Class Action Archive » August, 2009

Class Action - August, 2009

171 articles

• Wyeth Employees' Don, Doff Suit Moves To Trial
• E&Y OT Plaintiff Ordered To Produce Docs
• Whirlpool Faces Another Suit Over Washer Odors
• Plaintiffs Granted Cert. In Red Hat Securities Case
• Wholesaler Denied JMOL In Suit Over Sanofi's Arava
• Concealment Ruling Sticks In Urethane Antitrust MDL
• Rio Fights Exhaustion Order In Human Rights Suit
• Amazon Fails To Get Tying Class Action Dismissed
• Mortgage Sources Loan Officers Win FLSA Class Cert.
• Calif. VF Worker Seeks Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• UPS Medical Leave Policy Violates ADA: EEOC
• NJ Home Depot Managers Lose Class Cert. Bid
• Judge Keeps Neurontin Case Against Pfizer Intact
• Oppenheimer Plaintiffs' Battle For Lead Heats Up
• CVS Settles With Last 2 Pharmacy Techs in FLSA Suit
• Bemis Retiree Benefits Class Action Gets The Boot
• Class Claims Deferred In Hartford Subrogation Suit
• Enterprise Faces Class Action Over Rental Insurance
• Windstream Can Alter Welfare Plan Benefits: Judge
• Motorola Stockholders Win Cert. In 3G Phone Suit
• Health Insurance Price-Fixing Suits Merged Into MDL
• Class Cert. Denied In Ford Suspension Case
• Judge Won't Delay Class Cert. Bid In Embarq FLSA Suit
• Dana Shareholder Suit Tossed Again
• Class Cert. Granted In Okla. Oil Royalties Case
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In Countrywide Case
• United Rentals Shareholder Suit Tossed
• Kaiser, Project Managers Settle FLSA Suit For $1.4M
• Abercrombie Wins Leave To Appeal Class Cert. Ruling
• Final Claims Booted In Qwest Death Benefits Suit
• Insurer To Pay $24M In Suit Over Pre-1959 Race Bias
• Judge Trims Claims In FLSA Action Against RGIS
• Alameda County Fire Dept. Hit With FLSA Suit
• 3 Classes OK'd In Cosmetic Clinic Workers' OT Suit
• Quebec Judge Rejects Class Action For Paxil Claims
• Case Over Apple Laptop Memory Slots Dismissed
• BofA Settles Merrill Bondholders' Suit For $150M
• Hartford Fights To Dismiss Fla. Homeowners' Action
• Judge OKs Price-Fixing Claims In Air Cargo MDL
• Neb. Beef Workers Seek Class Cert. For Don, Doff Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Star Gas Securities Fraud Action
• All Claims In Deere ERISA Action To Head To Trial
• Retired Players Sack NFL Over Unpaid Use Of Likeness
• Heartland Hit With Securities Suit Over Data Breach
• Securities Suit Over Orion IPO Survives Dismissal Bid
• 9th Circ. Rejects Rehearing On Norvir Antitrust Deal
• Allstate Wildfire Damage Class Action Nixed
• Tech Rivals Unite Over Google Books Antitrust Issues
• US Policy Trumps Calif. Insurance Law: 9th Circ.
• $5M 'Made In USA' Action Against CVS Booted
• Arbitration Order Nixed In La. Mineral Rights Fight
• Mortgage Lenders Of America Hit With FLSA Suit
• Accredited Creditors Stop Objecting To $22M Deal
• AIG Wins Dismissal Of $1B Workers' Comp Fraud Suit
• Staples, Mass. Product Specialists Settle FLSA Action
• UPS, Drivers Ask Court To OK $6.5M Settlement
• Cintas Offers $24M To Resolve Driver OT Action
• Homeowners Seek Class Cert. In Building Trim Case
• Policyholders Claim AIG Not Covering Madoff Fraud
• Judge Keeps ShoreTel IPO Case Alive
• MortgageIT Settles FLSA Suit With Loan Officers
• Hewitt Workers Seek Class Status In OT Action
• Calif. Title Insurers Move To Toss Price-Fixing Suit
• Citigroup Faces Fraud Suit Over Employee Stock Plan
• Class Action Release Bars Collective Action: Judge
• Google Books Deal Sparks Flood Of Amicus Briefs
• Managers Slap UPS With Putative OT Action
• Re/Max Antitrust Settlement Nixed For Now
• Countrywide Workers Seek Class Notice OK
• Hotel Workers Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against Hyatt
• Defendant Class Denied In Real Estate Patent Suit
• Juice Drinkers Cry Foul On Welch Pomegranate Juice
• Allianz's Effort To Toss Annuity Claims Shut Down
• Costco Settlement In Hot Fuel MDL Gets First OK
• P&G Mouthwash Leaves Teeth Brown: Suit
• Drug Co-Op Accuses Boehringer Of Mirapex Monopoly
• Lowe's FLSA Case Gets Conditional Class Cert.
• Nissan Brake Case Plaintiff Seeks Class Cert.
• Accredited Creditors Say Deal Will Tank Insurance
• Workers Target Mama Mexico With $5M FLSA Action
• EBay Denies Having Monopoly Over Online Auctions
• Gerber Aims To Wash Shampoo Action Out Of Its Hair
• Allstate Strikes Deal In Medical Expenses Action
• Suit Says Honda Cars Had Faulty Transmissions
• Schreiber Foods Faces Donning, Doffing Suit
• Ex-AIG Heads To Pay $115M To Settle With Ohio AG
• Strippers Come Out On Top In Misclassification Action
• Sprint Antitrust Action Over Texting Sent Back To Kan.
• CP Ships Deal Covers Foreign Plaintiffs: 11th Circ.
• NJ Judge Rejects 2nd Attempt To Certify Vioxx Action
• On2 Shareholders Sue To Halt Google Acquisition
• Securities Class Clings To $39M Claim In WaMu Ch.11
• Cox Installers Drop Class Claims To Settle FLSA Suit
• Court Limits Claims In JPMorgan ERISA Class Action
• CPSC Takes Drywall Investigation To China
• 3rd Circ. Denies Cintas Workers Punitive Damages
• IT Staffer Attacks AT&T Over On-Call Policy
• Jenny Craig Settles Wage-And-Hour Suit For $1.65M
• Antitrust Suit Says Merck Blocking Generic Singulair
• Early Wins Denied In San Diego Transit Workers' Suit
• Korean Air Seeks To Trim Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Class Counsel Gets $6.2M In Wal-Mart Race Bias Suit
• BASF Must Produce Non-US Docs In Urethane MDL
• Countrywide Expert Affidavit Nixed In Securities Action
• Class Cert. For 20K Nurses Sought In Wage Case
• Snapple 'Natural' Label Suit Not Preempted: 3rd Circ.
• Lowe's Managers Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Investor Sues BBC Equities Over Alleged $50M Fraud
• NuvaRing Maker Ordered To Pay E-Discovery Costs
• BigBand Shareholders Seek Final OK On $11M Deal
• WARN, FLSA Classes Certified For Call Center Workers
• Merck Swaps Lead Attorney For Vioxx Appeal
• Plaintiffs Want $3M In Fees In Natural Gas MDL
• Plaintiffs Reload In Cephalon Antitrust Litigation
• Wellbutrin Plaintiffs Step Up Fight For Docs' Release
• Class Cert. Granted In Fuel Pump Skimming Scheme
• Smithfield Workers Seek Cert. In Donning, Doffing Suit
• BMW Settles Defective-Subframe Class Action
• $50M Final Judgment Settles MRT Securities Suit
• 4th Circ. Orders Cert. In Nucor Workers' Race Bias Suit
• Qualcomm Antitrust Suit Over CDMA Tossed Again
• Judge Won't Dismiss Mich. Blue Cross ERISA Suit
• Tyco Settles ERISA Class Action for $70.5M
• Northern Trust Escapes Investor's ARS Action
• Zinc Workers Win Cert. In Donning, Doffing Action
• Smokers Fire Off Action Over Marlboro Lights
• Valero OT Class Action Plaintiffs Want $100M
• Ariz. Nurses Seek Class Reconsideration In Cartel Suit
• JPMorgan Loan Officers Pitch $2.5M Deal In OT Case
• ML Stern, Ex-Brokers Come To Terms In OT Dispute
• Point Plaintiff Named In NetBank Securities Suit
• Aldo Store Managers Maintain Cert. In OT Action
• Miss. AG's Suit Ousted From Vitamin MDL
• Class Status Denied In AT&T ERISA Suit
• Exhaustion Not Required In Part Of Rio Tinto Case
• Class Alleges ProShares ETF Is 'Defective Product'
• Hawaii State Workers Sue Over Layoffs, Furloughs
• Texas MDL Panel Consolidates Mylan Cases
• GE Settles ERISA Class Action For $40M
• Willis Group Sued Again Over Alleged Stanford Plot
• Ind. Teachers' Action Over MetLife Options Quashed
• Court Approves $10M Settlement In Norvir Pricing Suit
• Wyeth, Pfizer Resolve Investor Suits Over Merger
• Organon Loses Bid To Nix NuvaRing Complaint
• 12 New Airlines Added To Trans-Pacific Air MDL
• 5th Circ. Nixes Boeing Workers' FLSA Action
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Can't Collect On Settlement
• $55M Deal Sought In Countrywide ERISA Action
• GNC, NY Teen Agree To Drop Creatine Suit
• Investors Hit Spectranetics With Fraud Suit
• Merck, Schering Offer $42M To Settle Vytorin Suits
• Court OKs Class Cert. In Fraud Suit Against Lehman
• Huron Hit With Securities Suit After Execs Resign
• Applebee's Servers Retain Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Hartford Insurance Hit With Wage-And-Hour Action
• Dell Sales Reps Win Certification In FLSA Action
• Domino's Drivers' FLSA Suit Gets Green Light
• Retail Employees Hit Apple With OT Suit
• 401(k) Fee Case Against Edison Winnowed
• Class Cert. Denied In Citibank OT Spat
• Yoplait Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• Beer Drinkers' Antitrust Case Against InBev Taps Out
• Deal Gets Initial OK In Trex Faulty Decking Case
• Class Certification Sought In Fight Over Wii Straps
• $1.09M Settlement Proposed In Vue Condo Tying Suit
• J&J Workers Renew Cert. Bid In Race Bias Action
• Counselors Hit University Of Phoenix With FLSA Suit
• Swath Of Claims Cut From Wellbutrin Antitrust Action
• CSC Workers Appeal ERISA Action To 9th Circ.
• Ford Expert Report Stays In Suspension Class Action
• FedEx Unit, Drivers Resolve NY Overtime Action