Class Action Archive » January, 2012

Class Action - January, 2012

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• Benihana Seeks Sanctions Over Destroyed Files In OT Case
• Restaurant Co. Accused Of Race Bias, Wage Violations
• High Court Won't Stall La. Insurer's $93M Katrina Fine
• Fishermen Hook Class Cert. In Seafood Antitrust Suit
• Chubb Off Hook In 'Shape Up' Coverage Dispute
• Visa, MasterCard Knock Conspiracy Claims In ATM Fee Row
• AmEx Cardholders Must Arbitrate Privacy Dispute: Judge
• Investors Throw Book At Education Co. K12 Over Stock Dive
• Micromet Investor Sues To Halt $1.2B Amgen Purchase
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Generic Cancer Drug MDL Tossed In Light Of Mensing
• Shareholder Slams Stevia Supplier Over Alleged Deception
• Quicken Unit's Employee Contracts Violate FLSA: Judge
• BNY Mellon Settles OT Class Action
• 5th Circ. Grounds Continental Retirees' ERISA Claims
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Vacates BB&T Arbitration Ruling
• LCD Suits Against Samsung, Sanyo Tossed In MDL
• BP Must Pay Some Halliburton Oil Spill Damages
• Omnicare Faces OT Class Action By Technicians, Others
• Ex-NFL Players' Concussion Suits Merged Into MDL
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Whole Foods, Wild Oats Tie-Up
• Blowout Preventer Co. Sues Insurer For $50M To Fund BP Deal
• Judge Nixes Stock Fraud Suit Against Green Mountain Coffee
• Stock Drop ERISA Case Develops For Kodak Execs
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• BP Wants Expert Testimony Sidelined In Deepwater Trial
• AT&T, Verizon Urge Judge To Hang Up MMS Antitrust Suit
• Frito-Lay Chips Not 'All-Natural,' Customers Say
• Class Action Group of the Year: Sidley Austin
• RICO Action Against Full Tilt Goes Bust
• 'Elder Scrolls' Class Action Should Be Unplugged: Judge
• Warner Chilcott Targeted Over Sales Reps' OT Pay
• Military Members Target Countrywide Over Foreclosures
• Netflix Hid Negative Financial Data: Investor
• Pfizer Wants Court To Pause Zoloft Birth Defects Suit
• K-Sea Duped Investors On Obsolete Oil Tankers: Suit
• Outten Tapped To Rep Class In MF Global Employee Suits
• Twiqbal Gets Narrow Reading In Morgan Keegan OT Dispute
• Neutrogena Naturals Line Provokes False Advertising Suit
• Toll Bros. Can't Dodge Down Payment Class Action
• Aeropostale Managers Stiffed On OT Pay: Suit
• Energy Co. Hit With Class Action Over Hidden Fees
• To Transfer Or Not To Transfer: An MDL Overview
• MetLife Failed To Pay Minimum Wage, OT: Loan Officer
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Alleging Wobbly Harleys
• Judge Hits Brakes On AutoZone Managers' OT Suit
• In-House Accounts May Stop Insider Trading, 9th Circ. Hears
• Imax Investors Reel In $12M In Securities Action
• Judge Trims Class Action Over Volvo Engines
• Judge Picks Wild Card Bellwether In Toyota Defect Cases
• Duane Reade Managers Granted Cert. In OT Suit
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Take Stanford Fight To Fed. Court
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Judge Won't Toss Same-Sex Couples' CalPERS Insurance Case
• HP Faces Class Action Over Computer Power Supplies
• Regions Latest To Be Nailed With Overdraft Fee Action
• 7th Circ. Affirms Bankers' OT Class Despite Dukes
• BPA Class Certification: Denied
• Venoco's Shareholders Sue To Block CEO Buyout Bid
• Halliburton Fraud Class Wins Cert After SCOTUS Ruling
• McGraw-Hill Doesn't Pay Foreign Royalties: Class Action
• Seagate Closes Out Age Discrimination Action
• Hospital Group Hid Whistleblower Suit: Investors
• Costa Concordia Crewman Hits Carnival With Class Action
• Google, Apple Anti-Poaching Pact Suit Proceeds
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Indirect Purchaser Classes Stand In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Cablevision Faces Investor Suit Over Pumped-Up Stock Prices
• BP Amoco Hit With Sex Bias Class Action
• Google's Online Pet Game Creates Unfair Accounts: Suit
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Coverage In Robosigning Actions
• BP On Hook For Some Deepwater Claims Against Transocean
• Panda Express Denies Bias Against Non-Asian Workers
• Wis. Rule Shields Ladish Board From Damages: 7th Circ.
• Shareholder Asks 2nd Circ. To Renew Accounting Fraud Suit
• NLRB Arbitration Ruling Doesn't Apply To Bloomingdale's Class
• Pfizer Faces ERISA Stock-Drop Suit By Puerto Rico Workers
• Ex-Store Manager Hits Dress Barn With OT Action
• Legal Support Firm Accused Of Shorting Ex-Employee On Pay
• Vitamin C Buyers Win Class Cert. In Antitrust MDL
• $180M Deal Needs Deeper Scrutiny Under CAFA: Sirius Users
• Lowe's Hammers Out $6.2M Deal In Managers' OT Case
• Retirement Fund, Alberta To Head Corzine Class Actions
• Waiora Anti-Aging Supplement Is Just Water: Class Action
• Magazine Publisher AMI Hit With FLSA Class Action
• AIG Slapped With Investor Action Over Complex Equities
• Lottery Laws And SMS Sweepstakes
• Biotech Co. Affymetrix Pays $96M To End Investor Suit
• Fitness Chain Can't Compel Worker Arbitration: 5th Circ.
• Sanyo Loses MetroPCS Fight In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Saks Managers Say OT Suit Passes Dukes Tests
• Best Buy Beats Class Cert In Calif. Overtime Suit
• State Farm Wins Provider Reimbursement Fight In 11th Circ.
• BP Loses Bid To Quash Gas Lease Stakeholder Claims
• Texas Abortion Law Opponents Seek 5th Circ. Rehearing
• Applebee's Workers Say Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert.
• HSBC Kills $62.5M Deal With Madoff Fund Investors
• EBay's Priority Search Listing Service Failed: Suit
• Collective Brands Execs Accused Of Securities Fraud
• Sallie Mae Stock Purchasers Gain Class Cert.
• Because Jurisprudence Is (Not) Forever
• Insurer Stripped Of Coverage Duties For Cabaret Spam Suits
• Privacy Class Actions And The Harm Threshold
• Novartis To Settle Sales Reps' OT Claims For $99M
• Staples Settles Wage-And-Hour Action For $5M
• Wal-Mart Escapes ERISA Class Action In Light Of Dukes
• Calif. Court Sides With Employer In Commission OT Appeal
• Supplement Maker Slams 'Lawyer-Driven' False Ad Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Suits Over Formaldehyde In FEMA Trailers
• Stratfor Faces $50M Class Action Over Hacking Incident
• FACTA Bars Partial Expiration Dates On Receipts: 3rd Circ.
• BancorpSouth Investor Action Over Stock Inflation Survives
• Judge Misread Seating Rule: BofA Tellers To 9th Circ.
• NY Construction Union Favored White Workers: Suit
• Sodexo Says Calif. Wage Action Too Thin To Go Forward
• Judge Cuts Conspiracy Claims Against Cigna, Others
• Acura Settles Shareholder Claims Over Acurox For $1.5M
• BBQ Bar Famous Dave's Burned Philly Booze Buyers: Suit
• IPhone Antitrust Class Says Contract Bars Arbitration
• Class Squashed In Beetle-Tainted Baby Formula Action
• Labels Matter In Calif. 'All Natural' Claims
• Insider Trading Rules Preempt Broker Appeal, 9th Circ. Hears
• Broker-Dealers Elude BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo In MedCap MDL
• CR Bard, Others Face Onslaught Of Surgical Mesh Suits
• MF Global Execs Hit With RICO Class Action
• Pension Fund Sues Vulcan Over Rejected Takeover Bid
• SEC Discovery Needed in Freddie Mac Class Action: Judge
• Wells Fargo A 'Repeat Offender' Of FLSA: Class Action
• Verizon Ripped Off TV Plan Members On Fees: Suit
• $15M Deal In Polyurethane Foam Antitrust MDL Gets Initial Nod
• Winn-Dixie Shareholders Balk At $560M Bi-Lo Merger
• Debt Collection Suit Won't Get High Court Hearing
• PFF Execs Strike $8M Deal To End Securities Suit
• Bayer Ducks High Court Review Of Suit Over Crawfish Crop
• Jobs Bio, Publisher Emails Show E-Book Price Plot: Suit
• Halliburton Must Give BP Cement Test Results: Judge
• Calif. High Court Revives Appeal Over Timesheet 'Rounding'
• MBS Investor Class Seeks $273M Claim In WaMu Ch. 11
• IBM Call Center Worker Class Should Be Decertified: Judge
• US Firms Plan Class Action Over Costa Concordia Wreck
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear MIVA Shareholder Action
• Dell, Buyers Must Arbitrate Defect Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Braintree, Buyers Settle Generic MiraLax Suit For $17M
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Denial In Countrywide Suit
• Starbucks Consents To $7.5M Damages Over Shared Tips
• Diesel Settles Calif. Employees' Wage And Break Claims
• Emails From Apple, Others Show Poaching Pacts: Workers
• Ferrero Closes Lid On Nutella False Ad Suit
• Giorgio Settles Mushroom Price-Fixing MDL
• Accounting Errors Spur Suit Against French Utility Giant
• Lacoste Seller Secures Deal To End Wage Class Action
• Energy Giants Lose Bid To Decertify In Hot Fuel MDL
• Whole Foods Dealt Wage, Bonus Action By Ex-Workers
• Nissan Settles Faulty-Odometer MDL
• Citi Defrauded Homeowners On Reinsurance: Class Action
• Defective Radiator Claims Against Daimler Trimmed
• Putting The Brakes On Class Certification Under Dukes
• Expert Testimony OK In Miscarriage Drug Suit: Judge
• Six Flags Goers Win Class Cert. In Norovirus Suit
• Samsung Galaxy Defect Action Gutted But For 1 Claim
• Nurses Can Pursue Collective, Class Wage Actions: Judge
• Portrait Studio Co. Accused Of Misleading Investors
• Female Workers Add Equal Pay Claims To Wal-Mart Action
• Siemens Devalued HearUSA Stock Ahead Of Takeover: Suit
• Attys Got Lion's Share Of HP Deal: Ink-Jet Class Members
• Employee Training Shouldn't Be Paid, Securitas Says
• Merck Closes Out Canadian Vioxx Claims For Up To $36.5M
• Ex-Clark Burnett Workers Abandon Overtime Class Action
• MassMutual Can't Exit MDL Over Unit's Risky Investments
• Pension Plan's ING Kickback Suit Not Too Late: Judge
• Dallas BBQ Boxes Up Servers' OT Pay Suit
• Pfizer Seeks To Merge 59 Zoloft Birth Defect Suits
• Judge Keeps LCD Price-Fixing Suits Alive
• Emerging Trends In Indirect-Purchaser Antitrust Cases
• DC Circ. Grounds Antitrust Action Against United
• Deepwater MDL Judge Revamps Atty Fees Order
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Hospital Wage Suit Another Shot
• Chicago Transit Authority Didn't Pay For Training: Workers
• Google Falsely Promised Free Marketing Service: Suit
• Comcast Seeks High Court Reversal Of Antitrust Class Cert.
• Insurers Can't Dodge Coverage For NCAA Antitrust Actions
• 2nd Circ. Gave Undue FLSA Deference: NYC To High Court
• Ex-National Lampoon CEO Settles Shareholder Suit
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Remand $8.5M Countrywide Bonds Fight
• Real Estate Cos.' $9M Deal OK'd In Antitrust Suit
• Korean Air Can't Clip Price-Fixing Suit's Wings
• Refco Special Master Supports Paring Mayer Brown Claims
• Forever 21 Denied Employees Full Meal Breaks: Suit
• Expert Testimony Dooms Credit Suisse Fraud Suit
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $9M To End Robocall Suits
• Limiting Liability For Replacement Parts
• Dukes Rules Out Family Dollar Sex Bias Class: Judge
• M&A Fuels 2011 Securities Class Action Bump: Report
• Travelers Coverage Row Belongs In US Court, 7th Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Quashes Savient Investor's Class Action
• Nissan Knew It Sold Faulty Transmissions: Class Action
• Plimus Sued Over Bogus 'Unlimited Download' Sites
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Perkins, Aviall Benefits Case
• E&Y Denied Another Bid To Quash OT Action
• Judge Nixes Settlement In Rural/Metro Buyout Suit
• Latest Dukes Complaint Still Fatally Flawed, Wal-Mart Says
• Ex-Solyndra Workers Try To Knock Down Bonus Plan
• Atty's FCRA Suit Over PACER Receipt Heads To High Court
• Intuit Deceptively Charges Exorbitant TurboTax Fees: Suit
• High Court Rejects Appeal In FINRA Immunity Case
• High Court Won't Weigh In On Applebee's Tip Pay Case
• SC County To Pay $1.5M To Settle EMS OT Suit
• Amazon Zapped With Suit Over Zappos' Data Breach
• Marshalls Beats 2nd Class Bid In Store Manager's OT Suit
• Case Study: Salmonson V. Microsoft
• Netflix Held Back Negative Financial Info: Investors' Suit
• Mercedes Loses Bid To Sink Suit Over Leak Defects
• UBS Wins Bid To Arbitrate In Financial Adviser OT Row
• DOJ Knocks Order Allotting BP Claim Cash For Attys Fees
• BofA Unit Moves Fla. Credit Card Suit To Federal Level
• Fed. Circ. To Mull Limits To Patent Fraud Antitrust Claims
• Price Uniformity Not Required For Cert.: 7th Circ.
• Weight Loss Product Maker Light On Facts: Suit
• Kraft Crumbles Triscuit Workers' Don, Doff Action
• American Apparel Gets Investor Class Action Knocked Out
• USPS Doesn't Owe Inspectors OT Pay: Judge
• Merrill Lynch Brokers Argue Against Dukes Link In 7th Circ.
• Chemed Investors Sue Over Alleged Hospice Scam
• Merrill Lynch OT Action Stays In NY
• Christie's, Sotheby's, EBay Say Calif. Royalties Law Illegal
• Resort Missed Chance To Arbitrate Mold Dispute: Judge
• Broadening The Field Of Acceptable Expert Witnesses
• Judge Questions Arbitration In Wells Fargo Card Suit
• RTI, Uponor Strike Deal To End Plumbing System MDL
• Santander Madoff Class Action Has Problems: Judge
• 9th Circ. Decertifies Class In Honda Braking System Suit
• Goldman Loses 2nd Bid to Squelch Sex Bias Claims
• UPS RICO Action Over Air Shipping Trimmed
• Judge Won't Pull KBR Toxic Burn Pit Suits From MDL
• FedEx Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors: Atty
• Apple, AT&T Blast IPhone Users' Bid To Duck Arbitration
• MERS Overcharge Suit Seeks Class Status
• 'Mini-Madoff' Investors Ask 2nd. Circ. To Revive BofA Suit
• MGIC Execs Misled Investors, 7th Circ. Hears
• Sprint Can't Compel Arbitration In Hidden Fee Suit: Judge
• Panera Chain Kept Black Workers Away From Public: Suit
• Addressing Emerging Issues In ATS Litigation
• Inhibitex Investor Sues To Block $2.5B Bristol-Myers Deal
• Umpqua Exec Pay Action Doesn't Pass Muster: Judge
• Judge Puts $24M Sallie Mae Autocall Deal On Hold
• Quest Diagnostics Hit With $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Reaffirming Mandatory Arbitration Of Consumer Claims
• M&A Shareholder Litigation: A Year In Review
• PwC, Milliman To Pay $7M To Settle Hospital RICO Claims
• Walgreen, Par Schemed To Overcharge For Generics: Suit
• Ferrero To Put $2.5M In Customers' Jar Over Nutella Ads
• FINRA Seeks To Avoid Arbitrating Collective Action Claims
• 11th Circ. Nixes Suit Claiming BofA Aided Ponzi Scheme
• TV Guide Shakes Flash Cookies Class Action
• Judge Questions Timing In Toyota Headlamp Class Action
• Bally, LA Fitness Belted With Post-Sale Membership Suit
• Yates Accuses Pipe Fittings Cos. Of Price-Fixing Scheme
• Bin Laden Family's Construction Co. Exits 9/11 MDL
• Loan Officers Slap Citizens Banks With FLSA Suit
• Judge Trims Monopoly Claim From Cablevision Tying Suit
• GE Unit Resolves Wage-And-Hour Action For $1M
• Microsoft Keeps Customers In Dark On Data Sharing: Suit
• FDA Advisers On Yaz Had Ties To Bayer: Ex-Agency Chief
• High Court Queries Attys On Unions' Fee Notice Obligations
• Wolfgang Puck, Caterers Reach Deal In OT Action
• Symantec's Scare Tactics Dupe Customers: Suit
• BofA Removes APR Action To Federal Court
• Illuminating Calif.'s 'Shine The Light' Law
• UCLA Still Silent On Data Breach Class Action
• Exotic Dancers Sue W.Va Club Over Tips, Wages
• Novellus Investor Sues To Block $3B Lam Buy
• Galeos To Settle Suit Over Salad Dressing Nutrition Labels
• Chinese Co.'s US Unit Cut From Vitamin C Antitrust MDL
• Calif. County's Sherman Act Claim Nixed In Plasma MDL
• Judge Favors Class Cert. In Farmland Don, Doff Suit
• US Tries To Quash Action Over Guatemala STD Experiments
• Lloyd's Must Face Visa Suit Over Call-Recording Coverage
• Judge Demands To See Deal In Lucky Brand OT Case
• Credit Repair Act Doesn't Assure Day In Court: Justices
• Judge Tosses Coin Graders' EBay Antitrust Suit
• $31M Visa, MasterCard Deal To End Antitrust Suits Nixed
• States Object To Indirect Purchaser Deals In LCD MDL
• High Court Won't Hear Verizon Class Waiver Battle
• NLRB Puts Class Action Waivers' Status Up In The Air
• Plaintiffs' Bar Reboots Class Strategy In Wake Of Dukes
• Hyundai Deceived Customers About Elantra's MPG: Suit
• Wall Street Icon Sanctioned Over Calix Trading
• Northwestern Mutual Faces OT Class Action By Sales Reps
• Gen Re Pushes 2nd Circ. To Revive $72M Fraud Settlement
• Whirlpool Buyers Sue Over Mislabeled Washing Machines
• NCAA Policies Hurt Market Competition, 7th Circ. Hears
• A New Guide To Understanding Science In The Courtroom
• EBay Can't Duck Sellers' PayPal Antitrust Class Action
• Travelers Accused Of Deceiving Toxic Tort Policyholders
• Pension Fund Trumps Firms To Lead $6B Sino-Forest Suit
• Cox Faces Renewed Class Cert. Bid In Set-Top Box MDL
• Workers Can't Be Forced To Sign Class Waivers: NLRB
• Merrill Lynch Brokers Tell 7th Circ. Dukes Doesn't Apply
• BofA Gets Most Claims Cut From Wrongful Foreclosure Suit
• SuccessFactors Shareholders Sue Over SAP's $3.4B Bid
• Honda Can't Duck Most Claims In Civic Defect Action
• Sirius Customers Ask 2nd Circ. To Kill $180M 'Coupon' Deal
• Plaintiff Blasts Settlement Of Suit Over Rural/Metro Deal
• Redbox ZIP Code Entry Action Gets Boot
• Rite Aid Overcharges Drug Discount Plan Members: Suit
• Debunking Class Certification Myths
• CVS Pharmacists Dispense Wage Suit Over Travel Pay
• Vioxx MDL Attys Shut Out Of $950M DOJ Settlement
• Live Nation Paid Kickbacks To Concert Venue: Suit
• Homeowners Win Class Cert. In WaMu Home Equity Row
• What's In A Name: Employee V. Independent Contractor
• Google AdWords Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid
• New Class Wins Cert. In Wells Fargo Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Abbott Gets Claim Cut From Baby Formula Bugs Suit
• Consumer Sours On Sugar In The Raw Advertising
• 9th Circ. Won't Alter $20M Google AdWords Settlement
• A Model For Olympus Shareholder Litigation
• Nationwide Insurance Investigators Out Of Luck In OT Suit
• Apartment Manager Imposed Illegal Late Fees: Tenants
• Domino's Drivers' $1.5M Class Settlement Finally Delivers
• Dukes Dooms Class In WinCo Meal Break Suit
• Lyondell Reaches Deal Over $110M Canadian Class Claim
• Insurers Can't Join Coverage Suit Over Athlete Image Use
• Former St. Luke's Phlebotomist Sues Over OT Pay
• Pfizer Unit's Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Deal Illegal: Suit
• Chrysler Shifts Fuel Spitback Suit To Federal Court
• Judge Won't Reopen Claims Over Pacific Life Policies
• Mutual Contractors Can't Bring Labor Claims: Calif. Court
• Workers Urge Retroactive Ruling In Brinker Meal Break Case
• Prudential Pays $1M To End Claims Managers' FLSA Suit
• Waddell & Reed Advisers Exempt From FLSA: Judge
• Pfizer Must Pay $45M In Menopause Drug Suits: Pa. Court
• MBIA, Aurelius Duke It Out Over Insolvency Claims
• Primary Duty Under FLSA A Question Of Fact: 10th Circ.
• J&J Investors Renew Push For CEO Liability In Recalls
• Ex-McKesson Worker Files Pay, Seating Class Action
• BP Spill Fund Freezes Payments After Atty Fees Order
• Overhauling The Federal Jurisdictional Statutes
• AT&T Wins Bid To Arbitrate In Service Quality Class Action
• 9th Circ. Tosses Wal-Mart Managers' Bid For Class Cert.
• 9th Circ. Puts Lid On Actimmune Marketing Action
• Israeli Airline To Take Off From Price-Fixing MDL For $16M
• 9th Circ. Favors Nevada In BofA Appeals Rulings
• KPMG Audit Workers Get Conditional Cert. In OT Fight
• PNC, Insurers Accused Of Captive Reinsurance Scheme
• 7th Circ. Cites Anna Nicole In Nixing Debtors' Appeals
• Dukes Sinks Verizon Managers' Class Bid In OT Suit
• Pulte Subprime Lending Practice Suit Nixed By 9th Circ.
• Deepwater Horizon Claims Adjusters Bury Wage Action
• Huntsman Settles 3 Suits In Foam Price-Fixing MDL
• 2nd Circ. Stamps Out Fire Loss Action Against Allstate
• Cement Buyers Denied Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suits
• EBay Unfairly Hid Auction Bids: Sellers
• Vitamin Shoppe, Managers Settle OT Pay Dispute
• Diamond Strikes $2.6M Deal To End Walnut Label Suit
• Judge Scraps First Bellwether Trial In Yaz MDL
• Case Study: Damasco V. Clearwire