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Data Breach Class Actions Begin to Pile Up Against Prudential Insurance

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky and Strauss Borrelli filed a data breach class action Monday against Prudential Insurance Co. of America on behalf of more than 2 million current and former customers. Prudential has been hit with three class actions in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey since the beginning of June…

Japanese M&A Market Shines as Asia Sees Chinese Advisers Fall

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Fangda Partners have taken the top three spots in the latest Asia (excluding Japan) mergers and acquisitions legal adviser league table rankings published by the London Stock Exchange Group. The three firms are advising on the highest collective value of Asia deals…

‘Intent of Deceiving’: Fed. Judge Voids .14M Insurance Claim That Was Based on ‘Illusory Estimate,’ Orders Plaintiffs to Pay Back 0K

A federal judge sided with Travelers Indemnity Co. in a dispute over repairs to the historic Pittsfield Building in downtown Chicago, finding that the plaintiffs’ reliance on an unverified verbal estimate to recover $1.14 million invalidated their coverage and required them to pay back $300,000 to the insurer. Acknowledging “it…