Class Action Archive » February, 2011

Class Action - February, 2011

291 articles

• Citibank Exits MBIA Insurance Fraud Suit
• Calif. High Court Revives Baycol Class Action
• Judge OKs Investor Settlement In Qwest Merger Suit
• Questar Beats Mich. Action Over $250M Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Hangs Up Motorola Securities Action
• Suit Accuses Howard Industries Of Hiring Bias
• Court Revives $10B Philip Morris Light Cigarette Suit
• Hughes Investor Sues To Block $2B EchoStar Deal
• Lloyd's Breach Claim KO'd In Hurricane Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives MBIA Securities Class Action
• Truck Maker Takes Drug Benefits Case To 6th Circ.
• Photogs Seek Class In $10M Pearson Copyright Suit
• Cobra Sex Supplement Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• A Return To The Wild West For Calif. UCL Actions
• Wells Fargo To Pay $7M To Settle Techies' OT Suit
• 2 Developers Exit Evanston Drywall Coverage Suit
• Ex-Onyx Workers Denied Certification In OT Action
• High Court Leaves FLSA Status Of Drug Reps Up In Air
• Supreme Retailer, Supreme Class, Supreme Court
• Insurer, Tremont Settle Madoff Action For $100M
• Countrywide Gets OK For $624M Deal In Subprime Suit
• Heating Manufacturer Sued Over Faulty Furnaces
• Frontier Shareholder Sues Over $7B Holly Merger
• Sprint Denied Appeal Of Bid To Dismiss Merger Suit
• Chase Faces Class Claims Over Home Equity Plans
• Northwest Escapes Age Bias Action Over Pensions
• Itron Brass Accused Of Duping Investors
• Merrill Didn't Say Enough About ARS Meddling: Atty
• Health Net FLSA Action Wins Conditional Class Cert.
• Hertz Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Fight
• Elan Hid Problem With $1B J&J Deal, Investors Say
• Judge Lets SanDisk Flash Memory Antitrust Suit Stand
• Securities Litigation Developments In 2010
• Investors Hit Oilsands Quest Over $136M Adjustment
• Judge Splits Milk Antitrust MDL Into 2 Trials
• Classes Decertified In 24 Hour Fitness OT Suit
• Toyota Faces Class Suit Over Lexus Paint Problems
• BofA Dodges Calif. ARS Action
• Class Sues Lights Of America Over LED Ad Claims
• RSL Investors' Attys Nab $2.5M In Lehman Fraud Suit
• ESAB Coverage Row Scattered To Arbitration, SC Court
• 5th Circ. Revives False Ad Action V. Software Co.
• Woman Hits Publicis Groupe With $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Beckman Investor Sues To Block $6.8B Danaher Deal
• Judge Allows Shareholder Vote On J.Crew Buyout
• Concrete Cos. Can't Shake Price-Fixing Claims
• Ex-Mercedes Benz Mechanic Fires Up OT Action
• Genesco Investors Push To Sue UBS Over Merger Flop
• Dollar General Workers Lose Cert. Bid In OT Action
• ING Faces Class Action Over Pension Plan Kickbacks
• Behind Closed Doors: Hurdles Juries Face
• Fen-Phen Atty Should Be Disbarred, Report Says
• Shareholders Fight $192M LaBranche Sale To Cowen
• Court OKs Home City's $14M Deal In Ice Antitrust MDL
• Sephora Smacked With Customer Privacy Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Guardsmark Wage Case
• Disney Faces Privacy Class Action Over Worker IDs
• 6th Circ. Overturns Police Sick Leave Decision
• Judge Finds Hershey Sales Reps Not Exempt From OT
• Hitachi Fails To Shield Foreign Docs In LCD MDL
• 1st Circ. Declines Light Cigarette Class Cert. Row
• 1st Circ. Won't Bar Lichten From NJ Overtime Suit
• Bayer Vitamin False Ad Action Gets Trimmed
• NCAA Gets Price-Fixing Fight Moved To Ind.
• Onex Exerted Undue Influence On $3B EMS Deal: Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Chase ATM Fee Action
• Judge Pares Class Claims In Vivendi Securities Suit
• FINRA Immune From Merger Action: 2nd Circ.
• Wal-Mart Workers Ask High Court To Affirm Class
• OnStar Wants Out-Of-State Claims Nixed In Mich. Suit
• Insurers Must Cover $9M In Loral Atty Fees: NY Court
• Chocolate MDL Plaintiffs Can't Add Ill. State Claim
• Live Nation Faces Antitrust Suit Over Parking Fees
• Teller Hits JPMorgan With Wage Class Action
• Barclays Accused Of Aiding Unfair $5B Del Monte Deal
• High Court Won't Review $5B Vioxx Deal
• Shareholders Sue EMSC Over $3.2B Deal
• Hanes Maker Faces Overtime Suit From Managers
• Thinking Globally About Price-Fixing Cases
• Rent-A-Center Slapped With OT Action
• Xe Instructors Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Covidien Faces Class Action Over Off-The-Clock Work
• Grant Thornton Targets Equity Firm In Refco MDL
• Inventor Can't Assert 2,000 Patent Claims: Fed. Circ.
• Judge Lets MissPERS Back In $950M RBS Fraud Suit
• Massey Fails To Nix Class Action Over Toxic Coal Dust
• Insurers Freed From Coverage Of Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• AT&T, Tech Workers Reach $12.5M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Farmers Employees Bag Class Cert. In ERISA Fight
• Defense Can Play Offense In Class Action Pleading
• Nucor Workers Win Class Cert. In Race Bias Action
• Judge OKs $3.25M Settlement In GSI Shareholder Case
• Thai Airways To Pay $3.5M To Exit Air Cargo MDL
• HP Moves To Strike Action Over Faulty Computers
• Sony Ducks Most OS Claims In PS3 Action
• 9th Circ. Affirms SF Transit Win In Bias Action
• Broker-Dealer To Pay $21M To End Offering Actions
• Oil Spill Support Workers Claim BP Denied OT Pay
• Apollo Loses Bid To Dodge Buyout Antitrust Action
• Aetna Asks Court To Pause Wage-And-Hour Suit
• ARS Action Against Failed Student Lender Tossed
• Flir Settles ICx Shareholder Suit With Extra Info
• Sprint, HTC Accused Of 4G Fraud In Class Action
• Ex-Tenet Workers Can't Bag Class Cert. In Calif. Appeal
• Grange, Chubb Each Seek Quick Win In Coverage Row
• 6th Circ. Tosses Gas Royalty Suit, Affirms $29M Deal
• 3 Ex-Countrywide Officers Trimmed From BofA MBS Suit
• Judge Disses Class Cert. Bid In Sanofi Ketek Suit
• Toyota Says Acceleration Class Action Lacks Facts
• Ford Settles Retirement Plan Mismanagement Suit
• RehabCare CEO Cheated Investors In Kindred Deal: Suit
• Rite Aid Gets Overtime Actions Tossed
• Satyam Coughs Up $125M To Exit Securities MDL
• Class Action Over Guidant Pacemakers Nixed
• An Update On MDL-875
• Home Depot Asst. Managers' OT Action Decertified
• Shell To Pay $8M To Finalize Deal In Investor Suit
• NFL Makes 3rd Offer To Displaced Super Bowl Fans
• Shareholder Fights $10B NYSE-Deutsche Boerse Deal
• Canadian Judge Denies Imax Appeal Of Class Cert.
• Apple Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Apps
• Mercer Shareholder Action Sent Back To State Court
• Atlas Energy Shareholders Bless $4.3B Sale To Chevron
• Analyst Seeks To Amend Seyfarth OT Settlement
• Nev. Residents Sue BP, ARCO Over Mine Pollution
• Judge Should Stay OT Action Or Change Venue: KPMG
• Spirit Airlines Customer Service Reps File OT Action
• Meridian Says It Was Madoff's Victim, Not Feeder Fund
• Judge Delays $5B Del Monte Deal, Rips Barclays
• Ford Windstar Axle Defect Suit Trimmed
• Ford Asks Court For Red Light On Engine Class Suits
• Pre-ERISA Employees Cut From Marriott Class Action
• Westchester Wins W3i Coverage Fight In 8th Circ.
• Class Asks Court To OK T-Mobile Sidekick Settlement
• $3.6M Hemispherx Securities Settlement Gets Final OK
• Nano-Cosmetics: Beyond Skin Deep
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Hit With OT Action
• Ohio AG Hits BP With Class Action Over Pension Losses
• Drug Sales Reps Exempt From OT, 9th Circ. Rules
• Contractor Pact Unfair To 3rd-Party Insurers: Court
• Chinese IPO Boom Spurs Securities Litigation Wave
• ResCare Hit With Class Action Over Background Checks
• New Class Added To Fraud Suit Over Super Bowl Seating
• 7th Circ. Decertifies State Farm Roof Damage Class
• Funds Seek Class Cert. In Wells Fargo MBS Suit
• Panera To Settle Shareholder Suit for $5.75M
• US Airways Escapes Skycaps Action Over Tips
• Homeowners Drop JPMorgan Mortgage Rate Fight
• Dollar General Can't Dodge Managers' OT Action
• Wachovia To Pay $12M To End ERISA Action
• Judge Keeps Jones Day, Dykema In Packaged Ice MDL
• BNY, Wells Fargo Cut Securities Fraud Action Claims
• Cement Cos. Sue Zurich For Antitrust Suit Defense
• Starbucks Unfairly Split Mass. Baristas' Tips: Judge
• Riceland Won't Have To Pay Into Tainted Rice Fund
• Calif. High Court Says Stores Can't Demand ZIP Codes
• Barclays' Alleged Deceit May Delay $5B Del Monte Deal
• FLSA Shouldn't Apply To UPS Road Managers: Judge
• Listerine Marketing Actions Consolidated In Fla.
• Buyers Claim Light Salad Dressing Isn't So Lean
• Looking Back At Employment Litigation In 2010
• SaferProducts — Not Just Another Website
• Burger King Franchisee Class Reopens Pricing Fight
• Shareholder Sues Aegean Over Post-Merger Problems
• Merrill Lynch, Rating Agencies Freed From ARS Action
• IPad Overheating Class Action Tossed
• State Street Sued By Ark. Fund Over Forex Deals
• Advanta Settles Class Action Claims, Wins Ch. 11 OK
• Progress Energy Shareholder Sues Over $14B Duke Buy
• Bankrupt Electronics Co. Sued Over Employee Firings
• Faulty-Meter Class Action Against GE Powered Down
• Judge Approves Blood Plasma Antitrust MDL
• Verizon Workers Urge High Court To Take ERISA Suit
• Pride Shareholder Sues To Block $7.3B Ensco Merger
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Lycoming Engines Suit
• US Open Attendants Win Class Cert. In FLSA Action
• Whitney Shareholder Sues To Block $1.5B Hancock Buy
• Construction Co. Exits Drywall Defense Coverage Suit
• NYC Cafe Workers Win Class Cert. In FLSA Action
• Retail Reps Hit Crossmark With Overtime Action
• Advantage Car Rental Manager Files OT Action
• The Latest Litigation Front: Behavioral Advertising
• Vanguard Wants Gambling Investment Suit Tossed
• Canon, Others Win Sanctions In Camera Patent MDL
• 3rd Circ. Rules Arbitrator Should Decide Class Status
• 8 Insurers Denied Dismissal In Chinese Drywall MDL
• Coach Sued For Sham Counterfeit Accusations
• Displaced Super Bowl XLV Fans File Fraud Action
• ProLogis Shareholders Sue To Block AMB Merger
• Shareholder Consent Is The Key To Forum Selection
• Investors Settle With Chinese Education Co. For $1.75M
• Waiver Knocked Down In Seagate Age Bias Action
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• Accounting Firm Aided $5M BofA MDL Fund Theft: Suit
• DLA Piper Lures 2 Paul Hastings Litigation Leaders
• Atlas, Chevron Settle Suits Ahead Of Vote On $4B Deal
• J&J, Plaintiffs Seek Arbitration In Sutures MDL
• Wesco Investor Sues To Stop $548M Berkshire Deal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Antitrust Actions Against OPEC Cos.
• JPML Won't Combine Boehringer Sales Reps' OT Suits
• Chevron Wins TRO On $113B Ecuadorean Judgment
• AIG Fails In 2nd Bid To Toss Shareholder Action
• Pfizer Appeals Sanctions In Neurontin Antitrust Action
• Vitaminwater Suits Consolidated In NY
• Calif. Court Allows Changes To Toyota Warranty Action
• Antitrust Suits Over Amex Rules Placed Into MDL
• JPMorgan, HSBC Silver Futures Cases Consolidated
• LCD Cos. Move To Stay Fla., Mich. Consumer Claims
• Nestle Fights Doc Request In Price-Fixing MDL
• JPML Won't Merge Athletes' Suits Against EA, NCAA
• Kroger Managers Bag Conditional Cert. In OT Fight
• FTS Technicians' OT Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• BofA Tries To Nix Merrill Employee Benefits Action
• Judge Orders 2 More Bellwethers In Fosamax MDL
• Koch Foods Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Credit Checks And Hiring
• Attorneys Seek $22M In Fees For Pfizer Settlement
• Welch To Spend $30M To Settle Juice-Labeling Suit
• Class Says L'Oreal Peddles Flammable Fructis Product
• Goodyear Hit With OT Collective Action
• Phoneworks Wants Off The Hook In Antitrust Case
• Answers Shareholder Sues Over $127M Summit Deal
• GE, Firefighter Estate Settle In Chopper Crash Suit
• Judge Nixes Toys R Us Managers' OT Suit Settlement
• United, Workers Win Initial OK For $1.25M OT Deal
• Workers Hit Gerdau Ameristeel With FLSA Action
• Judge Pushes To Nix 215 Plaintiffs In Neurontin MDL
• Cell Therapeutics Fails To Nix Investor Class Action
• Conglas Loses Cert. Bid Against Gemini Insurance
• HP Hits Back In Ex-Workers' Sales Commission Action
• Shareholders Try To Revive Barclays Subprime Suit
• GSK Tightens Avandia Restrictions
• 2nd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Blue Fish OT Claims
• No New Trial For Bard In Hernia Patch Bellwether
• Fuel For Fire: Treasury's New Consumer Database
• Premera Offers $1.5M To End Tech Support FLSA Suit
• Cypress To Settle SRAM Antitrust MDL For $1M
• BofA To Pay $410M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Miss. Class Action Over Health Care Reform Law Nixed
• Mercedes Hit With Class Action Over Car Radiators
• Ill. Top Court Rejects Gateway Arbitration Clause
• Moore, MF Global Want Manipulation Suit Tossed
• Judge Allows Challenge To $545M Farmers Settlement
• Judge Nixes Deal In Hughes Internet False Ad Action
• MDL Panel Won't Consolidate Infested Formula Actions
• Comcast Settles Retirement Fund Action For $5M
• CitiMortgage Withheld Sales Commissions, Suit Says
• Health Net Hits Solvay With AndroGel Antitrust Action
• Class Cert. Denied In Consumer Suit Against Carter's
• Del. Disparity On Disclosing Merger Projections
• EU Revives Bid For Blocwide Collective Actions
• Claims Adjusters Can't Get Overtime: Calif. Court
• Life Partners Fudged Life Expectancy Data, Suit Says
• Chevron Gets Partial Discovery Win In Ecuador Case
• 3 Staffers Hit Hologic With Overtime Action
• Investors Sue BofA Over Foreclosure Foul-Ups
• Halliburton Can't Shake Suit Over Trucker Arbitration
• UnitedHealth Wants GSK Paxil Case Back In State Court
• Judge OKs $3M Deal In PFF Bancorp ERISA Action
• SC Landowners Want Utility To Pay For Cable Leases
• Costco, HR Groups Back Wal-Mart In High Court
• Judge Nixes Joint Liability In Bayer Rice Bellwether
• Investors Slam MannKind After FDA Balks On Afrezza
• Safeway Hit With Calif. Action Over Recall Warnings
• Interlocutory Appeals And Twombly In 7th Circ.
• Saks Assistant Managers Sue For Overtime
• MetLife Brokers Exempt From Advisers Act: 10th Circ.
• Smurfit-Stone Investor Sues Over $3.5B RockTenn Deal
• Luxe NYC Eateries Served Up FLSA Violations: Suit
• Judge Trims Players In Butterball Don, Doff Action
• Danvers Shareholder Fights $493M People's United Buy
• Heat Surge Fireplaces Spark Class Claims Of Shady Ads
• Massey Shareholders Challenge $7.1B Alpha Merger
• ING Hit With Class Action Over Annuity Contracts
• Workers Seek Class Cert. In Human Trafficking Suit
• Bear Stearns Workers Again Fail To Split Suit From MDL
• Nutella Maker Faces Class Action Over Health Claims
• TD Hit With Class Action Over Class Actions
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• Judge Refuses To Toss FLSA Claims Against Farmland
• Chevron Accuses Ecuadoreans' Atty Of Extortion
• Yamaha's Latin American Unit Faces Overtime Action
• BofA Exits Call Center FLSA Action
• J.Crew Investors Back Out Of $10M Deal Over Buyout
• Lush Managers Win Class Cert. In Overtime Action
• Citgo To Fight $1.7M 7-Eleven Deal In MTBE Case
• Direct Purchasers' Plavix Antitrust Actions Tossed
• Defense Bar Urges High Court To Nix Wal-Mart Class
• Tyson Don, Doff Action To Head To Trial
• Investor Sues Over Verizon's $1.4B Bid For Terremark
• The 5 Most Intriguing EEOC Decisions Of 2010