Class Action Archive » August, 2010

Class Action - August, 2010

203 articles

• Cert. Denied In First American Appraisal Collusion Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Part Of Kellogg Don, Doff Suit
• Direct Purchasers Lose Cert. Bid In Plastics MDL
• Remand Bid Defeated In Propofol Class Action
• KPMG Settles Accounting Fraud Class Action
• Epson Tries To Keep Secret Report Out Of Printer Suit
• Cintas Drug Testing Suit Can Head Back To State Court
• Jones Soda Securities Action Fizzles In 9th Circ.
• Medicare Part D Fraud Claims Preempted: 9th Circ.
• Workers At NYC's Alto Dish Out Wage Action
• Blowout Preventer Maker Loses Bid To Slow Recovery
• Striking Coke Workers Fight To Keep Medical Benefits
• Ford, ERISA Plaintiffs Strike Class Action Deal
• Morgan Stanley Settles Muni Derivative MDL For $6M
• 2 Suits Over BofA, Merrill Deal Survive
• Interlocutory Appeal Nixed In Hot Fuel MDL
• Stantec Designer Loses 2nd Class Bid In OT Suit
• Avandia Probes Lead To ERISA Class Suit Against GSK
• MDL Judge Nixes Global Zicam Settlement
• Can You Google Or Facebook Potential Jury Members?
• US Escapes $900M Suit Over Bonds On Chinese Imports
• 3rd Circ. To Review Tossed $295M De Beers Settlement
• 11th Circ. Nixes Callaway Accountants' FLSA Suit
• $1B VeriFone Shareholder Class Action Tossed
• Optical Disk Purchasers File New Antitrust Complaints
• Skechers Hit With Class Action Over Shape-Up Shoes
• Chemtura Settles Class Actions Over '04 Fire For $7M
• Chevron Asks To Intervene In BP MDL Enviro Case
• Class Cert. Denied In ConAgra Popcorn Action
• The Legal Market In Transition
• Ex-Worker Hits Md. Hospital With ADA Class Action
• Judge Plucks Cert. From Farmers Pride Wage Action
• Advertisers' Facebook Click Suit Moves Forward
• Prospect Medical Investors Sue Over $363M Merger
• Allstate, BofA Close Out Parmalat Securities Spat
• Butterball Defense Stands In FLSA Don, Doff Action
• Cemex Wage-And-Hour Class Drops FLSA Claims
• Diebold Settles ERISA Claims For $4.5M
• Judge Grants Preliminary OK To $18.5M Sea Star Deal
• Wal-Mart Wants High Court To Settle Class Cert. Split
• Phoenix Dividend Suit To Proceed On Most Claims
• Massey Suit Over Toxic Coal Dust Gets March Trial
• Rigel Shareholders Again Lose Suit Over Arthritis Drug
• Insurer Off The Hook In Junk Fax Coverage Spat
• Magic Hat Brewer Faces Investors' Ire Over Merger
• Class Decertified In Correctional Workers' FLSA Case
• Transocean Seeks Faster Ruling On Blowout Preventer
• Sweat The Small Stuff — Nanotech Insurance Issues
• Merrill, BofA Settle Derivatives Specialists' OT Suits
• Xerox Settles ACS Shareholder Claims For $69M
• Discovery To Proceed In Signalife Securities Action
• CORRECTED: 7th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. For Conseco Investors
• McAfee Shareholder Sues Over $7.7B Intel Deal
• States, Municipalities Get Tough On 'Wage Theft'
• Serco Army Recruiters Settle OT Suit
• Express Mart FLSA Claims Don't Check Out: Judge
• Cab Cos. Hit With Price-Fixing Suit Over Permit Fees
• BankAtlantic Ordered To Hand Over SEC Docs
• 21 Club Fails To Get Gratuity, OT Suit Tossed
• Banks Ask To Toss Investors' WaMu Securities Suit
• Ky. Bar Probes Atty Over $20M Fen-Phen Fees
• Polyurethane Foam Cos. Hit With 6th Price-Fixing Suit
• Emulex Settles Shareholder Suit Over Broadcom Offer
• Albuquerque Call Center Workers Lose Class Bid
• Kan. Class Actions Merged In Hot Fuel MDL
• Strict Liability For Below-Cost Pricing In Calif.?
• Suit Claims $247M FLIR-ICx Deal Cheats Shareholders
• Man Group, GLG Settle Shareholder Suit Over $2B Deal
• Zicam Maker Settles 18 Economic Injury Suits
• Lawn Mower Horsepower MDL Settled For $65M
• Kroger Faces Overtime Action From Ex-Managers
• 10th Circ. Affirms Remand Of Superfund Fraud Case
• Insurer Wants Out Of Grisly Funeral Home Defense
• Class Certified In Century 21 Franchisee Contract Feud
• Paychex Gets Bifurcated Trial In Premier FLSA Suit
• Solectron Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over $3.6B Merger
• 9th Circ. Remands Mercury Backdating $29M Fee Award
• Shareholders Lash Out At Dynegy, Blackstone Deal
• Dell Fails To Compel Arbitration In Defective Laptop Suit
• Class Action Over Fairfield Madoff Losses Survives
• Case Study: Clark V. Superior Court
• Judge Severely Narrows Morgan Stanley MBS Case
• Farmland Workers' Safety Gear Not 'Clothing': Judge
• Homeowners Abandon US Gypsum Drywall Case
• Ex-Lyondell Workers Seek OK To Sue Over Bonuses
• 8th Circ. Nixes Hospital Antitrust Suit Against CR Bard
• Southern Copper Investors Fight Grupo Mexico Deal
• Harrah's State Law Action Preempted By FLSA: Judge
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Denial In Land Rover Tire Suit
• Hagens Berman Sets Up New K Street Digs
• Going Private Deals Involving A Controlling Stockholder
• Settlement Class Limited In Canadian Car MDL
• HealthGrades Faces Shareholder Suit Over Vestar Deal
• Shareholders Fight Cerberus' Bid For BlueLinx
• 3rd Circ. Revives Amtrak Sex Bias Suit
• Claims Trimmed In Honeywell Air Cleaner Action
• Hickory Springs Named In Polyurethane Antitrust Suit
• Allis-Chalmers Sued Over $890M Seawell Tie-Up
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Age Bias Suit Against FDIC
• Evaluating Self-Insured Retentions For Products Claims
• U. Of Phoenix Counselors' OT Claims Moved To Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of BDO Investor Action
• 9th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Win For Tortilla Maker
• WellPoint, Aetna Antitrust Suits Barred By Past Deals
• Class Serves BP With RICO Suit Over Safety Cuts
• McDonald's Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Wage Suit
• DirecTV Fails To Strike Class Claims In FLSA Suit
• Costco Hot Fuel Deal Needs More Work: Judge
• Enterprise Holdings Off Hook In FLSA MDL
• Class Survives First American's Bid To Decertify
• DirectSat, Unitek Workers Seek Sanctions In OT Suit
• Constellation Escapes ERISA Action Over Stock Drop
• Northstar Loses Claims Against Schwab On Appeal
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• AAI Pushes For Class Cert. In Hospital Merger Suit
• KeyCorp ERISA Stock-Drop Class Action Nixed
• Ala. College Students Sue Over Dining Hall Monopoly
• Family Dollar Wage Class Suit Stays In Federal Court
• Combined Insurance Strikes $6M Deal In Wage Suit
• 8th Circ. Denies Class Cert. In ReliaStar Annuity Spat
• Waddell & Reed FLSA Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Enbridge Hit With Another Action Over Mich. Oil Spill
• ABQ Ordered To Turn Over Docs In BP Royalty Suit
• Beazer, Employees Strike $5.5M Deal In ERISA Suit
• Plaintiffs Fail To Revive Credit Suisse Investor Suit
• CardioNet Wins Dismissal Of Investor Class Action
• BofA Off Hook For 'Deceptive' CD Interest Rate Claims
• Stricter Analysis Of Expert Testimony At Class Cert.
• Aussie Court Revives Qantas Price-Fixing Action
• PepsiCo Secures Partial Win In ERISA Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Aetna Securities Action
• Fraud Claims Nixed In Fifth Third Shareholder Suit
• Up To 8K Huhtamaki Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Challenging CT Scans In Medical Monitoring Claims
• The General Trend Toward Certification In Canada
• Publisher, YouTube Settle Over Media Leak In IP Suit
• Tip-Pooling Cases Down, Not Out After Calif. Ruling
• AmEx Unit Gets Damages Claim Nixed In Benefits Suit
• Drywall Claimants Seek Class Status In Tousa Ch. 11
• Alphatec Hit With Securities Suit Over French Buy
• Coke Wins Dismissal Of 'Calorie-Burning' Enviga Suit
• No Loss Causation In Thane Investor Suit: 9th Circ.
• Wells Fargo To Pay $203M To Overdraft Fraud Class
• Zell Won't Have To Disgorge Funds In ERISA Suit
• Class Trimmed In Headwaters Fraud Suit Over Coal IP
• Lehman Minibond Holders OK'd To Go After LBSF
• Patients Seek Cash From Troutman, Nursing Home Spat
• Investors Back Out Of Synchronoss Securities Case
• Antitrust Suit Against Allstate, State Farm Gets New Life
• Intervet Plan For Quiet Vetsulin Settlements Thwarted
• EEOC's Race Bias Suit Survives Propak's Dismissal Bid
• Is It Time For 'Total Recall' Of Medical Products?
• New Century Shareholders Settle Claims For $125M
• Black Brokers Denied Cert. In Merrill Lynch Bias Suit
• Unilever Faces FLSA Collective Action At Mo. Factory
• WaMu Settles ERISA Claims In MDL For $49M
• WellCare To Pay $200M To Resolve Shareholder Suit
• Trust To Pursue Consol Gas Royalties In State Court
• Wachovia Wins Toss Of ERISA Class Action
• Select Comfort Class Action Put To Bed
• US Fire Wants Off Hook For Mich. Homeowner Action
• Pirelli Settles Marine Hose Antitrust MDL For $3M
• Don, Doff Claims Chucked From LA Police OT Spat
• To Avoid Wage-Hour Risks, Use Ounce Of Prevention
• FDIC Avoids Liability For Dime Bancorp Warrants
• Dick's Wins Bid To Bar State Law Class In FLSA Suit
• CVS Assistant Managers Win Class Status In OT Case
• Vt. State Workers' OT Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Bayer Wins Toss Of Third-Party Payors Suit In Yaz MDL
• Samsung Settlement Over Defective HDTVs OK'd
• Chiquita Terrorist Payout Settlement Gets Court OK
• EEOC Warned Census Bureau About Race Bias: Suit
• Food Lion's Claims Pared In Milk Antitrust MDL Case
• $15M Deal Forged In General Dynamics ERISA Suit
• Funds Win Class Cert In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• Weight-Loss Pill Fraud Class Action Eighty-Sixed
• Sanofi's $24.2M Sex Bias Settlement Approved
• Tishman Speyer Wins Toss Of REIT Class Action
• Case Study: Sullivan V. DB Investments
• Suit Claims FedEx Is Retaliating Against Mass. Drivers
• Pension Class Hits Marshall & Ilsley With ERISA Suit
• Toyota Faulty Engine Action Runs Out Of Gas
• Class Wins Certification In BP Gas Royalty Dispute
• BP Hit With $10B Suit Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• $11.5M Bouchard Oil Spill Deal Gets Initial OK
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Cyberonics Win In Liability Case
• Monopoly Claims Nixed In Delta, AirTran Antitrust Suit
• Caterpillar Settles ERISA Class Action For $16.5M
• Wells REIT Fails To Nix Shareholder Merger Challenge
• Foreign Claims Clipped From Korean Air Antitrust MDL
• Olan Mills To Pay $3M To End Photographer Wage Suit
• Wal-Mart, J&J Get Baby Shampoo Class Suits Tossed
• Ford Eyes Settlement In Consolidated ERISA Cases
• Ex-NFL Players Sue Electronic Arts Over Madden Games
• Toyota Facing New Evidence In Acceleration MDL
• Class Claims AT&T's High-Speed DSL Is Defective
• Santander Madoff Suit Belongs In Irish Court: Judge
• Gillette Reaches $7.5M Deal In Razor False Ad Suit
• More Eateries On Menu In Batali Tip Class Action
• Smart Balance False Ad Suit Gets Another Shot
• 7th Circ. OKs Booting Of Exxon, Shell Price Inflation Suit
• Maine Pay Law Biased Against Older Workers: Suit
• American Oil Shareholders Fight $445M Hess Merger