( June 1, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs won class certification in a US price-fixing case against Brown University, California Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, and seven other universities. US District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly said that there is no logical reason why a proposal for appointment of class counsel should be "one and done," as universities effectively contend. “That is not the case for class representatives: when the designated representative is dismissed for reasons specific to him, another representative may be substituted; the case is not automatically dismissed.”See attached file. ...
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