Class Action Archive » November, 2010

Class Action - November, 2010

225 articles

• Doctor Indicted Over False Fen-Phen Injury Claims
• Quest, Lab Techs Settle FLSA Suit For $2M
• Novartis Wins OK On $175M Deal To End Bias Action
• Consumers Fail To Revive ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
• Schwab's $235M YieldPlus Deal Gets Initial OK
• Northwestern Mutual Faces Interest Rate Class Action
• Insurer's Bid To Recoup $15M Sprint D&O Payout Nixed
• Kaba Ilco Hit With Class Suit Over Push Button Locks
• Workers Win Initial Cert. In Suit Against Tech Insurer
• 3 Wage-And-Hour Targets For Collective Action
• Q&A With Wildman Harrold's Brent Austin
• Dunlap Grubb Faces IP Fraud Class Action
• 9th Circ. Lets Progressive Move OT Suit To Fed. Court
• Class Cert. Denied In Phillip Morris Light Cig MDL
• J.Crew Shareholder Sues To Stop $3B Takeover
• Coventry Wins Partial Toss Of Copay Class Action
• Mass. Homeowners Press On In Chase Mortgage Suit
• Good News For Experts (And Attorneys Who Use Them)
• Fifth Third Beats ERISA Stock Drop Class Action
• Toll Fraud Suit Against Hertz Survives Dismissal Bid
• Q&A With Steptoe & Johnson's Karen Kahle
• Q&A With Sutherland's Lewis Wiener
• Chinese Drywall Supplier Settles With 79 Homeowners
• Travel Agency Pays $3M To Settle FLSA Class Actions
• AT&T, Pacbell Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Office Depot Settles Computer Warranty Class Action
• School Sued Over Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring
• Novell Shareholders Lambast $2.2B Attachmate Bid
• SC TrimBoard Settlement Gets Initial OK
• AK Steel Settles Class Action Over Pension Payments
• Judge Won't Rehear Dismissal Bid In Wyeth Pristiq Suit
• The Potential Impact Of 'Recall Fatigue'
• DuPont Reaches $70M Deal With Zinc-Smelting Plaintiffs
• Attorneys Brace For Surge In Sex Bias Class Actions
• Class Trimmed In First American Refinance Rate Action
• P&G Asks To Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• The Content Marketing Revolution
• Q&A With Venable's Doug Baldridge
• Franchisee Action Over BK Bargain Burgers Tossed
• Q&A With SNR Denton's Sandra Hauser
• American Oil Ends Investor Fight Over $445M Hess Deal
• 9th Circ. Keeps Verizon Class Action In Federal Court
• Bracing For Cigna V. Amara
• Dollar Tree Denied Quick Win In FLSA Class Actions
• Comital Group Settles Marine Hose Antitrust MDL
• Ford, Navistar Face 2 More Class Suits Over Engines
• Avandia Plaintiffs Must Comply With Lone Pine Order: Judge
• Senate Sets Aside $4.6B For Black Farmers, Indians
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ex-Cop's FLSA Training-Payback Action
• 9/11 Rescue Workers' $713M Deal Clears Last Hurdle
• Syngenta Herbicide Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Apollo Asks High Court To Fix Circuit Split In Fraud Suit
• Sun Life Fails To Escape ERISA Death Benefits Suit
• Toyota Acceleration MDL Survives Dismissal Bid
• Comforce Shareholder Sues To Bar $85M ABRY Bid
• Bar ALE Withdraws Suit Against Magnesium Oxide Cos.
• GE Escapes FLSA Class Action From Technicians
• Class Settles FLSA Action Against AT&T Mich. Unit
• Judge Preliminarily OKs $42M Micron Securities Deal
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• Schwab, YieldPlus Plaintiffs Patch $235M Settlement
• Q&A With Simpson Thacher's Joe McLaughlin
• Bucyrus Investor Sues To Block $7.6B Caterpillar Deal
• Vioxx Plaintiffs Take $5B Deal Woes To High Court
• King Investors Fail To Speed Suit Over $3.6B Pfizer Sale
• Fla. Drivers Win Class Certification In Privacy Case
• ERISA Class Sues Mutual Of Omaha Over Death Benefits
• Class Certified In Harmony Gold ADR Class Action
• Bristol-Myers Sales Rep Sues For Overtime Pay
• BankAtlantic Lied About Loan Risks, Jury Finds
• Class Claims Stay Grounded In BA Cartel Case
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Jerry Maatman
• Judge Trims Antitrust Class Action Against Sirius XM
• ING ERISA Appeal Targets Employer Stock Requirement
• Time Frame Trimmed In Wal-Mart OT Class Action
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Unit Slapped With FLSA Action
• Pacific Owes Defense In Tubing Action, Court Rules
• Settlement Nixed In Margarine Health Claim Class Suits
• Calif. Exxon Workers Reach Settlement In OT Suit
• Victoria's Secret FLSA Action Wins Initial Cert.
• Cancer Patients Lose Discovery Battle With Insurer
• Narrowing PCAOB Privilege
• Ford, Navistar Face Another Class Action Over Engines
• 2nd Circ. Backs Injunction In NYPD Sergeants' OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Calif. Newspaper Class Cert. Appeal
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Suit Against Google, HTC
• Ernst & Young Escapes OT Class Action In New York
• Q&A With Nelson Mullins' Marc Williams
• Investor Sues To Block Chevron's $3.2B Atlas Deal
• Settlement Talks Break Down In Tyson Don, Doff MDL
• Fed. Circ. Resurrects FCRA Suit Over PACER Receipt
• Garbage Workers Get $2M In ERISA Class Settlement
• Special Master To Oversee LCD Panel Settlements
• Insurer On Hook For Defense In BestComp E&O Suit
• Baron & Budd, Berman DeValerio End Xerox Fee Spat
• Healthfirst Hands Over $7.7M In Marketing Rep OT Suit
• Case Study: In Re Smith & Wesson
• Clearwire Lied About Connection Speed, Class Says
• Q&A With Bradley Arant's Mike Pennington
• Sears Sued Over Warranties On Broken Fridges
• Class Accuses SEC Of Negligence In Handling Madoff
• Gold Fields Sues US For Lead Claim Indemnification
• Gender Claims Cut From SEIU Discrimination Suit
• Judge Trims Claims In Madoff Feeder Fund Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Cashier's Seating Action
• SG To Participate In Cigna High Court Pension Fight
• TSCA Reform: The Push For More Disclosure
• Lunch Meat Workers Hit Kraft With New Don, Doff Suit
• Flonase Purchasers Win Class Cert. In Suit Against GSK
• Q&A With Winston & Strawn's Neal Marder
• Kinder Morgan, Investor Class Near $200M Settlement
• Rolling Stone Publisher Sued Over Text Spam
• Berman Gets Lead In Online Education IPO Fraud Suit
• Q&A With Steptoe & Johnson's Jim Moorhead
• LA Fitness Can't Shake Contract Suit Over Fees
• NC Woman Hits Foot Locker With Suit Over Pay
• Scholastic Book Clubs Hit With OT Collective Suit
• 5th Circ. Denies Cert. In Katrina Insurance Litigation
• US Sugar Workers Win Initial Deal OK In Buyout Dispute
• Questioning The Legitimacy Of LEED
• 5th Circ. Lifts Sanctions On Expert In FEMA Trailer MDL
• Judge Boots GNC Managers' FLSA Class Action
• BofA Wants RICO Foreclosure Class Action Tossed
• Vision Airlines Faces $5M Verdict In Hazard Pay Case
• Monro Can't Put Brakes On Service Fee Class Action
• ACLU Challenges Pay Policy For Gays In Military
• Allstate Chairman Can't Escape Age Bias Action
• Turkey Processors Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Q&A With Robbins Umeda's Brian Robbins
• Safeway Insurance Settles FLSA Class Action
• Judge Guts Retirement Class Action Against Pacific Life
• 9th Circ. To Consider Class Cert. In Aerotek OT Case
• Lehman, Lloyd's Try To Block Securities Action Claim
• Teva, Others Settle With Counties In Medicaid MDL
• Judge Tosses IBM Record-Keeping Class Action
• Plaintiffs Drop Bare Escentuals Securities Class Action
• 6th Circ. Gives New Life To Ohio Traffic Camera Suit
• Phillips Oil Settles Assistant Manager OT Action
• Judge Lets Labor Chief Weigh In On Ivy ERISA Suit
• Flag Telecom Class Action Ends With $24M Deal
• Citigroup Investor Class Action Trimmed
• Insurer Hits Welch With New Suit Over Juice Labels
• $2.4M McDonald's FLSA Settlement Wins Court OK
• Q&A With Mitchell Silberberg's Jeffrey Richardson
• First Mercury, Fairfax Deal Faces Investor Class Action
• Fla. Man Says Philip Morris Should Fund Lung Tests
• Bayer Denied New Trial In Rice Contamination MDL
• Case Study: Wang V. Chinese Daily News
• High Court Weighs Class Action Bans In Arbitration
• Omnicare Investors Drop High Court Appeal
• Class Action Alleges Dexatrim Contains Carcinogen
• Kraft Settles Hot Dog Plant Don, Doff Action
• Progressive To Refund Taxes In Ky. Class Action
• Court Clears Butterball Depositions In Don, Doff Case
• Q&A With Dechert's Sean Wajert
• Wilmington Trust, M&T Deal Faces Shareholder Ire
• Customers' Claims Trimmed In AT&T Cramming Suit
• Schwab Wants Out Of $235M YieldPlus Fraud Deal
• Vt. Potato Antitrust Fight Shipped To Idaho MDL
• Payless Hit With Calif. Minimum Wage, OT Action
• Objections Pile Up To Tronox Reorganization Plan
• Kaiser Health Inks $2.9M Settlement With IT Staff
• Canadian Class Actions Create Headaches For US Attys
• Judge OKs $3.5M Deal For Google AdWords Class
• Judge Reinstates Opt-Ins In Pa. Hospital FLSA Action
• Q&A With Dinsmore & Shohl's James Zeszutek
• Class, Collective Cert. Granted In Entergy OT Suit
• Macy's ERISA Action Gets The Boot
• 10 Appellate Tips From A Former Chief Justice
• Judge Boots $350B Countrywide MBS Action For Now
• ATG Shareholder Sues To Block $1B Oracle Bid
• Quanta Sues To Avoid Chinese Drywall Coverage
• GMAC Hit With Class Action Over Fla. Foreclosures
• Investors Sue RAE Over Battery Ventures Deal
• Apple Sabotaged IPhone 3Gs To Boost 4G Sales: Suit
• Dendreon Inks $17M Deal In Shareholder Action
• Netscape, Insurer Set For Trial Over Privacy Suits
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' William Anthony
• Akzo, AstraZeneca Face 'Dead Peasant' Policy Suit
• State Farm Dodges Class Action Over Medicare
• Pharmacy's Provigil Action To Remain In Federal Court
• Nanoparticles: A New Mass Tort Frontier
• Class Can't Kill Plaintiffs Atty's AWP Ban Appeal
• KV Securities Plaintiffs Fight Denial Of Bid To Amend
• Direct Purchaser Ends Suit Against Hitachi, Others
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Sue For Overtime Pay
• White & Case Hires Veteran Litigator For Korea Practice
• Costco Workers' OT, False Imprisonment Suit Trimmed
• Schleicher And Antitrust Class Certification
• Insurance Broker Settles OT Class Actions For $3.9M
• Amway Unit Pays $55M To End Pyramid Scheme Case
• Judge Squashes Hostess Trans Fat Labeling Suit
• Westgate Employees Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal On FLSA Preemption
• MDL Judge Wants More Info On Zicam Settlement
• Asst. Managers Nail CVS With Another OT Suit
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's William Stern
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Down Del Monte Pineapple Antitrust MDL
• Nationwide Settles Coverage Suit Over Corpse Sales
• Google Pays $8.5M To Settle Buzz Class Action
• 7th Circ. Stops Atty's 'Near-Frivolous' Sears Dryer Suits
• Q&A With Nixon Peabody's Scott O'Connell
• Broker Wants Coverage For $485M Provident Fraud
• Ex-Pharmacist Takes On Target Over Wage Violations
• Interpreting Morrison V. National Australia Bank
• Toll Bros. To Pay $25M To End Securities Suit
• Circuit City Wins Appeal To Nix Labor Class Claims
• EVA, Others Lose Bid To Leave Cargo Price-Fixing MDL
• Debt Collector Hits Ohio Firm With FLSA Action
• Horizon Loses JMOL Bid In Shipping Antitrust MDL
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Gail Lees
• New Woes For H-2A Visa Employers
• Judge Orders Answers From HP Exec In Workers' Suit
• Sony, Best Buy Can't Shake Shoddy Laptop Claims
• Plaintiffs' Atty Kicked Off Family Dollar Worker Suit
• Class Cert. Granted In Fla. Enfamil False Ad Suit
• Allstate Fraud Suit Stayed Pending Related Appeal
• Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims Against AEP Upheld
• Cancer Patients Fight Insurer's Bid To Block Discovery
• ERISA Action Against Transport Co. Beats Dismissal Bid
• Supreme Court Rejects Sprint's Class Claims Case
• Blue Cross Michigan Hit With 'Most Favored' Action
• Increasing Scrutiny Of Gov't Contingent Fee Deals
• Customer Service Reps Slap TD Bank With OT Action
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Brian Anderson