Class Action Archive » December, 2010

Class Action - December, 2010

187 articles

• Securities Cases To Watch In 2011
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2011
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2011
• Considering New Expert Disclosure Requirements
• Ideation Investor Sues Over SearchMedia Merger
• Marshall & Ilsley Shareholders Sue Over $4B BMO Deal
• 6th Circ. Reopens Helmet Labeling Suit
• Consumers Lose 2nd Class Cert. Bid In Quest Fight
• Godiva Strikes $1M Deal In Calif. Overtime Action
• Case Study: Carijano V. Occidental Petroleum
• Video Gamers Win Class Cert. In EA Antitrust Suit
• Gulf Spill Attys Want Changes To BP Fund Release Form
• Apple Gets IPod, ITunes Antitrust Action Tossed
• Ex-Atty Asks 6th Circ. To Revive $5M Malpractice Policy
• 8th Circ. To Let DOL Argue In Applebee's Tip Action
• Sirius Users Can't Replead Contract Claim: Judge
• Imax Investors Lose Class Bid In Securities Action
• Judge Won't Split Discovery In SemGroup Action
• 5th Circ. Backs FLSA Exemption For Claims Adjusters
• Class Granted Cert. In Dell False Advertising Suit
• Sales Reps Hit Daiichi Sankyo With FLSA Action
• 6th Circ. Asked To Rehear Blue Cross ERISA Action
• Using E&O Insurance In Foreclosure Litigation
• Odyssey Settles Shareholder Suits Over Gentiva Merger
• Ex-Lyondell Employees Seek Class Cert. In Bonus Suit
• Regulator Shouldn't Argue For Blue Cross, Fund Says
• Dish Network Techs Denied Class Cert. In OT Action
• Magma Fails To Boot Genesis' $5M Coverage Suit
• Kaplan Credit Checks Hurt Black Job Applicants: EEOC
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of ERISA Action Against NEA
• Wyeth Beats W.Va. Fraud Suit Over Hormone Drugs
• Investor Says Alternate Energy Inflated Stock Price
• Judge Nixes Mass. Hospital Workers' State Law Claims
• Workers Seek To Revive Pension Suit Against El Paso
• Judge Delays Shareholder Vote In $1B Oracle-ATG Deal
• Morgan Stanley Hit With Investment Advice Suit
• Class Recertified In XTO Gas Royalty Action
• Cabotage Purchaser Seeks Info In Attys' Fees Battle
• Shareholder Targets $960M Dell-Compellent Deal
• Insurers Must Pay For Suit Over Tree Project: City
• DOL Asks To Argue For Workers In Applebee's Tip Case
• Funeral Co. Faces Another Wage-And-Hour Action
• High Court, High Stakes: Cigna Corp. V. Amara
• 5th Circ. Nixes 'Unfair' $21M Katrina Settlement
• Gas Station Owners Sue BP, Transocean Over Spill
• AT&T Settles Call Center Workers' FLSA Action
• Suits Pile Up Over JPMorgan, HSBC Silver Claims
• Samsung Can't Keep DRAM Pleas From SRAM MDL
• 2nd Circ. Bars Priceline From $336M Class Deal
• Homeowners Insurers Dodge Chinese Drywall Claims
• Aflac Faces Class Action Over Ineligible Premiums
• BofA Settles ERISA Action For $21M
• In Context: The Chevron-Ecuador Litigation
• Viacom Breached $175M Harmonix Merger Deal: Suit
• Fen-Phen Atty Deserved Policy Rescission: Insurer
• Plaintiffs Blast $137M BofA Deal In Muni Bond MDL
• IT Workers Win Cert. In Overtime Suit Against HP Unit
• AUO Antitrust Ruling Delayed For Criminal Trial
• 3rd Circ. Says Pet Food Refund Cap Still Needs Work
• Facebook Wins Partial Toss Of Click Fraud Class Suit
• TransUnion Beats Class Bid In Faulty Credit Score Suit
• Judge Nixes WaMu Workers' FLSA Action V. JPMorgan
• BP Spill Workers Sue Over Cancer Risk
• Materiality And Statistical Significance Explained
• Butterball Asks 10th Circ. To Affirm Don, Doff Win
• DuPont Settles NJ Tainted Water Suit For $8.3M
• Judge OKs $4M Deal To End Lowe's Dryer Vent Suits
• DirectBuy Settles Class Action With Free Memberships
• Stora Enso Gets Paper Antitrust Action Tossed
• Workers Win Class Status In Costco Lockdown Suit
• FedEx Drivers Are Not Employees, Judge Rules
• A Review Of 2010 Antitrust Class Actions
• 11th Circ. Bars Exemption Defense In Jaguar OT Suit
• Wells Fargo Settles Pick-A-Payment Suit For $50M
• Judge Nixes Samsung Bid To Sack Claims In SRAM MDL
• Aerotek Case Set To Redraw Class Cert. Battle Lines
• Manatt, McKool Beat NFL Players' Malpractice Action
• 11th Circ. Kills Office Depot Shareholder Fight
• Matrixx To Pay $15.5M In Zicam MDL
• Judge OKs $27M Deal In Cooper Securities Action
• Sidley Snags 3 Howrey Securities Litigators
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In Credit Suisse Suit
• Guards Hit Securitas With Overtime Action
• Calif. Overtime Action Against AT&T Goes Nationwide
• Squeezing Coverage For False Labeling Claims
• Credit Suisse Escapes Claims In National Century MDL
• 8th Circ. Shuts Down Medtronic ERISA Action
• All Nippon Ends Air Cargo Price-Fixing MDL For $10M
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Railroad Antitrust Case
• Settlement OK'd In Wachovia Call Center OT Case
• Plane Crash MDL Judge Sends 5 Cases To State Court
• Burn Pit MDL Stayed Pending Abu Ghraib Appeals
• Apple, AT&T Face IPad Bait-And-Switch Class Action
• Case Study: Dukes V. Wal-Mart
• Blue Cross, Others Booted In Pfizer Neurontin MDL
• Best Buy Sex Bias Action Stayed Pending Wal-Mart
• 9th Circ. Makes U-Turn In Genocide Insurance Case
• Apple, Consumers Settle Gift Card Contract Suit
• Settlement OK'd In UPS Retirees' Insurance Rate Action
• Judge Stays Apple, AT&T Suit Pending Concepcion
• Judge Won't Cut Experts From Milk Antitrust MDL Case
• Judge Nixes Final Claim In State Street ERISA Suit
• Merrill Lynch Squandered Funeral Investments: Suit
• Farmers Pride Donning, Doffing Action Recertified
• Pfizer Pulls Hypertension Drug Thelin From Market
• Cappuccitti V. DirecTV Re-Revisited
• CSIC Sues Sanford Wittels Over Malpractice Defense
• Winery Accused Of Falsely Marketing Elderberry Juice
• Ex-Delta Employee Drops Appeal Of $100M Class Claim
• Dean Foods To Pay $30M To Settle Vt. Antitrust Suit
• A Fresh Look At Warranties
• Denver Police Defeat Class Cert. In Race Bias Suit
• H&R Block Workers Gain Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Samsung Fails To Nix Classes In SRAM Antitrust MDL
• MetLife To Pay $2.3M In Wage Deduction Action
• Q&A With Debevoise's Colby Smith
• J&J Hit With $1.8M Verdict In Levaquin MDL
• Discover Seeks To Toss Fla. Hidden Fees Class Suit
• Comcast Faces OT Action From Data Analysts
• $5.3M Deal Wins Initial OK In Sirius Copyright Suit
• Judge Wants More Fee Info From Cabotage Plaintiffs
• High Court Grills Credit Card Plaintiffs' Counsel
• Sales Rep Hits Merck With Overtime Class Action
• Ensuring Wage-And-Hour Settlements Close The Door
• Q&A With Weil's David Lender
• CORRECTED: Reddy Ice Cartel Action Survives Challenge
• Judge Again Denies Bid To Dismiss Ivy ERISA Suit
• Investors Tell High Court Janus Is Liable For Funds
• Ark. Court Backs Class Cert. For Insurance Customers
• Bryan Cave, AmEx Tax Shelter Case Pared Down Again
• Fla. Workers Win Class Cert. In Wellness Program Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes En Banc Bid In Humana Marketing Suit
• Fluor Can't Shake Liability Claims In FEMA Trailer MDL
• Judge OKs $4.2M In Hydrogen Peroxide MDL Deals
• The End Of Class Actions? Not Likely
• Q&A With Debevoise's Jeffrey Jacobson
• Huron To Pay $38M To End Inflated Earnings Suit
• Judge Tosses Cigna Case Managers' FLSA Class Action
• Starbucks Baristas Fight Toss Of Tip-Sharing Action
• Enterprise Class Action Deal OK'd Over Gripes
• Investors Renew Class Action Against Lehman Directors
• DOJ Delays Discovery In Air Cargo Antitrust MDL
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Back Down In Sears Dryer Case
• Pharmacy Drops Provigil Class Suit Against Cephalon
• Cigna Wins Toss Of Disability Plan Class Action
• Janus Ruling Hinges On Who 'Makes A Statement'
• High Court May Overhaul Class Standards In Wal-Mart
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Lisa Heller
• Judge Won't Let Contractors Ditch FEMA Trailer MDL
• Anti-Union Attys Denied Class Counsel Spot Seek Cert
• Philip Morris Asks High Court To Review $270M Award
• AirTran Shareholder Challenges $1.4B Southwest Buy
• Class OK'd In Securities Suit Against Homebuilder
• Taiwan Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case Moves Forward
• Claims In ConAgra Don, Doff Class Action Trimmed
• Class Certification And The Underpants Gnomes
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Marci Eisenstein
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Revive Tempur-Pedic Resale Case
• Healthways To Settle ERISA Class Action For $1.25M
• RSL Investors Lose Bid To Go After Lehman Insurer
• AIG Ordered To Cough Up Docs In CDS Dispute
• Shareholder Sues To Block $5B Bid For Del Monte
• Judge Lets $600M Citigroup Unit Sale Move Ahead
• Health Provider Loses Cert. Bid In State Farm Suit
• Ex-Workers Hit Foreclosure Atty With WARN Action
• Fifth Third To Settle Overdraft Suit For $9.5M
• Judge OKs Deal In Hewitt Associates OT Suit
• Investors Sue Principal Over Fund Redemption Dates
• Q&A With Sills Cummis' Jeffrey Greenbaum
• Judge Revives Oil Rig Helicopter Price-Fixing Case
• Public Records Requests Aren't Discovery: 7th Circ.
• Isilon Shareholder Sues To Block $2.25B EMC Merger
• McDermott Hooks Veteran Trial Atty From Yoss
• Callaway Accountants Take OT Suit To High Court
• Costco Files Fresh Antitrust Suit Against LCD Makers
• LTX-Credence Shareholders Sue To Stop Verigy Merger
• Smurfit-Stone Employees Consolidate ERISA Actions
• Antitrust Claims Fail In Hawaii, Guam Shipping MDL
• Perdue Hit With Fraud Suit Over 'Humane' Labels
• Class Claims CertainTeed Shills Shoddy House Siding
• Merrill Shakes Some Claims Over $237M ARS Bonds
• Sony Triumphs In Defective HDTV Action
• Mass. Bay Removes Home Repair Action To Fed. Court
• Plaintiffs Exit Bayer MDL But Still Face Discovery
• Ladish Shareholders Sue To Block $778M Allegheny Buy
• Contemplating Class Action Waivers
• Q&A With Stinson Morrison's Dan Crabtree