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1. ReNu Lens Solution MDL Slashed By 100s Of Suits

Thursday, Feb 18, 2010

A federal judge has dismissed nearly 350 lawsuits by plaintiffs who alleged Bausch & Lomb Inc.'s ReNu MoistureLoc contact lens solution caused them eye infections.

2. Last Class Claims Tossed In ReNu Infection MDL

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

A federal judge has thrown out all remaining class claims in 14 lawsuits in which consumers sought reimbursement from Bausch & Lomb Inc. for having to discard the company's ReNu with MoistureLoc contact solution after it was linked to an eye infection.

3. Delta, AirTran Face Consolidated Baggage Fee Suit

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

The plaintiffs in multidistrict legislation alleging Delta Air Lines Inc. and AirTran Airways Inc. colluded over baggage fees have filed their first consolidated class action complaint, one of the first major filings since 12 similar cases were grouped together in October.

4. Movers Antitrust MDL Stayed For Immunity Appeal

Thursday, Jan 21, 2010

The federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing the American Moving and Storage Association Inc. and others of a fuel surcharge price-fixing conspiracy stayed the case Thursday, after an appeals court decided to hear the defendants' challenge of an order that they are not entitled to antitrust immunity.

5. Banks Ask Judge To Scrap ATM Fee Antitrust Suit

Monday, Nov 16, 2009

Asserting that the plaintiffs have failed to allege monopolistic practices despite ample discovery time, banks and credit unions in First Data Corp.’s Star electronic payment network have asked a judge to snuff out a long-standing proposed class action accusing the companies of fixing ATM service charges.

6. Bausch Asks Judge To Toss Most Of ReNu MDL Suits

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009

Bausch & Lomb Inc. has asked a federal judge to toss 348 plaintiffs' product liability suits from multidistrict litigation over allegations that the company's ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution caused eye infections, in light of the August dismissal of the plaintiffs' sole expert witness.

7. Consumers Bolster ATM Antitrust Suit Against First Data

Monday, Oct 19, 2009

A putative class of consumers has hit First Data Corp. and the banks in its ATM network with an amended antitrust complaint alleging a conspiracy to fix interchange fees, this time saying consumers can't escape the "supracompetitive" fees by taking their business elsewhere.

8. Class Claim Tossed In Alcoa St. Croix Red Mud Case

Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009

Ten years after the case was filed, a federal judge has thrown out the only remaining class claim against Alcoa Inc. and St. Croix Alumina LLC, which St. Croix residents accused of letting a “red mud” aluminum refining byproduct blow onto their homes during Hurricane Georges and other storms.

9. Asbestos Plaintiff Asks Court To Sanction Lucent

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009

The plaintiff in a suit against Lucent Technologies over an asbestos-related death has accused Lucent and its counsel of deliberately obstructing the suit's progress.

10. No Antitrust Immunity For Movers In Fuel Charge MDL

Friday, Sep 11, 2009

The judge in an antitrust MDL accusing several major moving companies, including Mayflower Transit LLC and United Van Lines LLC, of fixing the prices for fuel surcharges imposed on customers has ruled that the movers do not have statutory immunity from antitrust laws.

11. Classes Certified In ERISA Action Against Duke

Tuesday, Sep 08, 2009

A federal judge has opted to certify two classes while rejecting a third in a case brought by a group of older employees that accuses Duke Energy Corp. of implementing a retirement plan that favors younger workers in violation of federal law.

12. Price-Fixing Suit Over First Data ATM Fees Tossed

Tuesday, Sep 08, 2009

A federal judge has dismissed a putative antitrust class action over fees charged by financial institutions in First Data Corp.’s ATM network, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to identify a proper relevant market but giving them room to amend their claims.

13. Bausch Wins Bid To Boot Expert From ReNu MDL

Thursday, Aug 27, 2009

Bausch & Lomb Inc. has won a bid to exclude opinions by a plaintiffs' expert that its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens cleaning solution was capable of causing infections other than Fusarium keratitis, a rare fungal infection at the center of hundreds of lawsuits against the company in recent years.

14. USVI Water Pollution Suit Against Dow, Vulcan Nixed

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009

A federal judge has dismissed a case brought by the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources against The Dow Chemical Co. and Vulcan Materials Co. alleging dry cleaning chemicals made by the two companies contaminated an aquifer in the Virgin Islands.

15. Lilly To Pay $22.5M To Settle W.Va. Zyprexa Claims

Friday, Aug 21, 2009

Eli Lilly & Co. has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the West Virginia Attorney General's Office over the drugmaker's promotion and marketing of the antipsychotic Zyprexa.

16. Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009

A judge has dismissed a proposed class action accusing Dell Inc. of fraudulently marketing an ink-jet printer feature to dupe customers into replacing ink cartridges that don't need to be replaced.

17. $3M Sirva Deal Finalized In Fuel Surcharge MDL

Friday, Jun 19, 2009

Formerly bankrupt moving company Sirva Inc. and three affiliates have received court approval to pay $3 million to settle multidistrict litigation accusing them of price-fixing fuel surcharges.

18. Contact Lens Cleaner Settlements Cost Bausch $250M

Monday, Jun 01, 2009

Bausch & Lomb Inc. has reportedly shelled out about $250 million over the past year to lay to rest nearly 600 lawsuits over the company's allegedly defective ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens cleaning solution.

19. Class Says Delta, AirTran Colluded On Baggage Fee

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Airline passengers have filed a putative class action alleging that Delta Air Lines Inc. colluded with AirTran Airways Inc. by agreeing to start charging at the same time $15 for the first piece of checked baggage.

20. Expert Testimony Blocked In St. Croix Class Action

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009

A federal judge has blocked the testimony of four expert witnesses who sought to link St. Croix islanders' injuries to spillage of red mud, as a 10-year-old class action accusing aluminum refiners of liability in connection with the ravages of Hurricane Georges makes its way through court.