Class Action Archive » November, 2009

Class Action - November, 2009

170 articles

• Navy, Hospital Workers Settle Nighttime Pay Claims
• Starent Settles Shareholder Suit Over Sale To Cisco
• DHL Sanctioned For Missing Deposition In OT Action
• 1st Circ. Deals Consumers Blow Over Credit Card Hikes
• Fraud Claim Added To Farmers Insurance Action
• 8th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against Wal-Mart
• GSK Prevails In Sales Rep Overtime Suit
• Employees Win Cert. In Mortgage Lenders OT Case
• Wal-Mart, CVS Win Bid To Toss Drug Overcharge Suit
• Volvo Appeals Health Benefit Case To Supreme Court
• NFL Union's $26M Settlement With Players Approved
• Franchisee Settlement Could Cost Quiznos Up To $95M
• Ice Cos. Look To Ax Indirect Purchasers From MDL
• Citi Aims To Kill Workers' Suit Over Subprime Losses
• Homeowners Hit Talon Group On Choice To Self-Insure
• Baby Bjorn Distributor Wants Judgment In Price Case
• $70.5M In Deals Wraps Up Tyco ERISA Claims
• Priceline To Appeal $336M Currency Fee Deal
• Goldin Settles Spat Over WRT Liquidation Trust
• 2nd Bellwether Case Over Merck's Fosamax Nixed
• Cert. Sought In Mortgage Kickback Suit Against Bank
• Xerox, ACS Shareholders' Pact Alters Merger's Details
• JBS Beef Unit Settles Donning, Doffing Claims
• Smithfield Tries To Decertify, Dismiss FLSA Claims
• 1st Circ. Crushes Objection To $24M Zoladex Deal
• Wells Fargo Shut Out Of Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal
• Medical Transcription Co. ETransplus Faces OT Action
• Couple's Equity Credit Claims Against WaMu Pared
• Bayer's Motion For JMOL Denied In Modified Rice Case
• Judge Won't Force Vivendi To Withdraw Paris Suit
• State Claims Reinstated In Buffalo Hospital Suits
• Class Counsel Duties Extend Past Judgment: Calif. Court
• Retalix Downs Investor Suit, Closes $33M Equity Deal
• Quest Shareholders Drop Backdating Suit For $29M
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Seek OS Source Code
• Deloitte, Grant Thornton To Settle Parmalat Suit
• Merrill Moves To Dismiss ARS Complaint From MDL
• Ohio Class Says Alltel Bailed On Free Long Distance
• Mortgage World Ex-Loan Officers Seek Collective Cert.
• Stanford Victims Set Sights On Broker Pershing
• Court Preliminarily OKs $6M Fund In Ecolab FLSA Suit
• Water District Fights Toss Of MTBE Groundwater Claims
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Mortgages Suit
• IPCS Settles With Shareholders Over Sprint Deal
• Applebee's Suits Over Hidden Fat Sent To State Court
• Judge Applies Ford Contract Ruling To Entire Class
• Skin Clinic Chain Trims ERISA Claims From OT Suit
• Wendy's Franchisee Wins Dismissal Of FLSA Action
• US Bank FLSA Suit Over Time Sheets Trimmed
• Ex-Satyam Directors Try To Escape Investor Fraud Suit
• NJ, Pa. Gift Card Claims Against TD Bank Move Ahead
• Caterpillar Retirees Denied Jury Trial In ERISA Action
• Plaintiffs In BofA Securities Suit Get Access To Docs
• $201M Offer For Silicon Storage Falls Short: Investor
• Firms Urge Separate Counsel In Madoff Feeder Suits
• Puma Settles FLSA Late Pay Collective Action
• Suit Says Health Insurance Distributor Stiffed Brokers
• Chubb Can't Shake Bad Faith Claim In Coverage Suit
• Judge Lets Texas Fund Arbitrate KeyCorp Unit Claims
• Banks Ask Judge To Scrap ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
• Class Certified In Abbott Contact Lens Solution Suit
• Two Claims Left Standing In Hyundai Subframe Suit
• NRTW Can't See UNITE HERE Search History: 3rd Circ.
• Koch, Workers To Enter Mediation Over FLSA Claims
• Domino's Drivers Hit Franchisee With Wage Suit
• Auto Shop Worker Wins Class Cert. In FLSA OT Suit
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In J&J Panacryl Sutures MDL
• Verizon Retirees File ERISA Action Over Idearc Plans
• State Farm Facing Class Action Over Lowball Payouts
• TJ Maxx Hit With Overtime Collective Action
• W.Va. Plaintiffs To Fight Baycol MDL Ruling In 8th Circ.
• Dairy Farmers Of America Loses Bid To Shield Audits
• Horizon Sails Clear Of Investor Fraud Suit
• Sprint Worker's FLSA Class Cert. Bid Denied
• Tyson Workers Win Class Cert. In 'Gang Time' Action
• MetLife To Pay $50M To Resolve Policyholder Suits
• Fla. Builder Joins Fray Over Cement Price-Fixing
• Insurer Wants Out Of Class Action Over Medical Bills
• Shareholders Fire Off Suit Over Berkshire, BNSF Deal
• Investors Try To Resuscitate Morgan Stanley Suits
• Employee Ends Calif. Wage Suit Against VF Corp.
• La. Residents Seek Class Cert. Over Fertilizer Leak
• Marsh & McLennan Settles Shareholder Suit For $400M
• Rozen Named Special Master In Chinese Drywall Case
• Hospital Read Too Much Into 3rd Circ. ADA Ruling: Judge
• Canadian Appeals Court Grants Cert. In DRAM Action
• Plaintiff Wants Expert Axed In United Antitrust Suit
• Guards Hit Security Company With Overtime Suit
• Judge Tosses Action Over CSX Toxic Train Crash
• Smith & Wollensky Workers Seek NY Law Class Cert.
• Alliant Pension Plan Seeks Sanctions In ERISA Action
• W3i Keeps Up Fight For Coverage Of Billing Actions
• Class Action Alleges Plot To Price-Fix Plasma Therapies
• Vonage IPO MDL Plaintiffs Seek Approval Of $3.6M Deal
• Mortgage Zone Loan Officers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Pike Electric Faces Overtime Collective Action
• Payless Loses Coverage Bid Over Class Action Deal
• Burger King Franchisees Revolt Against Price Order
• Quest Energy Lashed With Investor Class Action
• KBR Faces Another Suit Over Burn Pit Toxic Fumes
• Landry's Faces Shareholder Action Over $238M Deal
• Contract Claim Win Voided In First American Action
• Citi Hiking Interest Rates Ahead Of CARD Act: Suit
• High Court Eyes Statute, Practicality In Hertz HQ Case
• Plaintiffs Left 'Bare' By Life Insurer Request Class Cert.
• Class Accuses GE Of Marketing Unsafe Microwaves
• Raytheon Loses Bid To Depose Plaintiffs' Counsel
• Home Depot Asst. Managers Seek Cert. In OT Suit
• Video Game Buyers Seek Class Cert. In EA Suit
• Class Notice Ready To Go In Gas-Skimping Action
• Jeweler Zale Hit With Another Investor Fraud Suit
• Cancer Widow Denied Cert. In Life Investors Suit
• NY Homeowners Say They Were Wrongly Denied Aid
• Marsh Settles ERISA Class Action For $35M
• Prison Workers' Overtime Action Granted Certification
• Milberg, Reese Richman To Lead Tomato Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Judge Named Special Master In Fannie Mae Suit
• MDL Over Fatal NY Plane Crash Gets Under Way
• FEMA Trailer Supplier Fights Express Warranty Claim
• Tyson Workers In 2 FLSA Suits Win Conditional Cert.
• Nature's Sunshine To Pay $6M In Fraud Suit
• Investor Actions Roll In Over BNSF, Berkshire Deal
• Plan Trustees Certified In Nationwide ERISA Suit
• Parties In Guitar Center Antitrust Case Dispute Locale
• Asst. Managers Move For Cert. In CVS Overtime Action
• Zinc Workers Forge $1.2M FLSA Deal
• High Court Diversity Case Puts Corporate HQs To Test
• Bankrupt Constar Off Hook In Securities Class Action
• Merix Securities Plaintiffs Win Class Certification
• Poultry Workers' FLSA Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Auto Filter Price-Fixing Suits Survive Twombly Motion
• Truck Stop Chain Settles FLSA Opt-In Action For $4.3M
• Mirapex Buyers Bid For Class Status In Antitrust Case
• ERISA Plaintiffs Want Out Of Consolidated Madoff Suit
• Canadian PS3 Player Sues Sony Over Faulty Software
• Sony Latest To Be Sued Over Laptop Battery Life
• Discount Retailer Gets Store Manager Class Decertified
• Land Owners Want To Break Up Lead Claims Suit
• P&G Sued Over Vicks With Vitamin C Products
• RadioShack, Employees Settle ERISA Action
• McKesson Wins Bid For Discovery Docs In AWP Fight
• Claims Tossed In Whirlpool Washer MDL
• Investors Slap Hansen Medical With Securities Action
• Cincinnati Workers Granted Class Cert. In Anthem Suit
• NJ Title Plaintiffs Hope Second Time's The Charm
• Claims Spun Out Of Sears Defective Washer Suit
• Sanctions Denied In Pittsburgh Hospital Pay Policy Suit
• Pension Fund Sues Over Berkshire, BNSF Deal
• Ceridian Seeks Sanctions In Trucker Fleet Card Suit
• World's Largest Strip Club Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Ryan Beck, Workers Seek OK On $1.3M FLSA Settlement
• Verizon Wins ERISA Dispute Over Pension Plan Error
• Wachovia, Underwriters Assail Investor Class Action
• 6th Circ. Sides With TRW In Retirees' Benefits Case
• Butterball Workers' Equipment Bid In FLSA Suit A Turkey
• Judge Pares Down Indirect Buyers' Wellbutrin Action
• Class Members Appeal $85M Lufthansa Air Cargo Deal
• ESOP Required Investment In Fannie Mae: Plan Leaders
• Shareholder Plaintiffs Drop Inphonic Securities Suit
• Target, CVS, Others Face Relacore Fraud Action
• KPT Waives Hague Convention Rights In Drywall MDL
• Investors Bash Reddy Ice Over Alleged Cartel Antics
• PMI Group Securities Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• FedEx Plaintiffs Urge Court To Amend Class Cert. Order
• Cable Subscribers Fight Dismissal Of Bundling Action
• Shareholders Drop AIG Execs From Fraud Suit
• Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Weight Loss Products Fraud Suit
• Blue Cross Montana Seeks To Merge Car Crash Suits
• BearingPoint Shareholders Slam Ch. 11 Plan
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Suit Against Stone Energy