FeganScott in the News
Posted on 2 Mar 2021
TikTok Consumer Privacy Class Settlement Includes $92M Payout
By: Ashley Cullins | The Hollywood Reporter TikTok has reached a deal that will resolve a class-action complaint over consumer privacy violations via its current app and its predecessor, Musical.ly, and, if approved by the court, the video-sharing social platform…
Posted on 12 Feb 2021
Establishing a Plaintiff-Friendly E-Discovery Framework in Asymmetrical Litigation
By: Melissa Ryan Clark, With discovery’s shift to electronically stored information (ESI) has come a torrent of ever-changing best practices. Many of the common guideposts for managing eDiscovery aim to facilitate a transparent and collaborative process—but are tailored to…
Posted on 3 Feb 2021
Proposed $2 Billion Class Settlement in Monsanto Roundup Injury Litigation
FeganScott’s advocacy for agricultural workers, landscapers, and consumers exposed to Roundup contributed to a nearly $2 billion settlement submitted to the federal court in California for preliminary approval in February 2021. The settlement will provide people who have been exposed…
Posted on 20 Jan 2021
2020 in Review: The Cases and Causes that Changed Us
By: Beth Fegan What year-end recap can do justice to what we have all been through? The challenges of a world-wide pandemic, calls for social justice, and a politically fraught election all conspired to make 2020 a remarkable year. At…
Posted on 15 Jan 2021
Lawsuit by HBCU athletes fights what it calls NCAA’s systemic racism
By Derrick Z. Jackson | ESPN's The Undefeated Black athletes have launched a legal assault on what they are calling the chronic bias by the NCAA. Last month in federal court in Indianapolis, a lawsuit was filed alleging the governing body…
Posted on 14 Jan 2021
Illinois-Based Charity Targeted in Lawsuit Alleging Orphanage Trafficking in Kenya
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today an Illinois-based charity was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, claiming the non-profit, First Love International Ministries, and its partner, Loving InDeed, stripped Kenyan children from or failed to return them to their homes…
Posted on 21 Dec 2020
FeganScott Attorney Melissa Clark Named to Crain’s New York Business 2021 Notable Women in Law
FeganScott Attorney Melissa Clark Named to Crain’s New York Business 2021 Notable Women in Law CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FeganScott attorney Melissa Clark was recently named to Crain’s New York Business 2021 Notable Women in Law list. The award is intended to honor…
Posted on 10 Dec 2020
Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules
By Tom Goldman, NPR For more than 50 years, the NCAA has imposed academic rules to make sure college athletes aren't just athletes, and the decades-long process has generated plenty of controversy. Critics claim the academic standards, and the penalties…
Posted on 21 Oct 2020
How Illinois’ Unique Biometric Data Laws Puts TikTok in Hot Water
By: Beth Fegan In the onslaught of stories making headlines in 2020, TikTok has emerged as a contender for the most polarizing app in the digital age. If you don’t have TikTok on your smartphone (or monitor it on…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 20 May 2020
Nine New Lawsuits Target ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations
By: Rebecca Koenig, EdSurge Student complaints about the digital textbook and courseware bundles now assigned in many college classes have escalated into a new batch of legal challenges. Nine lawsuits filed in March, April and May against major textbook companies…
Posted on 13 May 2020
Textbook Publishers Sued by College Students Claiming Giants Conspired to Illegally Monopolize Lucrative Market, Law Firm FeganScott Announces
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--College textbook publishing and retail giants Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, Pearson Education, Follett Higher Education Group and Barnes & Noble College Bookseller are targets of a proposed national class-action filed by college students. The suit claims the companies conspired…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 2 Mar 2021
TikTok Consumer Privacy Class Settlement Includes $92M Payout
By: Ashley Cullins | The Hollywood Reporter TikTok has reached a deal that will resolve a class-action complaint over consumer privacy violations via its current app and its predecessor, Musical.ly, and, if approved by the court, the video-sharing social platform…
Posted on 3 Feb 2021
Proposed $2 Billion Class Settlement in Monsanto Roundup Injury Litigation
FeganScott’s advocacy for agricultural workers, landscapers, and consumers exposed to Roundup contributed to a nearly $2 billion settlement submitted to the federal court in California for preliminary approval in February 2021. The settlement will provide people who have been exposed…
Posted on 14 Jan 2021
Illinois-Based Charity Targeted in Lawsuit Alleging Orphanage Trafficking in Kenya
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today an Illinois-based charity was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, claiming the non-profit, First Love International Ministries, and its partner, Loving InDeed, stripped Kenyan children from or failed to return them to their homes…
Posted on 10 Sep 2020
Automobile Owners File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Hyundai and Kia, According to Consumer-Rights Law Firm FeganScott
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Florida-based Hyundai Entourage car owner today filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of Hyundai and Kia vehicle owners and lessees, claiming the automobile manufacturers sold thousands of vehicles with a potentially deadly defect that can…
Posted on 21 May 2020
Elizabeth A. Fegan Appointed to Steering Committee in Zantac Class Action, Announces FeganScott Law Firm
The consumer rights law firm seeks to establish medical monitoring after manufacturers allegedly failed to warn consumers about cancer-causing agent CHICAGO –Elizabeth A. Fegan, founder and managing partner of FeganScott, was recently appointed to the steering committee in the U.S.…
Posted on 21 May 2020
Loyola University Class Action Says Students Need COVID-19 Refunds
By: Emily Sortor, Top Class Actions Loyola University Chicago faces a class action lawsuit after allegedly failing to refund students when the COVID-19 crisis prompted colleges to move online. The Loyola University class action lawsuit was filed by Andreea Gociman who says…
Posted on 15 May 2020
Words with Friends Developer, Zynga, Sued Over User Data Breach, Law Firm FeganScott Announces
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zynga, developer of popular mobile games Words with Friends and Draw Something, is the target of a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by FeganScott on behalf of players affected by a data breach. “Zynga promised to protect its customers’ data…
Posted on 26 Feb 2020
Beth Fegan Named Co-Lead Counsel in Allergan BIOCELL Class Action
Elizabeth A. Fegan, founder and managing partner of FeganScott, was named co-lead counsel in the U.S. district court class-action litigation involving Allergan, the manufacturers of BIOCELL textured and “gummy” breast implants and tissue expanders. FeganScott filed a national class-action lawsuit…
Posted on 18 Feb 2020
FeganScott Secures $2.5 Million Settlement in McCormick Black Pepper Class-Action Lawsuit, Pending Final Approval
Today, consumer rights law firm FeganScott announced the preliminary approval of a $2.5 million class action settlement on behalf of purchasers of certain black pepper products in California, Florida and Missouri. The settlement will resolve consumer claims that McCormick &…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 10 Aug 2020
FeganScott Announces Investigation Involving Ex-McDonald’s CEO’s Sexual Relationships with Employees
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, FeganScott, a national law firm dedicated to representing victims of sexual abuse and employment litigation announced that it has begun an investigation involving claims that Steve Easterbrook, the former CEO of McDonald’s, allegedly had sexual relationships with employees…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 26 May 2020
Residents, businesses sue dam operator over ruinous flooding
By Corey Williams, Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Residents and businesses in Central Michigan communities that were submerged when two dams failed this week on Friday sued the operator of the dams and two state agencies charged with…
Posted on 22 May 2020
Businesses, Homeowners Sue Edenville Dam Operators and Michigan State Departments for Collapse Causing Historic Flooding, Law Firm FeganScott Announces
EDENVILLE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, a group of residents and business owners filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the operators of the Edenville, Sanford and Secord Dams and three Michigan state agencies for what is described as a cataclysmic set of decisions…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 12 Feb 2021
Establishing a Plaintiff-Friendly E-Discovery Framework in Asymmetrical Litigation
By: Melissa Ryan Clark, With discovery’s shift to electronically stored information (ESI) has come a torrent of ever-changing best practices. Many of the common guideposts for managing eDiscovery aim to facilitate a transparent and collaborative process—but are tailored to…
Posted on 21 Oct 2020
How Illinois’ Unique Biometric Data Laws Puts TikTok in Hot Water
By: Beth Fegan In the onslaught of stories making headlines in 2020, TikTok has emerged as a contender for the most polarizing app in the digital age. If you don’t have TikTok on your smartphone (or monitor it on…
FeganScott in the News
Posted on 16 Sep 2020
The Civil Case Against Harvey Weinstein, the NCAA and the University of Southern California with Elizabeth Fegan | Miranda Warnings
Elizabeth Fegan, lead counsel for several plaintiffs in a civil suit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, joins David to discuss the likelihood of her case becoming a class action suit, the impact of Weinstein’s bankruptcy on any future successful…
Posted on 1 Jul 2020
Weinstein reaches tentative $19M deal with accusers
By: Larry Neumeister, AP News NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action…
Posted on 1 Jul 2020
Harvey Weinstein’s Victims Entitled to Compensation From $19 Million Fund
By: Jonathan Randles, Wall Street Journal Women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault or say they were harassed while working at his former film studio will be entitled to payments from a nearly $19 million fund being created…
Posted on 1 Jul 2020
Women who sued Harvey Weinstein for sexual misconduct settle for nearly $19 million
By: By Tim Stelloh, Adam Reiss and Diana Dasrath, TODAY Show Nine women who sued convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein reached a nearly $19 million settlement Tuesday in the lawsuit that alleged that the disgraced movie mogul was a serial sexual harasser and…
Posted on 30 Jun 2020
Weinstein Survivors Secure $18.875 Million Settlement in Civil Case Led by FeganScott LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, a class of women in the entertainment industry who sued Harvey Weinstein over allegations of sexual harassment, sexual abuse and rape announced they have reached an $18.875 million settlement with Harvey Weinstein, The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC…
Posted on 3 Jun 2020
NCAA argues in sex abuse case it has no legal duty to protect athletes
By: Scott Reid, Orange County Register Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich was not surprised when she read the NCAA’s latest response to the lawsuit she and two other track and field athletes filed against the organization. Frustrated, yes, but not…
Posted on 28 May 2020
The NCAA Claims it Owes No Legal Duty to Protect NCAA Student-Athletes in Legal Filings According to FeganScott and Lieff Cabraser Law Firms
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of three former student-athletes who claim that the NCAA failed to protect them and others from sexual abuse and harassment they suffered at the hands of their NCAA track and…
Posted on 12 Mar 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
By: Larry Lage, Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love…
Posted on 11 Mar 2020
Track and Field Coach John Rembao Accused of Sexual Harassment, Abuse in Lawsuit
By: Mike Chiari, Bleacher Report Three former track and field female athletes have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA, the NCAA board of governors and longtime track coach John Rembao over alleged sexual harassment and sexual abuse. According to Christine Brennan of USA…