Ellen Bardash

A subset of sexual abuse accusers whose compensation is a key part of the plan and a group of Boy Scout insurers—have spent years challenging third-party releases that were made part of a global settlement.

For those who have already received compensation, a lawyer representing abuse victims said, it's come at a personal cost, as the terms of the effective plan have required them to answer 81-page questionnaires, sit for depositions and ask others to submit affidavits as proof of their scouting involvement.

"Courts have started to apply the 'Goldman' framework in the context of class certification," said Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Robert Giuffra, who represented the bank in the case the Second Circuit decided a little more than a year ago. "And so it's becoming the new thing in securities litigation, at least in the context of event-driven litigation."

Vice Chancellor Paul A. Fioravanti Jr.'s opinion stated language in one section of the digital media company's charter doesn't apply to the conversion based on Delaware precedent, marking a win for attorneys at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Latham & Watkins.

FTX and its affiliates, represented in the bankruptcy court by Sullivan & Cromwell and Landis, Rath & Cobb, have filed a total of 36 adversary actions since Oct. 28, 25 of which were filed on Nov. 8. Debtors' counsel has been filing adversary actions seeking to recover funds for the FTX estate for nearly two years, but previous actions have been filed more sporadically.

The newest case is the fifth to bring similar allegations against Moderna in the same court, with three others, all filed Nov. 5, surfaced by Law Radar.

Medical device giant Medtronic was hit with three lawsuits in the District of Delaware on Nov. 12—two by the previous employer of former Medtronic employees, and one by a doctor who claims the company stole her product design.

Two cases challenging Elon Musk's investments in AI projects were consolidated while another shareholder suit will move toward a separate trial.

It's the second time since October that the court has been asked how and if its January decision in Cantor Fitzgerald LP v. Ainslie affects certain anti-competitive provisions in employment agreements.

In an advancement suit against New Jersey-based Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc., founder and former CEO and president Scott Tarriff alleges he's spent a year attempting to recoup money he's owed. He's represented by Ropes & Gray and Christensen Law.