Class Action Archive » May, 2011

Class Action - May, 2011

277 articles

• Ex-Best Buy Manager Seeks Class Cert. In OT Case
• E&Y, KPMG Exit Suit Over Insurers' Madoff Investments
• Gamers Sue Sony Over Hacking Of PlayStation Network
• Chesapeake Agrees To Settle Suit Over $315M Deal
• Oil Traders Face Investor Class Action After CFTC Suit
• P&G Settles Diaper Rash Action
• Verizon Settles IT Workers' Overtime Suit
• High Court Should Nix Antitrust Subpoena Appeal: DOJ
• Prospect Mortgage Can't Shake Loan Officer OT Suit
• Is Past Prologue To Climate Change Liability?
• A Pass For Lehman Rating Agencies
• Judge Refuses To Revive KeySpan Antitrust Action
• US Asked To Weigh In On Cellphone Radiation Suit
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Randy Coffey
• Ky. Jury Favors Rawlings In OT Class Action
• Freed & Weiss Can't Collect Extra Fees In Aon Case
• Neb. Jury Hands Tyson Victory In Don-Doff Action
• 4th Circ. Tosses $15M Labor Suit Against Verizon
• Brazilian Court Sides With Tobacco Cos. In $18B Suit
• Jobless Calif. Law Grad Sues School For $100M
• Ex-Acorn Exec Can't Nix Suit Over Petters Ponzi Scheme
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Kraft ERISA Challenge
• Kaplan Gets OK To Question EEOC Hiring In Bias Suit
• Principal To Face Westgate Fiduciary Breach Claims
• Texas Top Court OKs Insurer Credit Checks In Bias Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Fiji Green Ad Suit
• Class Action Exposure Post-Concepcion
• Daiso Shakes Consumer Action Over Unsafe Toys
• Corbis Prevails In 'Partridge Family' Star Image Suit
• Ben & Jerry's, Breyers False Ad Actions Stay Alive
• Case Study: Cynosure V. St. Paul Fire & Marine
• Kroger Settles Managers' OT Collective Action
• Calif. Pizza Kitchen Investor Sues To Block $470M Buyout
• RIM Investor Says False Remarks Inflated Shares
• Stanford Investors Sue BDO For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Role
• NJ Judge Trims Pet Flea Treatment Class Actions
• Attys' Collaboration Fight To Stay In Federal Court
• Medicaid Can Seek Money From Insurers: Mont. Court
• Calif. Court Revives Part Of State Farm Appraisal Action
• Troubled Longtop Financial Slapped With Investor Suit
• Judge Refuses To Toss Botox Marketing Class Action
• O'Quinn Can't Bar Fields Howell From Coverage Row
• Dell, Sales Reps Strike Deal In Overtime Action
• Belkin, Target Face Class Suit Over MP3 Transmitter
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Jim Polkinghorn
• Q&A With McDermott's Banks Brown
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Jennifer Romano
• BHP, Chesapeake Doused In Fracking Pollution Suits
• Jury Sides With Novartis In Widow's Bone Drug Suit
• Field Reps Hit Nielsen With OT Class Action
• 'Idol' Owner Hit With Class Actions Over $512M Sale
• Reserve Must Hand Over Emails In Investor Fraud MDL
• Judge Backs Morgan Stanley Over In-House Trading Rule
• 6th Circ. Revives Fraud Action Against Ex-Dana Execs
• Plaintiffs, Claims Added To $100M Bayer Sex Bias Suit
• High Oil And Gas Prices Heighten Risks
• AutoZone Managers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Solvay Still Faces Action Over Pension Changes
• Live Nation Seeks To Toss Parking Fee Antitrust Suit
• Oscar Mayer Misleads Consumers On Fat Content: Suit
• BP, Refinery Workers Settle Wage-And-Hour Action
• Insurer Needn't Cover Ford Dealer In Rebate Suit: Judge
• FTC Urges 3rd Circ. To Reverse Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• JPML Sends Uponor Faulty Plumbing Suits To Minn.
• Gap, Banana Republic Latest Targets In Seating Suits
• Q&A With Dechert's Matthew Larrabee
• For Whom American Pipe Tolls, Or Doesn't
• JPML Consolidates Depuy Hip Implant Suits in Texas
• Primedia Investor Sues Over $525M TPG Buyout
• Judicial Panel Consolidates Fosamax Femur Fracture Suits
• Manulife Escapes Shareholder Fraud Action
• JPML Won't Separate La. Avandia Suit From MDL
• Outsourcer Paid Workers In Fee-Laden Debit Cards: Suit
• Judge Decertifies DirectSat Technician OT Class
• JPML Merges Cooling Tube Actions Against Porsche
• Countrywide Seeks Exit From Funds' Subprime Suit
• Class Wins Cert. On 4th Try In Home Insulation Suit
• HomeBanc Locked Worker Out To Dodge Commission: Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Carmax OT Action
• Settlement Plan Axed In Palm Data Loss Class Action
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over $1B ERISA Mistake
• Farmers To Pay $60M To Settle Credit Score Action
• XenoPort Investors' Horizant Suit Tossed For Now
• Pride, Ensco Tweak Merger Deal To Settle Class Action
• 4th Circ. Returns W.Va. Pharmacy Suit To State Court
• Ex-Citi Brokers Lose Bid To Save Bonus Contract Suit
• 1st Circ. Scraps Bag Fee Verdict For AA Porters
• Judge Clears $3.5B Rock-Tenn Bid For Smurfit-Stone
• Cephalon Granted TRO In Amrix Patent MDL
• Kraft Strikes $8.1M Settlement In Pollution Case
• Cisco Aided China In Falun Gong Persecution, Suit Says
• OppenheimerFunds Pays $100M To End Investor Suits
• Ark. Fracking Caused Earthquakes, Suit Says
• Buzzfeed Attacks Righthaven's Copyright Campaign
• Universal Faces Zombie Attack On Digital Royalties
• Q&A With Jones Day's Chris Lovrien
• Chuck E. Cheese's Gambling Suit Heads To Calif. Court
• Insurer Wants No Part Of Four Loko Suits
• Novartis Seeks To Nix Expert Testimony In Bone Drug MDL
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Chuck Jackson
• Judge Trims Claims In Apple ITunes Antitrust Suit
• Life Insurance Agents Exempt From OT, Judge Rules
• Countrywide MBS Suit Revived In Calif. State Court
• American Eagle Drivers Bag Class Cert. In OT Fight
• Cohen Milstein Lures Antitrust Pro For Fla. Office
• Sirius XM Exits Antitrust Class Action With $180M Deal
• SEC Probes Embattled CHS' Medicare Billing
• Gillette Shakes Consumer's False Ad Action
• Whole Foods Latest Target Of Worker Seating Suits
• Mexican States Fail To Add Claims To Deepwater MDL
• Firms, Experts Allowed To Stay In AndroGel MDL
• Ryla Call Reps Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• CVS, Rite Aid Strike Deal In OxyContin MDL
• JP Turner Shakes Investors' Fraud Action
• The Limits Of Federal Rule Of Evidence 408
• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
• Neurontin Judge Won't Certify 3rd-Party Bipolar Class
• Ex-Costco Employee Won't Stand For Lack Of Seats
• Corus Execs, Investors Settle Class Action For $10M
• Calif. Bank Execs Duck Securities Class Action
• Court Muzzles Plaintiffs In $137M BofA Muni Bond Pact
• NJ Class Suit Targets Bayer Probiotics Products
• Volvo Unit To Pay $525M To Settle Benefits Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Atty Fee Appeal In VW Class Action
• Attys Wrongly Revoked From Coverage Action: 4th Circ.
• Ala. Koch Workers Win Class Cert. In Don, Doff Suit
• DirectBuy Deal 'Valueless' To Most Of Class: Judge
• Fla. Phlebotomist Sues Quest For OT Pay
• Ex-Citi Brokers Face Tough 2nd Circ. In Bonus Action
• A Tale Of 2 Meats
• Is Class Arbitration Dead?
• Schiff Nutrition Sued Over Dietary Supplement Claims
• Santander Investors Fight To Stay In Madoff Case
• Q&A With McDermott's Tony Upshaw
• Toyota Alleges MDL Abuse With Calif. State Claims
• NFL Lockout Still On After 8th Circ. Stays Injunction
• $21M Welding Fumes Case Passed Up By High Court
• Duke Energy Settles Benefits Action For $30M
• $100M Sex Bias Suit Barred By Contract: Cigna
• General Mills Earns Total Victory In Labeling Suit
• Chromium Action Survives Honeywell's Review Bid
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Ray Persons
• Volcom Investor Sues Over Proposed $600M PPR Offer
• Greenberg Adds Jones Day Labor Atty In Calif.
• High Court Vacates Benefits Ruling For Cigna Class
• Chuck E. Cheese's Seeks To Nix Illegal Games Suit
• Atty Unsatisfied With Sex Enhancement Drug Wins Round
• High Court Seeks US Input In Mortgage Fee Suit
• Judge Denies Class Status In CPK Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Toyota MDL Plaintiffs Can Claim Economic Loss: Judge
• CHS Faces Investor Suit Over Alleged Medicare Fraud
• Class Cert. Denied In 2 TVA Coal Ash Suits
• Judge Refuses To Nix Class In Countrywide OT Suit
• ASIC To Pay Millions To Settle Unfair Competition Suit
• BSH Gets Suit Over Moldy Washing Machines Tossed
• Class Decertified In AT&T Asst. Managers' OT Action
• AT&T, Cingular Settle With Marsh In Bid-Rigging MDL
• Loan Officers Win Class Cert. In Money Source OT Suit
• 2nd Circ. Partly Stays Injunction In $18B Chevron Suit
• Cephalon's Amrix IP Invalid, Infringed: Judge
• BofA, Merrill Specialists Protested Unpaid OT: Suit
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Isn't Liable In Cynosure Suit
• Judge Nixes Punitives In AT&T Overtime Class Action
• Judge Threatens To Nix DirectSat Technician OT Class
• Safety-Kleen Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Fees In Wage Suit
• BP Can't Dodge $10M Loss In NM Gas Royalty Case
• Canadian Publishers Pay $8M To Settle Freelancer Suit
• Judge Keeps HP Hard Drive Suit In Federal Court
• Netflix Claims No Evidence Exists Of Wal-Mart DVD Plot
• 9th Circ. To Review Class Cert. Denial In Hertz OT Case
• Investor Suit Against IT Biz SolarWinds Dismissed
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' William Sullivan
• No Proof Oreck Vacuum Kills 99% Of Germs, Suit Says
• BP MDL Plaintiffs Seek Separate Trials
• GSK Beats ERISA Class Action Over Stock Price Drop
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear KV Drug Recall Action
• Farmers Undervalues Lost Property, Suit Says
• DOJ Told To Deliver Tapes In Ice Antitrust MDL
• Nutella False Marketing Action To Remain In Calif.
• Judge Declines To Limit Related Annuity Suits
• Vets Have Due Process Right To Mental Care: 9th Circ.
• Cephalon Drops Nuvigil Patent Suit Against Teva
• 2nd Circ. Lets Ratings Agencies Off Hook In MBS Suits
• Judge Won't Stay LCD MDL Over Arbitration Pacts
• QEP Owes Fiduciary Duty To Royalty Owners: Judge
• Concepcion's Effect On Insurance Arbitration
• Batali Group Servers Win Initial Cert. In Tip Action
• Del. Judge Clears Berkshire's $548M Deal For Wesco
• Ranchers Nix Appeal Of Class Suit Over USDA Program
• Aflac Can't Duck Class Action Over Child Premiums
• Morgan Stanley Ducks Investment Advice Class Action
• Taco Bell Again Fails To Force Arbitration In OT Action
• 10th Circ. Keeps Farmers Class Action In Federal Court
• UBS' $160M Muni Bond Settlement Draws Fire
• Wal-Mart Dodges Cuban Workers' Class Claims
• Towers To Settle Trucking Co. Pension Suit For $9.2M
• Is SCOTUS Taking The Right Securities Cases?
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive EBay Sellers' Antitrust Suit
• Hyatt Sales Execs Win Initial Class Cert. In OT Suit
• ICG Shareholders Attack $3.4B Sale To Arch Coal
• Raytheon Fights Retiree Benefits Award In 9th Circ.
• Airlines Duck Foreign Injury Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Judge Won't Recuse Self In Chevron, Ecuador RICO Suit
• Parmalat Presses To Move Auditor Suits To State Court
• Shale Lease Suit Against Range Resources Lives On
• Alstom To Pay $7M To End Securities Action
• Case Study: Archdiocese Of Milwaukee V. Halliburton
• Conn. Prison Test Biased Against Women: Judge
• LexisNexis Faces Class Action Over Worker Database
• Citadel Shareholders Sue Over $2.5B Cumulus Deal
• Yankee Stadium Food Workers Cry Foul Over Tips
• Swift Drivers Seek To Dodge Wage Claim Arbitration
• Howrey Lessons: The Downside Of Contingent Fees
• HP Escapes Class Suit Over Nvidia Computer Chips
• Amerisure Wins Toss Of Concrete Cos.' Defense Suit
• Art Gallery Accused Of Forgery Plot Seeks Insurer's Help
• Dial Hit With Class Suit Over Antibacterial Soaps
• Mass. Constitution Protects Legal Immigrants: Court
• Ambac, Underwriters To Settle Class Action For $33M
• Axis Seeks To Avoid Paying Developer's Defense Costs
• Oil Spill Securities Cases Barred By High Court, BP Argues
• Discovery Debate Prompts Mistrial In Don, Doff Suit
• Synthes Investor Blasts $21B J&J Deal In Suit
• Irish Watchdog Backs Opt-Out For Private Cartel Cases
• Inspire Shareholders Try To Block $430M Merck Takeover
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Covering Crate & Barrel Suits
• Silicon Valley Law Denied Quick Win In Okun Case
• 5 Questions After AT&T V. Concepcion
• Wells Fargo Sued Over $7B Wachovia ARS Settlement
• Diesel Fights Ex-Manager's OT Class Action Claims
• Judge Mulls Discovery In Goldman MBS Action
• Yaz Consumers Fail To Win Class Cert. In MDL Case
• Judge Revives Some Fraud Claims In Refco MDL
• Black & Decker Wage Case Revived By 2nd Circ.
• P&G Can't Escape Align False Ad Action
• Whistleblower Accuses AIG, Banks Of $137B Bailout Fraud
• Managers Want Carl's Jr. To Serve Up Unpaid Mileage
• Does What Happens In Canada Stay In Canada?
• Arctic Glacier Settles Canadian Class Actions Over Ice
• Judge OKs Dean Foods' $30M Antitrust Settlement
• Motorola Staff Not Part Of $190M Fraud Deal: 7th Circ.
• The False Ad Class Action Assault On Food Cos.
• Tech Giants Face Antitrust Action Over Workers' Pay
• Fireplace Cos. Face Class Action Over Burn Hazards
• Lawson Investor Sues Over $2B Golden Gate-Infor Deal
• Judge Rejects Cobra Sex Supplement Class Cert. Bid
• Investors Strike $28M Deal In SemGroup MDL
• Investor Tries To Stop LabCorp's $85M Orchid Buyout
• American Apparel's Workforce Lies Killed Stock: Suit
• Adobe Hit With Class Action Over FreeHand App
• Congressman Wants Legal Fee Info In $3.4B Class Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Nurses Review Of Class Cert. Denial
• Facebook Ads Violate Minors' Rights, Suit Says
• Wyeth Improperly Delayed Generic Effexor: Suit
• Hotel Chef Cooks Up OT Action Against Blackstone
• Ipex Settles Plumbing Class Actions In US, Canada
• Mo. Farmers Sue Army Corps Over Levee Breach
• EA Elbows Out NCAA Players' Antitrust Claims
• Savvis Investor Sues Over $2.5B CenturyLink Merger
• Congress Asks To Join Same-Sex Partner Benefits Suit
• KPMG Hit With OT Action By Associates
• (Possible) Good News For ERISA Fiduciaries
• NY Life Genocide Action Survives For Now
• Judge Tosses Pilots Union's $44M Suit Against UAL
• Supplement Co. Says Chubb Must Cover 'Shape Up' Suit
• Buyers Blast $12M Fee Bid In Del Monte Buyout Suit
• Counterclaims Can't Trigger CAFA Removal: 9th Circ.
• Banco Santander Can't Shake Madoff Fraud Claims
• Freddie Mac Ex-CFO Dodges Part Of Fraud Suit
• Judge Won't Add Opt-Out Class To Foot Locker Action
• Netflix Gets Suits Nixed In DVD Rental Antitrust MDL
• BP Policies Hurt Franchisees' Earnings, Suit Says
• Calif. Court Revives Girardi Keese Malpractice Suit
• No Class Counsel Fraud In Dynex Securities Suit: Judge
• Milberg Negligence Suit Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid
• JPMorgan Settles WaMu Loan Underwriters' OT Action
• Addressing Multiforum Deal Litigation