The Class Action Weekly Wire

Duane Morris partners Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Daniel D. Spencer present a panel discussion analyzing the latest impact of the dramatic changes at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including its new strategic priorities and the array of EEOC lawsuits filed in the first six months of fiscal year 2026. Moving through FY 2026 with significant changes implemented by the Trump administration, employers’ compliance with federal workplace laws and agency guidance remains a business imperative. Our virtual program will empower corporate counsel, human resource professionals and business leaders with key insights into the EEOC’s latest enforcement initiatives and provide strategies designed to minimize the risk of drawing the agency’s scrutiny. Check out our blog for the FY 2026 statistics. Bookmark or download our EEOC desk reference.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Daniel Spencer with their discussion of a new desk reference series from the Duane Morris Class Action Defense Team analyzing key developments in California, Illinois, and New York. A full episode transcript and e-book desk references are available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Olga Romadin and Elizabeth Underwood with their discussion of a key ruling in the Southern District of New York denying certification of an FLSA collective action. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and John Reade and associate Anshul Agrawal with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the ERISA Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Andrew Quay and Elizabeth Underwood with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, senior associate Anna Sheridan, and associate Caitlin Capriotti with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the FCRA Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, senior associate Zev Grumet-Morris, and associate Bernadette Coyle with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the Discrimination Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Olga Romadin with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 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 desk reference.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Sean McConnell with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the Antitrust Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley and associates Ryan Garippo and Elizabeth Underwood with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 edition of the TCPA Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, special counsel Justin Donoho and Tyler Zmick, and senior associate Hayley Ryan with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the 2026 editions of the Privacy Class Action Review and the Data Breach Class Action Review. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Daniel Spencer with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the EEOC And Government Enforcement Litigation Review – 2026. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

The Class Action Weekly Wire is back on the air in 2026 and our first episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their discussion of the key trends and developments analyzed in the new editions of the Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review – 2026 and the Private Attorneys General Act Review – 2026. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Sean McConnell with their discussion a certification ruling issued in an antitrust class action brought by consumers alleging ticket seller Live Nation monopolized the live entertainment market following its merger with Ticketmaster. 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 2025-2026 edition of the American Tort Reform Association’s (“ATRA”) “Judicial Hellholes Report,” which details the 8 least favorable venues for corporate defendants across the country. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Alex Karasik with their discussion of a North Carolina federal court decision adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation to deny a motion for decertification of FLSA claims and grant the certification motion for state law claims. 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 senior associates Hayley Ryan and Tyler Zmick with their analysis of an Illinois federal court decision granting class certification in a BIPA suit alleging unlawful collection of biometric voice data. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Episode 127: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and special counsel Samson Huang with their analysis of recent developments in the $2.78 billion settlement between the NCAA and college athletes to resolve name, image, likeness compensation claims. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Daniel Spencer with their analysis of a California federal judge’s decision to reject a $28 million attorney fee request as part of a $150 million securities fraud class action settlement. 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 senior associate Hayley Ryan with their analysis of a California federal court’s dismissal of an advertising technology (“adtech”) class action alleging violations of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), and California’s Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (“CDAFA”). A full episode transcript it available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Tyler Zmick with their analysis of a $12.1 million settlement resolving a BIPA class action following eight years of litigation. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Daniel Spencer with their analysis of a proposed $24.8 million settlement to resolve misclassification claims brought by delivery drivers in 2015. 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 associates Ryan Garippo and Andrew Quay with their analysis of a North Carolina federal court decision dismissing a data breach class action. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

In this 30-minute program, Duane Morris partners Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Alex W. Karasik and Gregory Tsonis analyzed the latest impact of the dramatic changes at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including its new strategic priorities and the EEOC lawsuits filed throughout fiscal year 2025, and discussed how heading into FY 2026 with significant changes implemented by the Trump administration, employers’ compliance with federal workplace laws and agency guidance remains a corporate imperative. A video recording is available on our YouTube Channel.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associates Ryan Garippo and Andrew Quay with their discussion of a major settlement in the data breach class action space. 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 special counsel Justin Donoho with their discussion of a historic settlement agreement in the intellectual property class action space that is paving the way for AI copyright infringement litigation. 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, special counsel Eden Anderson, and associate Caitlin Capriotti with their discussion of a highly anticipated ruling from the Washington Supreme Court holding that job applicants are not required to prove they are a “bona fide” or a “good faith” applicant to obtain remedies under the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (“EPOA”) in class action litigation. 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 senior associate Hayley Ryan with their discussion of two major rulings issued by Illinois federal courts addressing privacy claims aimed at companies utilizing advertising technology (“adtech”) and education technology (“edtech”). 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 senior associate Daniel Selznick with their discussion of a key ruling issued by a Pennsylvania federal judge regarding intervenors to a $275 million settlement resolving pharmaceutical price-fixing claims. 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 associates Jesse Stavis and Caitlin Capriotti with their discussion of a major Ninth Circuit decision addressing a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a proposed ERISA class action. 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 associates George Schaller and Ryan Garippo with their discussion of a significant ruling handed down by the Seventh Circuit in Richards v. Eli Lilly & Co setting a new standard for the conditional certification of collective actions. 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 special counsel Justin Donoho with their discussion of significant attorneys’ fee awards in class action litigation over the past 12 months. 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 special counsel Rebecca Bjork with their discussion of key sanctions rulings in class action litigation over the past 12 months. 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 special counsel Samson Huang with their discussion a key ruling from a California appeals court allowing a plaintiff to pursue PAGA claims solely on behalf of other aggrieved employees. 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 special counsel Kathryn Brown with their analysis of key developments in class action litigation involving the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their report on trends analyzed in the class certification rulings issued through the first six months of 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Read our detailed breakdown of 2025 class certification rulings here.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their report on class action settlement trends at the halfway mark of 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Read our detailed breakdown of 2025 class action settlements here.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and senior associate Ciara Dineen with their analysis of key developments in class action litigation in state courts, including significant rulings on the PAGA front in California. 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 senior associate Betty Luu with their analysis of settlement approval issues in class action litigation addressed by courts over the past year. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

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 key developments in RICO class actions, including a key ruling from the Ninth Circuit on class certification in the RICO context. 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 senior associate Nelson Stewart with their analysis of key developments in securities fraud class actions, including a notable decision from the U.S. Supreme Court clarifying the standard for claims brought under the Securities Exchange Act alleging pure omissions of fact. A full episode is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Nathan Norimoto with their analysis of key procedural issues in class action litigation addressed by the Second, Third, and Seventh Circuit Courts. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

Our 100th episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and associate Zev Grumet-Morris discussing the key developments under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley, senior associate Tyler Zmick, and associate George Schaller with their discussion of the notable appellate rulings shaping class action litigation in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Sean McConnell and senior associate Daniel Selznick with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Antitrust Class Action Review, including the rise of pricing algorithm claims and notable class certification rulings. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Antitrust Class Action Review – 2025, which is fully searchable and viewable from any device.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Shireen Wetmore and special counsel Shannon Noelle with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the FCRA Class Action Review, including notable Third and Eleventh Circuit rulings shaping related litigation in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the FCRA Class Action Review – 2025, which is fully searchable and viewable from any device.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Katelynn Gray and associate Ryan Garippo with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the TCPA Class Action Review, including notable rulings in the Eleventh and Second Circuits shaping related litigation in 2025. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the TCPA Class Action Review – 2025, which is fully searchable and viewable from any device.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associates Anne Gruner and Betty Luu with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the 2025 edition of the Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Action Review, including notable developments in the areas of opioid and PFAS litigation in the products liability and mass tort context. A full episode transcript is available on our blog. Bookmark or download the Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Action Review – 2025, which is fully searchable and viewable from any device.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman, senior associate Elizabeth Mincer, and associate Niyah Dantzler with their analysis of the key developments in labor class actions, including claims sparked by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.

This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jennifer Riley and associate Nathan Norimoto discussing the key developments in civil rights class actions, including a notable ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. A full episode transcript is available on our blog.