Class Action Archive » April, 2010

Class Action - April, 2010

157 articles

• Massey Offers Victims' Families $3M Each
• Mo. Workers Target Smithfield In Don, Doff Suit
• Deal In ComVest WARN Act Suit Gets Green Light
• Indirect Purchasers Close Copper Tubing Cartel Suit
• Property Owners Target BP, Others Over Oil Spill
• Ga. Ex-Cop Seeks Collective Cert. In OT Case
• $1.5M Deal In Lockheed Meal Break Class Action OK'd
• Neurontin Purchasers Ask To Amend Class Definition
• Gulf Coast Fishermen, Shrimpers Sue BP Over Oil Spill
• Unisys, Fidelity Off Hook In ERISA Class Action
• Best Buy '3-Way' Speakers Actually Only 2-Way: Suit
• Class Certified In Kelly Services Interview Pay Suit
• Hard Rock Cafe Rocked By FLSA Action Over Tips
• New Claims Barred From FedEx Driver Wage Suit
• Penske Installers Win Cert. Bid In Meal Break Action
• Another Suit Filed Over $11B Qwest-CenturyLink Deal
• Volvo Appeals Bar On Changing Retiree Benefits
• Boston Scientific Stent Fraud Class Action Tossed
• BofA Workers File Broad Race Bias Action
• Class Suit Accuses Goldman Of Concealing SEC Probe
• Homeowners Denied Cert. In Countrywide Mortgage Suit
• High Court Nixes Class Arbitration In Stolt-Nielsen Case
• Wells Fargo Strikes $6.6M Deal To End OT Class Action
• Avigen, MediciNova Settle Shareholder Suit Over Deal
• NY Chicken Chain Slammed With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Class Plans Appeal To Stop Argentina Exchange Offer
• Massey Faces Derivative Action Over Fatal Mine Blast
• Investors Seek To Revive Suit Against Fremont Execs
• Appeal Lodged In Ohio Title Insurance Antitrust Action
• Arena Shareholders Sue Over $6.2B SandRidge Merger
• Market Timing Claims Settled For Over $300M
• Merrill Investor Appeals ARS Class Action Dismissal
• Ernst & Young Added To Lehman Shareholder Complaint
• Securities Class Action Against Wells Fargo Pared
• Accenture Hit With Age Bias Class Action
• Abbott, Hospira Off Hook In ERISA Class Action
• Ricci Trumps Injunction In NAACP Fire Dept. Bias Suit
• Judge Tosses Citi Brokers' Suit Over Bonus Loans
• Class Cert. Stripped In Fla. Doctor Bonuses Suit
• Marine Hose Makers To Pay $4.75M To Exit MDL
• UBS, E&Y To Pay $250M In HealthSouth Fraud Case
• Bid To Stop Vote On $1.4B Zenith-Fairfax Deal Rejected
• Frontier Hid Bad Commercial Real Estate Loans: Suit
• Retailer Looks To Consolidate Transitions Suits In Fla.
• Wal-Mart Medical Treatment Action Stayed For Appeal
• Bear Stearns Fights Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit
• La. Appeals Court Vacates $35M Katrina Claims Deal
• Shell Union Spat Must Remain In Federal Court: 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of ERISA Suit Against Con Ed
• $4.5M MediCor D&O Settlement Approved
• DOJ Seeks To Intervene In Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Yoplait Yogurt Suit
• Lincoln National Can't Shake ERISA Suit
• Barclays Seeks Dismissal Of Shareholder Suit
• Gemini Loses Summary Bid In Deductible Spat
• Schwab To Pay $200M To Settle Investor Action
• T-Mobile Customer Wins Cert. In Insurance Policy Spat
• Class Cert. Granted In Mortgage Source FLSA Suit
• Class Cert. Denied Again In DOJ Hiring Bias Case
• Ameriprise Race Discrimination Suit Trimmed
• Toyota Tossed From Contract Suit Over SUV Options
• Class Cert. Sought In Canal Breach Suit Against US
• Shareholder Suit Seeks To Halt MAM-Emera Merger
• High Court Remands Class Action, Citing Shady Grove
• Class Cert. Granted In AT&T Mich. OT Suit
• Wal-Mart, J&J Toxic Baby Products Suit Stays Alive
• JPML Consolidates BofA OT Suits In Kan.
• Fremont Stock-Drop Class Action Gets Go-Ahead
• Blockbuster Worker Wins Round In Chair Class Action
• Societe Generale Wants Shareholder Suit Nixed
• Tycom Pays $79M To Settle Securities Suit Over IPO
• FLSA Suit Against Allstate Merchant Services Nixed
• Indirect Purchasers Reach $25M Deal With SRAM Makers
• Aldo, Store Managers Get Approval For OT Settlement
• Suzuki Settles Motorcycle Frame Defect Suit For $5M
• USPS Workers Win Conditional Cert. In Age Bias Case
• Lend America Loan Officers Win Wage Suit Class Bid
• Avnet's $34M Deal To End Benefits Spat Approved
• 9th Circ. Affirms RadioShack Class Cert. In Wages Case
• Viagra Study Documents Can't Be Released: Judge
• CNX Investors Slam $960M Consol Stock Purchase Bid
• Fraud Suit Over Superfund Trust Payouts Remanded
• Plaintiffs Try To Revive Butterball Don, Doff Case
• GSK Asks Again For Dismissal Of Wellbutrin IP Claims
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Nix Toprol Antitrust Suits
• Ill. Patients Appeal Denied Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
• Class Decertified In XTO Energy Gas Royalty Case
• Stryker Surgical Implant Kickback Suit Loses Legs
• Cargill Hit With Another Don, Doff Class Action
• Moody's, S&P Want Out Of Merrill Lynch ARS Case
• No-Opt-Out Class Nixed In Wells Fargo ERISA Suit
• Shareholder Suit Against Ex-HomeBanc Execs Tossed
• Costco Hit With Class Action Over Member Contracts
• Blue Cross Mich. Agrees To Cover Autism Therapy
• LA Residents Sue Over Toxins From Exxon Facility
• American Home Appeals Fax Case Coverage Suit
• Insurer Appeals Rejection Of Arbitration In Refund Suit
• Census Bureau Faces Suit Over Race Bias In Hiring
• Title VII Suit Over Merrill Retention Bonuses Trimmed
• Sirius XM Seeks To Limit Antitrust Class Action
• Workers Say ITT Violated Kuwait Employment Contracts
• K-Dur Direct Purchasers Appeal Antitrust Suit Ruling
• Deal Gets OK In Delta Financial FLSA Class Actions
• Boston Sci Misled Investors After Guidant Deal: Suit
• $110M E-Ferol Settlement Gets Final Approval
• Mohawk, Zurich Strike $18M Deal In Worker RICO Suit
• NY, Ill. Classes Certified For Aon Overtime Suit
• Calif. Central District Gets Toyota Acceleration MDL
• Hitachi Should Be Sanctioned For Answer: LCD Class
• Applebee's Devours Suit Over Nutrition Info
• Claims Tossed In Guardsmark Pay Structure Dispute
• PwC Let Off Hook In BofA ERISA Suit
• AT&T Online Access Tax Cases Merged Into MDL
• Nationwide Suffers Setback In Investigator OT Suit
• Class Action Over Denny's Salt Content Dismissed
• Bid To Centralize PPG Overtime Suits Nixed
• Cohen Milstein OK'd As Counsel In Plasma Pricing MDL
• Pittsburgh Hyatts Settle Housekeeping OT Class Action
• Texas Court Sued Over LexisNexis E-Filing Policy
• Investors Sue Vanguard Over Offshore Gambling Cos.
• Ag-Mart Settles Migrant Worker Class Suits For $1.3M
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Want New Class Counsel
• Textbook Co. Hit With Suit Over School Kickbacks
• Suit Calls Accenture Background Checks Race-Biased
• Court Won't Alter Stay In Infineon Shareholder Case
• Citi Subprime Class Action Barely Survives Toss
• Energy Cos. Win Dismissal Of Drug-Test Monopoly Suit
• UPS On-Road Manager Launches OT Collective Action
• IT Worker Hits Wash. Blue Cross With OT Suit
• Investors Seek To Revive $1.5B Lehman Minibond Spat
• 8th Circ. Tosses American Express Franchisee Spat
• Wells Fargo ERISA Suit Scores Class Certification
• Photographers Take Aim At Google Over Digital Library
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Status In Nvidia GPU Suit
• Sears Prevails In Kmart Real Estate Securities Suit
• Concrete Co. Settles Price-Fixing Case For $5.5M
• Plaintiffs Pared In Denver Police Race, Sex Bias Suit
• Residential, Underwriters Still Face MBS Class Claims
• Ex-Loan Officers Slam Money Source With OT Claims
• Aramark To Settle Wage-And-Hour Suit For $3.9M
• Boar's Head Slices State Law Claims In Don, Doff Suit
• Boehringer Ingelheim Hit With Don, Doff Suit
• Gas Cos. Ask 10th Circ. To Shield Docs In Hot Fuel MDL
• NeoPharm Investors' Class Action Trimmed
• Jury Issues Damages In 1st Bouchard Oil Spill Trial
• Moody's, Others Cleared In Merrill Lynch MBS Suit
• RBC Brokers Win Conditional Cert. On FLSA Claims
• Rite Aid Loses Summary Judgment Bid In OT Suit
• LA Loses Bid To Put Out Firefighter Trainees' FLSA Suit
• Chinese Education Co. Didn't Mislead Investors: Judge
• Smart Balance Wants Margarine Labeling Suit Tossed
• Trelleborg Accused Of Fixing Prices For Buoys, Pilings
• MBIA Fails To Dismiss Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit
• Plaintiffs Take MEMC Securities Suit To 8th Circ.
• Wal-Mart, Netflix Try Again To Trim Online Rental MDL
• Schwab Unlawfully Changed Mutual Fund Terms: Judge
• Hospital, Health Plans End Oxycontin Antitrust Suits