Class Action Archive » May, 2009

Class Action - May, 2009

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• Dutch Court Approves Shell's $381M Deal To Investors
• Federal Preemption Dooms OT Action V. US Steel
• FTC, Wholesalers Amend AndroGel Complaints
• UFCW, Coughlin Stoia OK'd For Suit V. Chesapeake
• Foreign Oil Rig Workers' OT Action To Remain In NM
• Boehringer Loses Bid To Appeal Reps' FLSA Status
• Cigna Unit Looks To Settle OT Class Action For $3.3M
• Worker Life Insurance Suit Against Wal-Mart Tossed
• Fund Can't Take Over Securities Suit V. Merrill: Judge
• Calif. Class Wins Cert. In OT Suit Against Dollar Tree
• Class Says Delta, AirTran Colluded On Baggage Fee
• SunTrust, Tech Support Reach Deal In FLSA Action
• Failure To Show Injury Dooms ERISA Suit V. Medtronic
• Claims Grow In Suit V. Holland & Knight Over Nadel
• VeriFone Investor, Derivative Suits Down But Not Out
• Genworth Hit With Class Action Over $226M In Funds
• Lead Plaintiff Chosen In Medtronic Securities Suit
• GSK Argues Outside Sales Exemption In OT Suit
• High Court To Hear Merck Bid In Vioxx Class Action
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek To Link Up Compressor Cases
• Class Certified In Abercrombie & Fitch Securities Case
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of Decision V. Big Tobacco
• Massey Ferguson Retirees Try To Restore Benefits
• Hallmark To Settle Overtime Class Action For $5.6M
• RadioShack Overtime Settlement Denied
• Katrina Victims Lose Out In Bid For Class Cert.
• Order Limiting Immigration-Related Discovery Upheld
• Tesoro Settles Wash. OT Class Action
• Insurance Disputes Over Aurora Organic Milk Merged
• Conditional Cert. Rejected In FLSA Action V. Ocwen
• Motor Boat Action Hits Shoals Over Triability Issues
• Merchants Seek MasterCard, EU Settlement Info
• Class Cert. Sought In Grant Thornton Overtime Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Chase APR Class Action
• Fur Brokers Cite Iqbal To Escape Bid-Rigging Suit
• Insurer Hit With Class Action Over Cancer Costs
• Dell Secretly Charges Customers For Service: Suit
• Ex-WaMu Workers Sue For Post-Bank Sale Pay
• Solvay, Unimed Sued Again Over AndroGel Deals
• Hollywood Talent Agency Stars In Sex Abuse Action
• Countrywide Marketing MDL Survives Motion To Kill
• Baby Care Cos. Face Action Over Unlisted Toxins
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In Verizon Late Fee Case
• Allstate Not Racketeer In Insurance Bill Suit: Judge
• Nurses Reach $7.2M Deal In Wage-Fixing Case
• AT&T Mich. Unit Slapped With Overtime Class Action
• Nortel CEO, CFO Face Shareholder Class Action
• RadioShack Workers Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hit With FLSA Overtime Action
• Schwab Plaintiffs Can't Amend State Pleadings: Judge
• Suit Over Alleged Egg-Sharing Tossed Once Again
• Costco Holds Workers Captive Without Pay: Suit
• 3rd Parties Again Denied Class Cert. In Neurontin Suit
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Suit V. Health System
• Snell Loses Bid For 2nd Shot To Nix Malpractice Suit
• Calif. Clarifies Class Burdens In Post-Prop 64 Suit
• 1031 Victims Sue Citibank, Foley, Others For $140M
• Big Class Nixed In Toys 'R' Us Antitrust Case
• Dismissal Of ERISA Action V. Owens Corning Stands
• Kmart Hit With Overtime Class Action
• WARN Class OK'd For Mortgage Lenders Settlement
• Loan Officers Sue Mortgage Source In FLSA Action
• FLSA Suit V. Shoe Mania Gains Traction
• Former AIG Exec Fights To Escape Securities Action
• Judge Tinkers With Class In Nurse Antitrust Case
• Court Denies Class Status In FLSA Suit V. Ga. IHOPs
• Suit Claims Pizza Hut Drivers Denied Minimum Wage
• $6.5M AXA Overtime Deal Gets Preliminary Approval
• Class Certified In San Diego Sex Bias Pension Suit
• Suit V. Farmers Over Alleged Insurance Bias Revived
• 8th Circ. To Hear NovaStar Challenge To ERISA Class
• EnerNOC Investor's Action Nixed As Implausible
• Connetics Shareholders Win Class Certification
• Virginia Tech Must Face Retaliation Claim: Court
• Dismissal Of Redback Investors' Fraud Suit Upheld
• Bid To Consolidate WaMu Mortgage Suits Rejected
• Suit Says Google Keyword Ads Infringe Trademarks
• Lead Plaintiffs Named In Securities MDL V. Satyam
• 2nd Class Cert. Upheld In Contamination Suits V. Dow
• Black FDNY Applicants Get Class Cert. In Bias Suit
• 'Baseless' Shareholder Action V. Biovail Tossed
• Mutual Benefits Execs, Others Told To Pay $464M
• Investor Claims V. Halifax Not Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• Judge Holds Off On Class Cert. In Drug Price Suit
• Casey's Settles OT Class Actions For $12M
• Northwest Pilots' Suit Against ALPA Still A Go
• Plaintiffs Lose Bid For Judgment In Vioxx ERISA MDL
• Plaintiffs Protest $45M Becton Dickinson Settlement
• Calif. Vioxx Users Denied Class Status
• Investors Prevail In 7-Year Fraud Suit V. Household
• Plaintiffs Add Damages Claims To Bayer Aspirin Suit
• KB Home, Countrywide Ran $2.8B Fraud: Homebuyers
• Wackenhut Loses Bid For Sanctions In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes ERISA Action V. GMIMCo, State Street
• Dell, HP, Apple Users Consolidate Claims V. Nvidia
• Hydroxycut Class Actions Filed In Mass., Ala.
• Class Wants Case V. Netflix Back In State Court
• Federal Judge Laments Condition Of Class Action
• Lead Plaintiff, Firm Picked In Goldman Investor Action
• Defense Tees Off On Kodak ERISA Plaintiffs' Counsel
• $17M Auto Repair Verdict Against Insurer Reinstated
• Schooner Petroleum Struck With WARN Action
• 9th Circ. Seeks Clarity On Calif. Sales Reps' OT Status
• American Airlines Investor Targets Notification Rule
• SC Hospital To Appeal Cert. Denial In Suit V. Grace
• Columbia Gas Pitches Deal In Suit Over Pipeline
• 1st Circ. Returns Kash N' Karry Action To Fla. Court
• Conoco Loses Bids For Judgment In Meal Breaks Suit
• Nonparties Can't Help Class In Sanofi Suit: Judge
• Sequenom Faces Suit Over Mishandled Test Data
• SC To Weigh State Law's Use In Federal Class Suits
• Plaintiffs Fight Judge's Order In Channel-Bundling Suit
• Investor Class Action V. Flag Telecom Marches On
• More Class Reps Added To 3M Overtime Suit
• Class Conditionally Certified In Centex OT Suit
• Cable-Subscribing Judge Bows Out Of Comcast Suit
• Former Tyson Worker Seeks Cert. For FLSA Action
• Court Battle Fires Up In W.Va. Coal Waste Actions
• Sears Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• LA Contractor Can't Force Arbitration: Calif. Court