31 Jan, 2024 Remarkable rise in California class actions and PAGA filings does not bode well for businesses. By Paul Benson I'm often asked by our clients to assess their litigation risks, and I have a confession to make. I have suggested on more than one...
16 Jan, 2024 Billions in class action settlements largely attributed to increase in privacy, anti-surveillance and wiretap statutes. By Paul Benson Over the past two years, $118.3 billion in settlements have been paid to resolve class action and government enforcement lawsuits,...
22 Dec, 2021 2021-2022 "Judicial Hellholes Report" provides analysis of venues regarded as unfavorable to corporate defendants. By Paul Benson Each year the American Tort Reform Association ("ATRA") publishes its "Judicial Hellholes Report" that is intended to identify those...
23 Apr, 2021 "It doesn't matter what I believe, it only matters what I can prove" -- unless you are seeking to certify a class action. By Paul Benson "A Few Good Men" may be my favorite lawyer-movie. And the quote "[i]t doesn't matter what I believe, it only matters what I can prove,"...
20 Apr, 2021 "One-off' case or new class action trend: Ikea gets sued over how it did its recall. By Paul Benson When a company recalls a product, it has to consider the possibility that a class action lawsuit will follow. But those suits are...