This post was co-authored by Julian D. Perlman and is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. In a decisive victory for Google and several co-defendants, a Delaware federal court dismissed the claims of a putative class of individuals who alleged that they were injured by Google’s practice of circumventing certain internet browsers’ cookie … Continue Reading
On March 15, 2013, the IRS issued a private letter ruling responding to a request for a determination of whether incentive awards paid to class representatives under a settlement agreement resolving a class action suit against an employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act were wages for employment tax purposes. In the Ruling, the IRS … Continue Reading
In In Re Celera Corporation Shareholder Litigation, No. 212, 2012 (Del. Dec. 27, 2012), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the lower Court of Chancery and ruled that a large holder of Celera Corporation (“Celera”) shares must permitted to opt out of a shareholder class action settlement relating to the company’s sale to Quest Diagnostics, Inc. … Continue Reading
