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Class Action Trends Report (Jackson Lewis)

By Mia Farber, Co-Leader, Jackson Lewis, Class Actions and Complex Litigation Practice Group
David R. Golder, Co-Leader, Jackson Lewis, Class Actions and Complex Litigation Practice Group
Eric R. Magnus, Co-Leader, Jackson Lewis, Class Actions and Complex Litigation Practice Group

As we settle into the second half of the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is reason for optimism. But, unfortunately, the outbreak of COVID-19- related litigation is still in its infancy.

COVID-19-related class action filings persist, largely in the form of wage and hour claims. Pandemic-induced layoffs have prompted lawsuits under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Negligence lawsuits have been filed by employees alleging to have contracted COVID-19 at the workplace or contending a family member fell ill because the employee brought the virus home from work.

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Litigation Readiness for Companies Without a Lot of Litigation

By Joseph J. Catalano <br />Senior Vice President & Chief Litigation Counsel <br />Union Bank <br />Mark Diamond <br />President & CEO <br />Contoural, Inc. <br />David F. Katz <br />Legal Counsel <br />Aaron's, Inc.<br />

Much of the discussion around litigation is focused on companies involved in numerous lawsuits, but the reality is most organizations face few lawsuits of any significance each year. While the litigation landscape has changed in the past few years, what – if anything – should these low-litigation companies do to prepare? Many inside counsel believe they should probably be doing something, but how much preparedness do we really need, and how do we balance this with restrictive budgets? This panel of inside counsel from companies that historically have not had much litigation will address the extent the current litigation landscape in 2010 impacts their planning, what types of activities they are doing to prepare, traps low-litigation companies in particular face, as well as how they developed a business case for senior management for undertaking the readiness activities they pursued.