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  • January 27, 2010

    Subclasses Dismissed In Dentsply Negligence Case

    A federal judge has dismissed two periodontists, as well as the negligence and fraud claims brought on behalf of their respective subclasses, in a putative class action that accuses Dentsply International Inc. of providing dental practices with faulty Cavitron ultrasonic teeth-cleaning tools.

  • January 27, 2010

    CIMCO Dodged $23M Antitrust Verdict: Lincoln Electric

    Lincoln Electric Co. has lodged a putative class action accusing the former head of Columbia Iron & Metal Co. of selling the company's assets to another of his own companies to avoid paying a $23 million jury verdict for antitrust violations in the scrap metal market.

  • January 27, 2010

    Citi, Others Let Off Hook In ARS Antitrust Actions

    Citigroup Inc., UBS AG, Bank of America Corp., the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and several other financial giants have won the dismissal of two putative class actions alleging antitrust violations in connection with the presentation and marketing of auction rate securities.

  • January 27, 2010

    Ex-Delta Worker Appeals Subordination Of ERISA Claim

    A former Delta Air Lines Inc. employee has challenged a bankruptcy judge’s decision to subordinate a $100 million class claim against the airline, contending that claims related to the alleged mismanagement of Delta's retirement savings plan deserve priority treatment.

  • January 27, 2010

    Weight Watchers Faces Wage-And-Hour Action

    Weight Watchers International Inc. has been hit with a proposed collective and class action from employees who claim the weight loss giant failed to pay them for work they did organizing member meetings.

  • January 26, 2010

    Sex Bias Plaintiffs' Bid To Sanction Novartis Nixed

    Counsel for the plaintiffs in a sex bias suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. have lost a bid to hit Novartis with sanctions for allegedly contacting four class members improperly without notifying class counsel.

  • January 26, 2010

    Urethane Suits Against BASF, Dow Win Green Light

    A federal judge has allowed chemical companies to proceed with two putative class actions accusing BASF SE, the Dow Chemical Co. and Huntsman International LLC of price-fixing in the urethane market, but rejected claims based on European law and against two BASF executives.

  • January 26, 2010

    Class Cert. Denied In Barnes & Noble Meal Break Case

    An attorney for a would-be class of current and former assistant managers who allege that Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc. failed to pay them overtime or provide required meal and rest breaks has said he will challenge a judge's decision to reject the plaintiff's class certification bid.

  • January 26, 2010

    Class In Smithfield OT Suit Should Be Trimmed: Judge

    A magistrate judge has held that certain job categories should be excluded from a collective action alleging that Smithfield Packing Co. Inc. owes overtime compensation to current and former hog processing line production workers for time spent donning and doffing gear.

  • January 26, 2010

    Plaintiffs Reboot Apple MP3 Monopoly Suit

    Plaintiffs in the putative class action accusing Apple Inc. of stifling competition in the portable MP3 player market have stitched together a new complaint after Apple successfully hacked away several key claims.

  • January 26, 2010

    Black Box Proposes Settlement In Backdating Suit

    Two insurers have agreed to pay Black Box Corp. a combined $2 million to cover a derivative suit over alleged options backdating, but the communications company must still pay $1.6 million to plaintiffs' lawyers, as well as $4 million to resolve claims brought by former CEO Frederick Young, according to a proposed settlement.

  • January 26, 2010

    Dell Appeals Nixed In Canadian Laptop Class Action

    Dell Canada Inc. has lost a bid to overturn two Canadian court rulings that stifled its attempt to force consumers to arbitrate claims over defective computers in favor of allowing them to pursue the case as a class action.

  • January 26, 2010

    Long-Running Allstate Billing Action Nears Finish Line

    A recently settled, decade-long class action against Allstate Corp. over an allegedly faulty electronic medical-bill review system is coming to an end, with the deadline for class members to participate in the settlement drawing near.

  • January 26, 2010

    H&R Block Tax Pros File Wage Action Over Training

    Two former H&R Block Inc. tax professionals have launched a putative collective action accusing the tax preparation specialist of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay the employees for mandatory training sessions held outside tax season.

  • January 26, 2010

    Ex-Assistant Manager Hits CVS With Overtime Action

    A former CVS Caremark Corp. employee in Massachusetts has launched a proposed collective action against the drugstore chain, claiming that the company failed to pay assistant store managers overtime.

  • January 26, 2010

    Mills Ex-Exec Fights $203M Securities Deal

    The former chief operating officer of Mills Corp. is challenging a $202.75 million settlement the shopping and entertainment center developer has reached with shareholders in a securities class action, arguing that the deal strips him of his rights to pursue claims against other parties.

  • January 26, 2010

    Judge Certifies Class In US Financial Mortgage Spat

    A federal judge has certified a class in a suit alleging that now-defunct mortgage broker U.S. Financial Funds Inc. violated federal lending laws in connection with the terms of residential adjustable-rate mortgages.

  • January 26, 2010

    PG&E Meter Readers Near Settlement In FLSA Suit

    The lead plaintiff in a suit accusing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. of failing to pay its meter readers overtime wages has moved for preliminary certification of a conditional settlement class, saying the parties have reached a compromise.

  • January 25, 2010

    Norfolk Southern Escapes Suit Over Toxic Train Crash

    A federal judge has tossed a putative class action accusing Norfolk Southern Corp. of negligence in connection with a 2005 train derailment in which a tanker ruptured and released chlorine gas into the air, killing nine people in Graniteville, S.C.

  • January 25, 2010

    7th Circ. Gives Shelter To Failed LearJet Class Suit

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed an Illinois district court ruling that stripped a failed class action against LearJet Inc. of federal jurisdiction, finding that the lower court misinterpreted the Class Action Fairness Act.