Hillary Hamilton

Two recent developments highlight the challenges companies may face as they explore ways to incorporate AI-based chatbots into their customer service offerings: - A putative class action filed in California federal...more The California Senate will soon consider a bill prohibiting settlement agreements that prevent disclosing information about defective products or environmental hazards....more In this issue, we cover two decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, three decisions denying such motions, 26 decisions denying class certification or reversing grants of class certification, 22 decisions...more The use of third-party litigation financing — generally defined as the funding of litigation activities by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel — continues to increase in the United...more