Class Action Archive » January, 2011

Class Action - January, 2011

230 articles

• Nissan, Honda Duck Antitrust Action Over Car Imports
• Lennox To Pay $5M In Fees To End Fireplace Class Suit
• Calif. Judge Grants Class Cert. To Tech Temps
• Broker Manipulated Rice Futures, Trader Class Says
• WaMu Underwriters Can't Shake Securities MDL
• Case Study: Kwikset V. Superior Court
• GSK Settles Wrongful Death Suit In Avandia MDL
• Judge Again Trims HP Tablet Class Action
• Conn. Bank Hits Countrywide With Subprime Action
• Veterans Seek Instant Benefits In PTSD Action
• HR Manager Hits Toshiba With Sex Bias Action
• Apple Sued Over Cracked IPhone Screens
• Dick's To Pay Up To $15.5M To Settle OT Actions
• Judge Denies Class Cert., Tosses GM Apartheid Suit
• Taco Bell Tries To Take Bite Out Of Beef Suit With Ads
• Investors Hit Icahn Over 70 Cents-Per-Share XO Offer
• COFC Correct Venue For FDIC Contract Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Monsanto Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Pilots Ask DC Circ. To Revive US Airways Pension Row
• Calif. High Court OKs Economic Loss False Ad Suits
• Ky. Bank To Take Merrill Lynch ARS Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Judge Wants Terms Disclosed In Tyson Don, Doff Deal
• Judge Nixes $10M Deal In Sirius Privacy Action
• CPSIA: What To Expect In 2011
• Cargill Workers Score Deal In Don, Doff Actions
• 9th Circ. Returns 160 Plaintiffs To Toxic Tort Suit
• Viacom, BET Pay $2.75M To Settle Copyright Action
• Hoops Legend 'Big O' Joins NCAA Antitrust, IP Fight
• Ore. Hits Countrywide With $14M Subprime Suit
• ERISA Claims Tossed In Church Publisher Action
• Live Nation Settles Ticketmaster Online Fees Action
• Pepsi Distributor Supers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Class Action Group Of The Year: White & Case
• Smart Technologies Faces Class Action Over $660M IPO
• Wis. Gov. Signs Tort Reform Bill Despite Criticism
• Twombly And Antitrust Class Action Plaintiffs
• MissPERS Seeks Return To $950M RBS Securities Suit
• UTi Workers Win Initial Cert. In Overtime Action
• Dish Hit With False Ad Suit Over Programming Contract
• KBR Faces FLSA Action Over Time Clock Trek
• Twin City Settles Coverage Suit Over Integra Action
• Pfizer Sanctioned Over Shoddy Witness Testimony
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Salespeople Slap Ryland With FLSA Action
• Plaintiffs Add New Claim To Reebok Sneaker Suit
• Plaintiffs Push $40M Deal In Moving Co. Antitrust MDL
• Judge Approves $1.35M Deal In DirecTV Overtime MDL
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• Investors Say Coinstar Pumped Up Redbox Prospects
• Advisers To Drop Most Claims Against Morgan Stanley
• Venture Financial Strikes Deal In ERISA Action
• Retirees Can't Sue Over Enron Losses, JPMorgan Says
• BP Hit With RICO Action In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• LA DAs Win Class Cert. In Union Retaliation Action
• Green Chem Regs — Coming To Products Near You?
• Judge OKs Dechert Meal Break Settlement
• Class Action Group Of The Year: King & Spalding
• Facebook To Restrict Friend Finder In Germany
• Wellness Coach Hits UnitedHealth With FLSA Action
• Bear Stearns Securities Action Survives Dismissal
• $2.6M Deal Struck In Toxic FEMA Trailer MDL
• Uponor Faces Class Action Over Plumbing Defects
• DOJ Ends J&J Blood Reagent Price-Fixing Probe
• High Court Reverses Ruling On Credit Card Rate Hikes
• Allergan Investor Suit Over Botox Deal Put On Hold
• Pfizer Silences Testimony On Short-Term Prempro Use
• EEOC Puts Bull's Eye On Systemic Workplace Bias
• Judge In Ice Antitrust MDL Berates Jones Day, Dykema
• Walgreens Ducks Fraud Action Over Pills In 7th Circ.
• Class Member Takes $10M Clorox Deal To 9th Circ.
• ABQ Fails To Quash Subpoena In BP Royalty Suit
• Ex-Lehman Execs Want Savings Plan Action Tossed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Rail Worker OT Action Against Watco
• Closing Co.'s Workers Didn't Choose To Leave: 9th Circ.
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Snapple Seeks To Kill Immunity Claims Class Action
• Class Action Has Beef With Taco Bell's Labeling
• Chinese Co. Told To Hand Over Docs In Vitamin C Case
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Class Cert. Granted In Beacon Mutual Dividend Suit
• Sovereign Loan Officers Sue For Overtime
• Conseco Insurance Rate Hikes Don't Fly, Judge Says
• 1st Cases Tossed In Dollar General Managers' OT MDL
• 10th Circ. Affirms Grant Thornton Win In IMergent Suit
• Workers Can Sue US, Calif. Over Same-Sex Benefits
• 9 Mistakes Companies Make In Consumer Class Actions
• 2 Ex-IKB CEOs Off Hook in Rhinebridge Class Action
• Wrigley Gets False Ad Action Over Eclipse Gum Nixed
• Judge Recommends Nixing Class Bids In TVA Ash Suits
• Law360's Class Action Groups Of The Year
• Toyota Settles Faulty Prius Headlights Action
• MF Global Strikes $90M Deal In IPO Action
• Merrill Moves To Nix Funeral Investment Suits
• Dillard's Faces Class Action Over Background Checks
• Ascentive Faces Class Suit Over Alleged Sham Software
• Dairy Co-Ops Call Antitrust Settlement A Bad Deal
• Entry-Level Auditors Slap KPMG With Overtime Suit
• NCAA, EA Seek To Dismiss Athletes' Publicity Rights Suit
• Supreme Court Mulls Medicaid Clinics' Rights To Sue
• Gym Appeals FLSA Suit Testimony In 6th Circ.
• J&J Escapes Toxic Baby Shampoo Action
• Conexant Faces Shareholder Suit Over $284M Merger
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In RBS Subprime Action
• J.Crew Settles Shareholder Action Over $3B Sale
• 8th Circ. Revives Class Action Over KV Recalls
• Century 21 Faces OT Action Over Off-Hour Tasks
• Tips For Using New Media In Class Action Notice Plans
• Morgan Stanley Employee Class Claims Fall Short
• Foot Locker Fails To Boot Workers' Attys
• Court Rules Fla. Law Can't Stop BofA Convenience Fees
• 2nd Circ. Revives Parmalat Venue Dispute
• Supreme Court Weighs Class Rules In Baycol Case
• Tipped Workers Hit Fla. Hard Rock With Wage Action
• Unilever Settles Tainted Slim-Fast Suit For $1.2M
• Judge Keeps Opt-Out Period Closed In Shipping MDL
• Wendy's To Settle Calif. Labor Suit For $1.5M
• 7th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Outback Wage Suit
• High Court Declines Appeal Of Window Defect Classes
• Domino's Delivered Less Than Minimum Wage: Driver
• Guards Lose Challenge To Calif. Prison Furlough Plan
• Qantas To Pay $26.5M To Escape Air Cargo Cartel MDL
• Sanofi Beats Back Apotex Generic In Uroxatral MDL
• Wis. Moves Closer To Punitive Damages Limit
• Guardian Cleaners Win Class Cert. In Overtime Suit
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Raytheon Retiree Action
• FirstEnergy, Allegheny End Securities Suit Over Merger
• Analysts Slap Hartford Unit With Overtime Action
• Directors And Officers Can't Hide In Del.
• DirecTV Installers Win Initial Cert. In FLSA Action
• Moody's, Fitch, S&P Escape Securities Action
• 1st Settlement Reached In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• Ford Seeks Federal Injunction Of Ohio Contract Trial
• Investigators Score Class Status In Geico FLSA Suit
• 10th Circ. Upholds Albuquerque City Workers' FLSA Loss
• Philip Morris Does Not Have To Fund CT Scans: Judge
• DOL, Applebee's Square Off Over Tips In 8th Circ.
• DOL Asks 6th Circ. To Revive KeyCorp ERISA Action
• Judge Sends Tribune Paper Hawkers' Suit To Mediation
• RadioShack, AT&T Can't Shake Fraud Action
• Avoiding Class Actions With Arbitration Agreements
• Judge Guts Royal Bank Of Scotland Securities Action
• Caterpillar Retiree Health Care Action Gets Go-Ahead
• Bayer Strikes Deal With 4 Farmers In Rice MDL
• Ex-Clark Dodge Brokers File OT Class Action
• 7th Circ. Upholds H&R Block Win In Wage Action
• The Price-Anderson Act's Effect On Radiation Torts
• Pinkerton Can't Shake Air Force Base OT Action
• Fen-Phen Lawyer Indicted For Insurance Fraud
• Facebook Seeks To Nix Friend Finder Suit
• Cable One Tries Again To Escape Tying Suit
• Judge Keeps Salon-Only False Ad Action Alive
• NY Judges Want $780M In Salary Dispute
• Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Moody's, S&P Claims
• 7th Circ. Nixes WARN Action Against DHL
• $179M Settlement Ends AK Steel Health Benefits Action
• DC Circ. Revives Race Bias Suit Against Fed
• Does Securities Enforcement Make Corps. Stronger?
• Gerber Faces Class Action Over Lead In Juice
• Kellogg To Pay $5M To Settle Rice Krispies Ad Suit
• Domino's Cuts $1.45M Deal With Calif. Labor Class
• Justices Mull Drug Disclosures In Matrixx Fraud Case
• Federal Signal Cuts $3.8M Deal In Hearing Loss Suits
• High Court Refuses To Hear Kraft's Don, Doff Dispute
• Case Study: Schnuerle V. Insight
• US Backs Drugmakers In Supreme Court Pricing Suit
• Tyco Escapes Calif. Labor Class Action
• Kraft Sued Over Changes To Retiree Health Plans
• Insurer Seeks To Dodge Mead Johnson Coverage
• Qualcomm's $3.2B Bid For Atheros Too Cheap: Septa
• Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Merger Suit
• High Court To Take Up Halliburton Fraud Case
• Embarq Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Sodexo Hatches Egg Price-Fixing Suit
• Corrected: Plaintiffs Appeal Toss Of Paper Price-Fixing Suit
• WaMu Investors Win Class Cert.
• Bayer The Latest To Get Claims Nixed In Asbestos MDL
• Weight Watchers Settles Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• Cargolux Wins Initial OK For $35M Price-Fixing Deal
• BofA Faces Mortgage Loan Officer FLSA Action
• Liberty Units Rebuff $450M AIG Insurance Pool Deal
• Ambac Execs Can't Shake ERISA Action
• Union Carbide Off Hook For 172 Asbestos Claims
• BP, Others Fight Off Class Cert. In Radiation Suit
• Criminal Subpoenas For Foreign-Originating Evidence
• Sparky Heater Action Survives Dismissal Bids
• $1M Baluchi's Wage Suit Settlement Gets Initial OK
• BMW Hid Major Engine Problem, Suit Claims
• Judge Shuts Door On Medtronic ERISA Action
• Store Managers Hit RadioShack With FLSA Action
• Chase Can't Shake Cardholder APR Class Action
• Retired NFL Players Ordered To Share Promotional Info
• Mich. Can Fight Class Cert. In ERISA Suit: 6th Circ.
• Kason Strikes Deal In Food Equipment Antitrust Suit
• Porsche Faces Class Suit Over Cooling Leaks
• Sheriffs' FLSA Suit Against Calif. County Survives
• Ky. Judge Nixes Nationwide Class In Ford Engine Suit
• Supervalu Settles Disabled Worker Action For $3.2M
• Blockbuster Woes Continue With FMLA Action
• Judge Scraps Barclays Securities Class Action
• Danica Named Lead Plaintiff In Transocean Suit
• Judge Urges Dismissal Of Freight Price-Fixing Action
• Shareholders Join Suits In XenoPort Stock Price Case
• Plaintiffs Narrow Claims In Cement Price-Fixing Cases
• Anadarko, KMG Can't Escape Tronox Securities Case
• Morrison Shortens The Long Arm Of The Law
• GSK Loses Bid To Bar Testimony On Avandia Risks
• Homeowners Sue BofA Over Hidden Insurance Fees
• New Balance Sued Over Toning Shoes
• JPMorgan Faces Class Action Over Autodial Debt Calls
• LaserCard Shareholder Sues To Block Sale
• Boeing Crash Suits Belong In Ill. Court: 7th Circ.
• Philips Settles MDL Over Baby Bottles
• MSG To Give Guards $1.3M To Settle Overtime Suit
• Foreign Claims In SRAM Antitrust MDL Remain In Play
• Verizon Workers Appeal Case Over GPS Tracking Phones
• Judge OKs $3.25M Class Deal In Orion IPO Suit
• Cruise Line Workers Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Questionable Consumer Fraud Cases In Food Industry
• BP Loses Bid To Depose Oil Spill Witnesses In Texas
• Contract Claims Cut From Wells Fargo Mortgage Action
• Claims Trimmed In Cement Price-Fixing Actions
• Smokers' Marketing Action V. Philip Morris Revived
• Home Depot Worker Bias Suit Remains In Federal Court
• Stearns Faces Overtime Action From Underwriters
• Pimco Settles Short-Seller Action For $92M
• Latency Periods And The Statute Of Limitations
• Netflix Customers Win Class Status In Antitrust Case
• Field Techs Lose Cert. Bid In Time Warner FLSA Suit
• 7th Circ. Keeps Text Message Antitrust Suit Alive