remote work. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 10:48

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and special counsel Rebecca Bjork with their discussion of key sanctions issues in the past 12 months of class action litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 09:19

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Sarah Gilbert with their discussion of key developments in litigation and legislation related to the California Private Attorneys General Act. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 10:15

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Nick Baltaxe with their discussion of the settlement process in class action litigation and common issues that arise for both plaintiffs and defendants while crafting settlement agreements. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 09:34

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Nelson Stewart with their discussion of significant developments in the securities fraud class action space, including analysis of two key rulings, class certification rates, and major settlements. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 13:14

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Tiffany Alberty with their discussion of a signification development on the forefront of artificial intelligence legislation – a Colorado bill recently signed into law making strides to curb the risk of algorithmic bias across all sectors and uses of AI technology. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 08:57

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Kelly Bonner with their discussion of key rulings, settlements, and trends analyzed in the RICO class action space. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 08:23

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsel Brandon Spurlock with their discussion of key decisions addressing a myriad of procedural issues in class action litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 10:00

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Emilee Crowther and Derek Franklin with their discussion of key rulings and trends in class action litigation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 09:42

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Alex Karasik and associate Derek Franklin with their discussion of key rulings involving the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

2/14/25 • 09:03