Class Action Archive » March, 2011

Class Action - March, 2011

313 articles

• Cephalon Investor Sues Over $5.7B Valeant Bid Rebuff
• Coventry Shareholder, ERISA Suits Trimmed
• E-Trade Beats Investors' Securities Fraud Claims
• BofA Sued Over Countrywide Mortgage Problems
• Accenture IT Workers Win Initial Cert. In Age Bias Suit
• AIG Can't Ditch Pension Plan Action
• DHL To Pay Up To $10.5M In Workers' Vacation Suit
• Smokers Knew Cigs Raise Cancer Odds: Philip Morris
• Arctic Glacier To Pay $12.5M To Exit Ice Antitrust MDL
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Austin Schwing
• Freddie Mac Dodges Securities Class Action
• Conseco Gets Securities Fraud Action Booted
• Cleanup Crews Say BP Spill Dispersants Made Them Ill
• Judge Tosses $3B Madoff Feeder Fund Action
• Tyson Workers Win Class Cert. In Neb. Don, Doff Suit
• How Galaviz V. Berg Affects Forum Selection Bylaws
• Ex-Yelp Sales Worker Launches OT Class Action
• Judge Snips Dow Corning MDL Claims Over Merrill ARS
• Power Balance Cuts Deal In False Ad Action
• DC Resident's FCA Claims Killed In Vioxx Fight
• Sanofi Can't Nix Shareholder Suit Over Zimulti
• 7th Circ. Denies Cert. In Rolls-Royce Sex Bias Suit
• Ark. Appeals Court Nixes Dillard's Investor Suit
• Shareholder Suit Over Ladish's $778M Sale Tossed
• Tesoro Workers Win Class Cert. In Meal Break Suit
• Merrill Brokers' Race Bias Suit Over Bonuses Tossed
• 7th Circ. Lets Class Stand In DirectSat OT Action
• Northrop Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Google Agrees To Privacy Checks To End FTC Buzz Case
• Rising Star: Jenner's Suzanne Prysak
• Ford Faces La. Class Action Over Diesel Engine Flaws
• Sirius XM Subscribers Win Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• GSI Investor Sues Over $2.4B EBay Deal
• Victoria's Secret Parent Escapes Securities Fraud Suit
• Chrysler Brake Defect Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• AT&T Faces OT Suit By At-Home Call Center Workers
• Encore Faces Investor Class Action Over $567M Sale
• Immigration Status Irrelevant In FLSA Suit: Judge
• Paint Price-Fixing Suit Against DuPont Survives
• Unilever Wins Bid To Transfer Breyers Suit To Calif.
• High Court Eyes Class Cert. Merits At Dukes Hearing
• Shareholders Sue BofA Over Foreclosure Practices
• Most Of Subprime Suit Against ING Tossed Again
• Avacor Buyers Sue Over Unpaid $80M Award
• AmEx Can't Dodge Currency Fee Price-Fixing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Clifford Chance From Investor Action
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Chip Nierlich
• Visa, MasterCard Hit With Canadian Antitrust Action
• Ford Defective Engine Suits Can Roll On: Judge
• Pizza Hut Drivers Win Conditional Cert. In Wage Suit
• Oppenheimer To Settle Stockbrokers' OT Suit For $2M
• 5th Circ. Upholds Class Denial In Title Insurance Row
• High Court Kills County's Drug Price Class Action
• An Ounce Of Prevention For Problems With No Cure
• The Uncertain State Of Class Action Waivers
• Ex-NFLers Hit League With Antitrust Action
• TAK Cable Techs Win Class Cert. In OT Action
• Class Action Mechanism Hangs In Balance With Dukes
• Cephalon Loses Bid For Quick Win In Marketing Suit
• 'World Of Warcraft' Operator Ducks Securities Action
• Rising Star: Skadden's Peter Morrison
• Judge Consolidates Goldman Suits, Taps Lead Counsel
• Ex-Boeing Workers Fail To Resurrect Age Bias Action
• MetroPCS Dodges Securities Class Action
• UBS Escapes ERISA Stock Drop Action
• Perusing Google Books
• Drugstore.com Investor Fights $409M Walgreen Deal
• Class Rep Pushes To Kill Deal Over Chemo Drug Sales
• Judge Shoots Down Smith & Wesson Securities Suit
• NetBank Execs Seek Ruling On Investors' Hedge Claims
• Lockheed Slapped With 2nd Sex Bias Action
• Judge Grants Cert. In Acer False Marketing Suit
• Animal Health Investor Contests $251M Lextron Deal
• OT, Wage Action Against Franklin First Moves Forward
• State Street Tries To Pare Subprime MDL Suit
• Ill. High Court Says American Refund Closes Case
• Negligence In Drywall Case Requires Notice: Fla. Judge
• UPS Workers Eye Final Approval Of $2.5M Meal Class
• 11th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In YoPlus Ad Suit
• Rosetta Stone Slapped With Shareholder Action
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Jeremy Blumenfeld
• Auto Insurers Can't Shake Repair Part Antitrust Suit
• Campbell Soup Labeling Claims Not Preempted: Judge
• Cable Box Antitrust Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Massey Triumphs In W.Va. Coal Dust Action
• Medifast Hit With 2nd Securities Fraud Action
• Drug Sales Rep Sues Eisai Over OT Pay
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• Fate Of Google Books Up In Air After Ruling
• Raymour & Flanagan Escapes Suit Over Furniture Sales
• $8.9M Nuvelo Class Action Deal Wins Preliminary OK
• State Street Settles $2.7M MBS Case
• Court Trims TVA Coal Ash Spill Class Action Claims
• 8th Circ. Exterminates Class Action Against Terminix
• Solvay Wants Firms, Expert Removed In AndroGel Suit
• Abbott Strikes Deal In Antitrust Battle Over HIV Drugs
• AIG, Farmers Face Call Center Rep FLSA Action
• JC Penney Placed Illegal Robocalls, Class Says
• Calif. Worker Seating Cases A Pain In Butt For Cos.
• 1st Circ. Puts An End To Longest NYSE Arbitration
• L'Oreal Can't Escape Wage Penalty Action
• Godwin Grows Dallas Litigation, Appellate Practice
• Atty Class Wins Cert. In Title Agent Spat
• Tenet Settles Class Action Over Katrina Deaths
• Insurer For Consultant Fights Chevron Suit Coverage
• OptionsXpress Shareholders Challenge $1B Schwab Bid
• AirTran Investors Agree To $3.4B Southwest Deal
• Apple Tech Workers Seek Cert. In Rest Break Action
• Toys R Us Strikes New Deal In Manager Class Action
• Celera Investor Sues To Block $344M Quest Deal
• KeySpan, Morgan Stanley Antitrust Action Tossed
• 4th Circ. Nixes Lead Plaintiff In Family Dollar OT Action
• Kaplan, West Agree To Pay $5M In Bar Prep Scheme Suit
• Dorsey & Whitney Lures Howrey White Collar Star
• EEOC Slaps Tomato Co. With Sexual Harassment Action
• Claims Workers Slap American Zurich With OT Action
• Mead Johnson Sues For Coverage Of Baby Formula Suits
• Judge Rejects $125M Google Books Settlement
• Microsoft Zune Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Defect Suit
• K-Sea Investor Sues To Halt $335M Kirby Deal
• Ga. Cities Win Class Cert. In Hotel Tax Evasion Suit
• Judge OKs $34M Countrywide Reinsurance Settlement
• Owens Corning Escapes Suit Over Faulty Shingles
• Kellogg Tainted Cracker Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Toyota Settles RAV4 Transmission Defect Action
• Apple CEO Jobs Can Be Deposed In ITunes Suit: Judge
• Pacific Sunwear Asst. Manager Sues Over Breaks
• Judge Sinks Shareholder Action Against Franklin Bank
• Bernstein Litowitz Raked In $1B In 2010 Deals: Report
• KPMG Auditors' Overtime Action To Remain In NY
• Removin' On Up
• BP Tries To Nix Deepwater Horizon Securities Suits
• US Tries To Limit Fees In $760M Farm Loan Bias Deal
• AIG, Others To Pay $36.8M To Settle Antitrust MDL
• General Mills Seeks To Ax Suit Over Yoplait Ad Claims
• Black & Veatch FLSA Class Wins Initial Cert.
• NFL Blasts Players' Injunction Bid In Antitrust Case
• Danish Wind Turbine Co. Hit With Securities Action
• Plaintiffs In Nissan E-Key Suit Appeal To 9th Circ.
• Female Bayer Workers Launch $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Lichten Can Rep Workers In Robert Half OT Suit: Judge
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• 1st Circ. Nixes NeuroMetrix Device Securities Suit
• ATS Drops Epson Price-Fixing Claims In LCD MDL
• Range Resources Settles Gas Royalties Class Action
• Starbucks Supervisors Can't Share In Tips, Judge Says
• Judge Rejects $21M Securities America Settlement
• 7-Eleven, Calif. Agency Settle Enviro MDL For $1.7M
• Medco Sued Over CalPERS Bribery
• Judge Tosses Securities Suit Against Carter's, PWC
• Google Loses Bid To Scrap AdWords Class Action
• 3M To Pay $12M To Settle Age Bias Action
• Investors Win Class Cert. in Ambassadors Fraud Suit
• 'Foreign-Cubed' Investors Ousted From Infineon Suit
• Morgan Stanley Hit With ERISA Class Action
• ProShares Says Investors Knew ETF Risks
• The Limits Of FTAIA's Jurisdiction
• Tainting The Sales Process
• TripAdvisor Strikes Deal In Editors' Classification Action
• LG, Investors Settle LCD Price-Fixing Suit For $18M
• Best Buy Faces Class Action Over Q3 Results
• Feds Lose Bid To Stay Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Doctor Class Loses Cert. In Travelers Fraud Suit
• Quicken Triumphs In Loan Officers' Overtime Action
• Jury Sides With Tyson Workers In FLSA Class Action
• Investor Sues Finisar Over Low Revenue Projection
• Casino Chip Co. Investors Try To Revive Fraud Action
• Class Counsel's Fees Halved In Fla. Insurance Suit
• Reinsurer's Losses Disprove Kickback Suit: Wells Fargo
• Ex-Chase Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• In Re Bear Stearns — 1 Concealment, 3 Results
• Dell Claims Survive In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Insurers Appeal Home Repair Action To 8th Circ.
• Baxter Pockets Partial Costs In ERISA Win
• Judge Bars $22M Adelphia Fee Dispute From NY Court
• Ex-Worker Sues Wells Fargo Over NY Check Deductions
• Employees Say Family Video Skimped On OT Pay
• Class Wins Initial Cert. In Consulting Firm FLSA Suit
• John Deere Hit With Sex Discrimination Class Action
• Toshiba, Others Accused Of $1B Digital Card Cartel
• ADR — Mediation Vs. Arbitration
• Attys Skimmed $1M From Genocide Deals, Suit Claims
• Loral CEO Hid Ch. 11 Prep, Investors Tell 2nd Circ.
• IGT Securities Class Action Survives Dismissal
• Smart Balance False Ad Claims Are Preempted: Judge
• Mead Johnson Settles Enfamil MDL For $12M
• Investor Sues CSST Over CEO's $460M Buyout Bid
• Census Bureau Dodges Class Action Over Race Bias
• Security Guards Win Initial Cert. In Texas FLSA Suit
• Regulators Fight Injunction In Securities America Suit
• FirstGroup Settles Background Check Case For $5.9M
• 7th Circ. Revives Auxiant ERISA Action
• BMW Beats Class Action Claims Over Stinky Solvent
• 9/11 Plaintiffs' Firm Must Work With Other Atty: Judge
• Bus Co. Tries To Stop Dispatcher FLSA Action
• Construction Co. Sued For OT On Public Projects
• Latino Class Tossed From UM Discrimination Suit
• Sirius Settles Privacy Suit With 5 States For $9.5M
• GTEC Investor Sues Ares To Block $315M Takeover
• Pa. Action Over Dead Health Care Plan Targets Pols
• Rite Aid Managers Take OT Actions To 3rd Circ.
• Another Bench Change Possible In NFL Antitrust Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Lockheed OT Suit
• Starbucks Tries To Trim Claims In Fla. OT Action
• Guatemalans Infected With Syphilis Want US To Pay
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Korean Air Price-Fixing Appeal
• The Latest Obstacle For Consumer Class Actions
• Chase Arbitration Bid Fails In Appraiser OT Action
• Family Dollar Can't Shake OT Class Action Claims
• Weatherford Misstated $500M In Earnings: Investors
• Collective Action Gets Initial OK In Goodyear OT Suit
• NFLers Sue League, Get Locked Out
• Minn. Pharmacy Class Suit Wrongly Remanded: 8th Circ.
• National Western Can Record Class' Calls In RICO Suit
• Caesar's Workers Fired Up Over Secondhand Smoke
• Patients Sue Genzyme Over Fabrazyme Rationing
• Class Cert. Granted In Akeena Securities Suit
• Valve Co.'s False Merger Claims Dipped Stocks: Suit
• Black & Decker Workers Try To Revive OT Claims
• Texas Insurer Ordered To Indemnify Sabic In MTBE MDL
• Service Corp. Workers Lose Cert. Bid In Wage Actions
• Credit Suisse Settles Investor Class Action For $70M
• Macy's Retirement Plan Class Gets Conditional OK
• Judge Certifies Mass. Class In CVS False Ad Suit
• Collecting ZIP Codes Could Haunt You
• Energy Co. Investor Sues To Block $1B Purchase Deal
• Orrick, Calif. Bank Win Toss Of Bond Class Action
• NY Hospital Workers Win Class Cert. Over Meal Breaks
• Abbott Can't Escape Suit Over Insects In Baby Formula
• Windex Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Fraud Action
• Music Licensing Co. Can't Shake TV Antitrust Suit
• Coin Graders' Antitrust Suit V. EBay, Others Tossed
• BSH Seeks To Nix Suit Over Moldy Washing Machines
• BNY Mellon Finagled Forex Rates, Suit Says
• Distributors Sued Over Visa, MasterCard Gift Cards
• Ex-Kinder Morgan Workers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Barclays, Buyers Rigged Bids In Del Monte Deal: Suit
• Schwab Can Face Calif. Claims In MBS Suit: Judge
• Statutes Of Repose — The Overlooked Cousin
• VeriFone Beats Securities Action Over Inflated Income
• Ind. Appeals Court Keeps Public Sewer Action Alive
• Ford Wants Out Of Antitrust Action Over Car Imports
• Kaiser Unit To Settle OT Class Action For $1.1M
• AmEx Can't Bar Merchants' Class Action: 2nd Circ.
• Yoplait Buyers Win Class Cert. In General Mills Suit
• Judge Dismisses Iowa Concrete Antitrust Suit
• Barnes & Noble Wants Derivative Suit Tossed
• Investor Suit Over Dynex Bonds Granted Class Cert.
• Loss Causation And 'Holder' Claims In Fraud Suits
• Boeing Again Gets Investors' Dreamliner Suit Tossed
• 'Partridge' Star Seeks Class Status In Publicity Suit
• Drugmakers Beat Price-Fixing Claims In Ca. Court
• BNY, Wells Fargo OK'd To Intervene In $21M Ponzi Deal
• Four Loko Maker Hit With Deceptive Marketing Action
• GameStop Faces Action Over Deceptive Used Sales
• Class Certified In Tribune Takeover ERISA Suit
• Court OKs Allianz's $100M Deal With Calif. Seniors
• GT Solar Reaches $10.5M Settlement Of IPO Suits
• General Mills Denied Judgment In Yogurt False Ad Suit
• University Of Phoenix Owner Loses High Court Cert Bid
• Gov'ts Win Cert. In McKesson Price-Rigging Suit
• Equinix Misled Investors Around $700M Deal: Suit
• Mylan, Others Hit With Class Action Over Painkillers
• 2nd Circ. OKs Toss Of Genesco Investor's UBS Suit
• Atheros Investor Can't Halt Qualcomm Merger Vote
• Calif. Court Affirms Retrial In Sprint Fee Actions
• HP Wins Bid To Seal Docs In Laptop Defects Case
• Sterilizer Co. To Pay $20M In Medical Device Action
• Bell Micro Settles Investor Suit Over $594M Avnet Deal
• J.Crew Investor Targets Nixed $10M Buyout Deal
• UnitedHealth Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Class Cert. Appeals In Ind. — Door Ajar
• Chase Faces OT Action From Calif. Bank Workers
• Policyholder Appeals Conseco Suit Claim Over Hikes
• Locke Lord Lures Baker's Dozen From Bullivant
• Schwab Ducks Northstar Claims Over Risky Securities
• Cigna Worker Launches $100M Sex Bias Action
• Ex-E&Y Employee Can Bring OT Action, Judge Says
• Ameriprise Settles Securities Suits For $27M: Atty
• ZIP Code Ban Puts Calif. Retailers In Legal Gray Zone
• Feds Seek Discovery Stay In Massey Securities Action
• THL To Pay $145M To Settle Refco Claims
• Grappling With Retained Asset Accounts
• HSBC Hit With Class Action Over Overdraft Fees
• Ex-Calif. High Court Justice Heads To Irell & Manella
• GM Canada, Law Firm Face $770M Contract Action
• Acosta Merchandisers Sue Over Off-The-Clock Work
• Genesis Claws Back $6.3M For Investor Action Defense
• Gildan To Pay $22.5M To Settle Stock Inflation Suits
• Coin Trade Group Exits EBay Antitrust Class Action
• Nationwide Relocation OT Class Wins Initial Cert.
• Suit Against $3B EMS Sale Targets BofA Merrill Lynch
• Are Consumer Class Actions Coming To The EU?
• Judge Tosses ARS Class Action Against Citigroup
• Robbins Geller Snags Ex-Prosecutor From Mayer Brown
• Shareholder Seeks To Halt $1.2B Clinical Data Sale
• Ex-Boston Market Workers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Former Agent Targets New York Life In Wage Action
• $137M BofA Muni Bond Settlement Put On Hold
• Genentech Nears $2.6M Deal In IT Workers' OT Suit
• Honeywell Can't Shake NJ Chromium Class Action
• Goldman, Carlyle Trim Buyout Antitrust Action
• Labor Groups Urge Justices To Uphold Wal-Mart Class
• Meter Techs Hit Wellington Power Unit With OT Suit
• Mosaic Shareholder Challenges $24B Cargill Sell-Off
• BP Tries To Nix Bevy Of Claims From Deepwater MDL
• Sidley Nabs Paul Hastings Employment Vet
• 2nd Circ. Must Reject Investors' Madoff Suit: UBP
• Terremark To Settle Suits Over $1.4B Verizon Merger
• Crocs Shareholder Action Gets The Boot
• Fishermen Fail To Stop Seafood Cos.' Price-Sharing
• Investors In Ameriprise Unit Seek To Block $21M Deal
• Know Your D&O Policy