The Class Action Weekly Wire

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Jesse Stavis and Anshul Agrawal with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the ERISA Class Action Review, including analysis of two major rulings and their significant impact on ERISA litigation in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Download or book mark the ERISA Class Action Review - 2025 here.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.