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Class Action & MDL Roundup | 2026 Q2 | This Case Is in the CATbird Seat | JD Supra
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2026. In this edition, a UK settlement ends nil-nil, pending BIPA claims are retroactive per scan, and a lodestar multiplier isn't mathing. Plus, we have our usual coverage of lawsuits involving drugs and pharmaceuticals, wage-and-hour rules, shareholder losses, and more. This edition's video features litigation trends and developments in the fintech industry.
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Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
Barcelona, Spain – Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. Sailing alongside more than seventy vessels and over a thousand participants who seek to directly challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza – the Arctic Sunrise’s role will be to provide technical and operational maritime support so that the vessels safely transit across the Mediterranean before they complete the last 200 nautical miles to Gaza’s shores.
The peculiar mix of unknowns: Indicators for the year ahead
• •9 min read Share Share this article on: Link copied! With 2025 now in the rear-view mirror, the financial services industry can reflect on a year that defied easy categorisation, but nevertheless performed well despite a turbulent global backdrop. On the surface, markets projected resilience and optimism. Equity indices pushed higher, housing remained robust, and investor sentiment proved more durable than many predicted at the start of last year.
Nightcrawlers
by Nick Young (January 2026) A Man Fishing (John Singer Sargent, 1907) The cigarettes winked in quick succession, like two orange fireflies in the deep July night. Hotter than righteous holy hell, it was. That’s just the way grandpap would put it, Lanny Wedron thought. Wet-wool blanket heat. “What time is it, I wonder? Eleven or so?” Lanny asked, his words sounding flat, affectless in the oppressive air. Another cigarette flare next to him, followed by a long, hissing exhalation.
Sonoma County Winegrowers
The Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, dba Sonoma County Winegrowers, was established in 2006 as a non-profit marketing and educational organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Sonoma County as one of the world’s premier grape growing regions.
Activ8 Commerce
Founded in 2003, Active Club Solutions, Inc. got its start in wine club software and has been building on market requests ever since. Today we offer Activ8 Commerce. This end-to-end solution includes sales software for specialty retail and tasting rooms, clubs, eCommerce, field reps, fulfillment, shipping, inventory, and accounting. It has truly become an entire retail commerce solution working as a single data-driven system.
Verdi
We make modern automation tools for every farmer on the planet. Together, we can empower farmers to build a more resilient future. Climate change is already here and agriculture is at ground zero. From extreme weather to drought, climate change is creating unprecedented challenges for the agriculture industry. That’s why now, more than ever, it’s crucial to develop solutions to help the multi-trillion dollar agriculture industry to transition to resilient farming.
Saxco
Saxco is a full-service packaging solutions supplier. We have served the distiller, wine, and craft beverage community for more than 90 years, combining our expertise, passion, and commitment to your success with modern packaging technologies. We are uniquely positioned as your single source supplier, offering standard glass bottles and cans to fully proprietary packaging solutions, and in-house services ranging from artwork management, can sleeving, fully automated pack-outs, and more.
APS Packaging And Automation
Established in 2015 with the aim of offering innovative bottling and packaging solutions, APS Packaging strives to provide high-quality services and products to the wine, spirits, and beverage industries. Under the leadership of CEO Alberto Migliardi from the early stages, APS has quickly established itself as a valued and trustworthy ally to its customers.
Liberation Distribution, Inc.
LibDib, LLC is a licensed wholesale alcohol distributor and technology innovator, offering a compliant three-tier distribution platform for wine and spirits makers of all sizes. With an easy-to-use marketplace, LibDib simplifies the buying and selling experience for both suppliers and trade buyers across the country.
M.A. Silva USA
We are the leading and award-winning manufacturer of finest premium corks, glass and packaging for North American markets. We demonstrate impeccable integrity, consistent customer service and are committed to sustainability and eco-friendly operations.
Wine Business Monthly names Paso Robles winemakers to 2025 leaders list
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Wine Business Monthly names Paso Robles winemakers to 2025 leaders list
McPrice “Mac” Myers, founder and winemaker of McPrice Myers Wines, and Maggie Tillman, owner and director of sales and marketing at Alta Colina Vineyard & Winery. – Two Paso Robles winemakers have been named to Wine Business Mo
The new world of trail: From a blunt instrument to a strategic wealth tool
••8 minute read Trail is no longer just a passive income stream for brokers – it’s becoming a strategic asset to fund growth, succession, and long-term business resilience, writes trail book specialist Nick Young. Trail books have been central to a broker’s financial stability, and since the industry’s inception, they’ve provided recurring revenue and confidence. That hasn’t changed.
WIN Expo 2025 | Conference Sessions
Director of Client Success / Vinoshipper Session: Drinking from the Data Hose: How Wineries Sort Through the Information Masses to Identify Impactful Insights With over two decades in the wine industry, Terra Jane possesses a deep understanding of running a wine business: from distribution, marketing, DTC sales and everything in between.
Nocturne
It had come again, rising from within, a murmur—the awful scrabbling, the horrid scritch, scritch, scritch—a rat between the walls, desperate for a way out. No exit. No respite. Only louder. And, as night descended, more relentless. He had crouched for long minutes, gathering himself within the lingering, oppressive heat. The world was still. Silent. Expectant. Then came the wind.
Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons
Samantha Hayes visited the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland this week on the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior in the Port of Auckland. It was an act of state-sponsored terrorism by the French Government that claimed the life of photographer Fernando Pereira and galvanised the anti-nuclear movement in Aotearoa. Read more about the Rainow Warrior bombing
40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Forty years after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, the spirit of resistance sails on. From anti-nuclear activism to climate justice, the push for transformation is inextricably tied to tino rangatiratanga. Moana Maniapoto (Te Ao with Moana) spoke with members of the Hawke whānau, who welcomed Greenpeace to Tāmaki Makaurau long before the world watched in shock on July 10, 1985. Donate
Fortieth anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing
On July 10, 1985, at 11:48 p.m. and 11:51 p.m., two extremely powerful bombs planted by the French secret services sank the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour in less than four minutes in an attempt to stop a campaign against nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean. Ten people were on board.
Why the ‘lone wolf’ broker model is fading fast
••7 minute read Australia’s mortgage broking industry is experiencing a profound shift, with surging market share driving a move from solo operators to structured, specialised, and tech-supported professional services firms, says Nick Young from Trail Homes. The mortgage broking industry in Australia is riding high.
‘Everyone Hates Elon’ and Greenpeace unfold giant banner on Piazza San Marco ahead of Bezos’ wedding - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Venice, Italy – Activists from the UK action group Everyone hates Elon and Greenpeace Italy unfolded a giant 20x20m banner reading “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax” on Piazza San Marco, as Jeff Bezos is due to celebrate his reportedly multi-million wedding in the lagoon city this week.
Latest trawl bycatch numbers a grim wake-up call
The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period. The bycatch deaths include 108 Salvin’s albatross, which are at high risk of extinction.
Greenpeace submits against the Regulatory Standards Bill and its far-right fringe ideas
Greenpeace Aotearoa has today filed its submission opposing the Regulatory Standards Bill and calling for it to be rejected in full.
MapSafe QGIS plugin: a complete open-source geoprivacy tool for desktop GIS applications
ABSTRACT In recent years, integrating geoprivacy functions into GIS applications has become crucial due to increasing data breaches and the need to comply with international guidelines.
NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean - Greenpeace Aotearoa
For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicentre of ocean science and politics. Last week’s One Ocean Science Congress ended with a unanimous call for action to turn around the degradation of the ocean. And this week, the United Nation’s Ocean Conference agenda focused on better protection of marine biodiversity, sustainable fisheries and emissions cuts. The message is clear.
Greenpeace calls for international action to release the Madleen aid vessel
Greenpeace calls upon the international community to urgently uphold international law and ensure the immediate release of the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian vessel, the Madleen along with its crew. The ship was illegally seized in international waters by Israeli forces off the coast of Gaza as it attempted to break the long-standing blockade preventing the delivery of life-saving aid and food by sea.
A defining moment in history: 40 years ago, the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before – to mass relocate the people of Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region. About 350 people were relocated, including livestock and 100 metric tons of building material, to Mejatto, another island about 180 km away.
France spent €90,000 to discredit the impact of Pacific nuclear testing – Greenpeace response - Greenpeace Aotearoa
New documents obtained by investigative outlet Disclose suggest that France spent €90,000 to discredit research into the impacts of its nuclear testing in the Pacific. In response, Shiva Gounden, Head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, says: “This act by France is not just a denial of truth — it is an insult to generations who continue to live with the radioactive legacy of these experiments.
Treasury Evaluating Options In California Post-RNDC Exit - Shanken News Daily
Treasury Wine Estates is “evaluating alternative distribution options” for its portfolio in the California market following yesterday’s news that partner Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) will be exiting that state effective September 2.
Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometres of sea ice around the continent. Our research shows changes to this annual freeze cycle in McMurdo Sound can lead to shifts in the diversity of algal communities that live within the sea ice. At the start of the southern winter, as sea water begins to freeze, it expels salt and forms heavy and very cold brine.
ACT’s regulatory standards bill threatens to pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts - Greenpeace Aotearoa
With the ACT Party’s Regulatory Standards Bill now before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, having passed its first reading in parliament last week, parallels with the now abandoned Treaty Principles Bill have already been drawn. Lawyer Tania Waikato, who led an urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim before the bill was introduced, has dubbed it “the Treaty Principles Bill 2.0”. The tribunal itself recommended the government “immediately halt [its] advancement”.
Reefs in the ‘middle’ light zone along NZ’s coast are biodiversity hotspots and many are home to protected species - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The latest update on the state of New Zealand’s environment paints a concerning outlook for marine environments, especially amid the increasing push to use the marine estate for economic gain. But many shallow coastal ecosystems remain largely unexplored. As our latest fieldwork shows, many of these areas are hotspots for protected species, but are largely unprotected from human impacts. Subtidal rocky reefs have been the focus of scientific research for centuries.
Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
Four of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today issued a joint open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, urging him to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill in full. The Bill is being discussed in Cabinet today.
The Regulatory Standards Bill is Seymour’s next power grab
A deep dive into the bill that could change Aotearoa forever. The Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) isn’t just another law – it’s a plan to hand more power to corporations, erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi from lawmaking, and make it harder for any future government to protect people or nature. David Seymour – the same politician who tried to rewrite our founding document – is back with a new bill, this time attempting to rewrite the constitutional and legal foundation of Aotearoa.
Greenpeace serves Luxon a mock poisonous porridge to highlight glyphosate rule change
The “Prime Minister” enjoyed a bowl of pretend poisonous porridge on parliament steps with Greenpeace this morning. The breakfast at parliament, attended by a Christopher Luxon lookalike, highlights the Government’s proposal to raise the legal limit of glyphosate residues allowed in staple grains like wheat, oats and barley – from 0.1 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg – a 100-fold increase. For wheat, this new limit is double what’s permitted in Australia and Canada.
Subservience puts New Zealand’s sovereignty and security at risk
This article is a guest post and doesn’t necessarily represent the views of Greenpeace. A year into its foreign policy “reset”, documents obtained under the Official Information Act reveal that the coalition government is further unwinding New Zealand’s independent foreign policy through military entanglements that bind New Zealand ever closer to the United States.
Luxon Government passes kiwi killing bill under urgency
The amendment to the Wildlife Act, New Zealand’s foundational wildlife protection law, was passed under urgency today and allows the Director-General of Conservation to grant companies permission to kill kiwi and other native wildlife if they get in the way of projects like roads, mines or dams.
Greenpeace condemns drone bombing of the Conscience aid ship
Greenpeace strongly condemns the drone attack on the Conscience, a humanitarian vessel carrying aid to Gaza. We call on all governments and international bodies to ensure the Conscience is allowed to complete its mission unmolested after repairs are carried out. Humanitarian relief efforts must be protected, not targeted.
Luxon Government to pass law tonight that legalises killing Kiwi
The Luxon Government has just introduced a bill into the House that would make it legal to kill protected wildlife. Greenpeace understands the Bill is being rushed through all stages under urgency tonight, without public consultation or proper scrutiny.
Australian election a warning shot for Luxon’s Trump-style agenda
The Australian election result has sent a clear message across the Tasman: voters will not tolerate Trump-style politics that fuel environmental destruction and ignore the climate crisis. “Australians chose to protect climate and nature over a coalition pushing fossil fuels, destruction, and division. That should be a wake-up call for political leaders here in Aotearoa,” says Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Gen Toop. In Australia, Peter Dutton’s Coalition promised more offshore gas drilling.
Blah, blah, blah.
This “blah, blah, blah” is perhaps Greta Thunberg’s most famous comment. It’s her frank assessment of the endless, high-level Government talks on climate change. This same tell-it-like-it-is style comes through in her short essays introducing each section of The Climate Book created by hers truly. It’s a hefty tome – door-stop material. It looks like a textbook, but it doesn’t read like one. Each topic, covered by a different author, spans a few to a half-dozen pages of crisp, clear text.
Huge protest artwork appears by Trump’s Scottish golf course
To mark the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, Greenpeace UK revealed a 55m by 40m artwork on the beach outside Trump’s golf course in Scotland, ‘Trump Turnberry’, showing a giant portrait of the US President raked into the sand with the message: “Time to resist – fight the billionaire takeover”.
Huge protest artwork appears by Trump’s Scottish golf course
To mark the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, Greenpeace UK revealed a 55m by 40m artwork on the beach outside Trump’s golf course in Scotland, ‘Trump Turnberry’, showing a giant portrait of the US President raked into the sand with the message: “Time to resist – fight the billionaire takeover”.
Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a veteran Greenpeace nuclear campaigner
We’ve visited Ground Zero. Not once, but three times. But for generations, before these locations were designated as such, they were the ancestral home to the people of the Marshall Islands.
The true cost of AI romance: A 4.5-fold increase in emissions in one year
Recall the scene from the film Her (2013) when Theodore meets his AI lover, Samantha, in the cloud and they embark on a romance through endless conversations. While this fantastical story unfolds, there is an element that perhaps few have considered — what is the environmental cost of our growing AI-dependence? Her remains a work of fiction – for now. But as our reliance on AI grows, so does the technology’s carbon footprint.
Meet 6 Marshallese Women Activists Who Are Changing the World
Across cultures and religions, there are various stories of creation and beginnings. In the Marshall Islands, creation began with three sisters: Liwatuonmour, Lidepdepju, and Lijileijet. Traveling on a canoe from the island of Ep/Uap in the west, they arrived on the various islands and bore children to the island chiefs (Iroij), which is how the people of the Marshall Islands came to be. These days, the sisters – goddesses – are said to be in the form of nature.
NZ’s over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit even harder. But there is a fix - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, the driving time between Napier and Wairoa stretched from 90 minutes to over six hours, causing major supply chain delays. Retail prices rose, and shoppers faced empty shelves. Natural hazards such as earthquakes and flooding can wreak havoc on Aotearoa New Zealand’s freight system. These crises can cause extensive road damage, isolating communities and creating disruptions in supply chain operations. Cyclone Gabrielle was by no means a one-off.
Greenpeace adds support to Denniston coal mining protest
Greenpeace Aotearoa has come out strongly in support of the protest happening now against Bathhurst Minerals’ plan to expand coal mining on the Denniston Plateau. Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, “There comes a time when we have to stand up to the forces that conspire to put life on Earth at risk, and this is one of those moments. “The climate crisis is an existential crisis. The science is clear; if we are to have a liveable planet, the burning of coal has to stop.
5 reasons why people of faith are a powerful force in the fight against climate change and environmental crises
Whether religious or atheist, faith guides many of us. Simply because success is not guaranteed in most struggles. Our energy and motivation sometimes find their source beyond logic and rationality. Here are five reasons why people of faith can be a powerful force for a liveable planet. Research has shown that . That means about 85% of the people on Earth identify with a religion.
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