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May 26, 2010
EBay Loses Bid To Sanction Hagens In Antitrust Suit
Attorneys for a class of plaintiffs accusing eBay Inc. of federal antitrust violations have avoided sanctions, following a magistrate judge's conclusion that they did not clearly breach a protective order barring the use of case documents in other litigation.
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May 25, 2010
AT&T Settlement Calls For Unlocking Of Phones
Class members have until June 4 to object or opt out of a settlement that calls for AT&T Mobility to allow its customers to unlock their phones, a deal that excludes Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
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May 25, 2010
CareGroup Pays $8.5M To Settle FLSA, ERISA Suit
CareGroup Healthcare System Inc. has asked a judge to approve an up to $8.5 million settlement of a proposed class and collective action accusing four of its hospitals and their affiliates of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and other labor laws.
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May 25, 2010
Milberg's Use Of Sources Probed In Sony Case
A federal judge is taking issue with Milberg LLP and other counsel representing a group of plaintiffs in liability litigation related to Sony Corp. televisions over their use of statements from confidential sources that later proved to be unreliable.
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May 25, 2010
Sears Should Be Deposed In Door Opener Suit: Class
The lead plaintiff in a putative class action accusing Sears Roebuck and Co. of deliberately selling faulty garage door openers has asked a federal court to reverse a previous order and force Sears representatives to testify at a deposition.
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May 25, 2010
Judge Greenlights H&R Block $1.4M OT Settlement
A federal judge has signed off on a $1.4 million agreement to end a wage-and-hour class action that accused H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc. of improperly classifying its financial advisers as exempt from overtime pay.
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May 25, 2010
Butterball Told To Produce Atty Docs In Don, Doff Suit
A federal magistrate judge in a donning and doffing class action has said Butterball LLC must give plaintiffs access to four confidential attorney-client documents the company left at a poultry processing plant.
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May 25, 2010
Las Vegas Sands' Stock Woes Caused By Fraud: Suit
Las Vegas Sands Corp. and two top executives have been dealt a proposed class action alleging they artificially inflated the casino resort company's stock price by making false and misleading statements about its business, prospects and operations.
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May 25, 2010
WaMu Pays $9M To Settle Spat With Homeowners
A group of residential property owners has settled a class action accusing bankrupt Washington Mutual Inc. and its in-house trustee of failing to properly record reconveyances of their home loans.
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May 25, 2010
Judge OKs Class in $26.6M NovaGold Securities Deal
A federal judge has signed off on class parameters for a $26.6 million settlement of a lawsuit against NovaGold Resources Inc. and its officers over a failed mining project.
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May 24, 2010
Nissan Escapes Price-Fixing Class Action
A Wisconsin appeals court has affirmed a state judge's dismissal of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. from a price-fixing class action implicating several major automakers, agreeing that Wisconsin courts don't have personal jurisdiction over Nissan.
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May 24, 2010
7th Circ. Affirms Class In Pella Window Defect Suit
In a ruling that could clear the way for more consumer fraud class actions, a federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision to certify two classes in a lawsuit alleging Pella Corp. failed to tell customers that millions of its windows are defective.
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May 24, 2010
Lurching TierOne Faces Shareholder Class Action
Already under regulatory supervision and delisted from Nasdaq, TierOne Corp. now faces a shareholder lawsuit alleging it defrauded investors by concealing the fact that delinquent loans left the bank precariously undercapitalized.
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May 24, 2010
Ex-TWA Pilots Launch Action To Get Rehired By AA
Several former Trans World Airlines Inc. pilots who were furloughed following American Airlines Inc.'s 2001 acquisition of TWA have launched a putative class action challenging a recent arbitration award allowing American's union to halt the rehiring of these pilots.
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May 24, 2010
Magistrate Excludes Expert In Prudential FLSA Case
A magistrate judge has excluded the testimony of a plaintiffs' witness in a collective action accusing Prudential Financial Inc. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America of failing to properly pay overtime to insurance agents, saying the testimony was submitted after discovery concluded.
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May 24, 2010
H&R Block Tax Pros Launch FLSA Suit
A group of H&R Block Inc. tax professionals has launched a putative collective action accusing the tax preparation giant of refusing to pay employees for mandatory training sessions and forcing tax preparers to work off the clock.
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May 24, 2010
Supreme Court Takes Up Class Action Arbitration Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case examining whether the Federal Arbitration Act precludes judges from invalidating contract provisions that deny people the right to pursue classwide relief.
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May 21, 2010
Fortis Investors Can Bring Suit To Another Venue: Judge
A federal judge has refused to reconsider his decision to toss a securities class action accusing Fortis NA of misleading investors during its planned acquisition of Dutch commercial banking entity ABN Amro Holding NV, while giving the plaintiffs a chance to bring their allegations to a more appropriate venue.
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May 21, 2010
Applebee's Workers Look To Certify NY Class
Former employees of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar Restaurants in New York have asked to certify potentially thousands of hourly workers and managers in a suit that alleges the restaurant committed numerous violations of state and federal labor laws.
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May 21, 2010
Costco Loses Bid To Decertify Manager FLSA Action
A judge has refused to decertify a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action accusing Costco Wholesale Corp. of failing to compensate receiving managers for overtime.