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Class Action - October, 2011

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• Mont. Intervenes In $565M Farmers Settlement
• Insured Can't Appeal Cancer Coverage Ruling: Judge
• 9th Circ. Withdraws TV Bundling Class Action Dismissal
• Ex-Macy's Worker Can't Get PAGA Claims Back On Track
• BMW Peels Out Of Class Action Over Engine Defects
• Send Contract Suit To Arbitration, Alltel Tells 7th Circ.
• Bimbo Bakeries Settles Calif. Action Over Rest Breaks
• Supreme Court Declines DuPont Water Contamination Suit
• It May Take Two To Tango Under RESPA
• Female Ex-Workers Sue Wal-Mart Again Over Sex Bias
• Apple, Others Must Produce DOJ Docs In Pay-Fixing Suit
• Dollar General To Pay $19M To End Gender Bias Action
• Liberty Mutual Investigator Sues For Overtime Pay
• Coventry Nears Copay Case Deal On Eve Of Trial
• HTC Phones' Weather App Profits From Data, Suit Says
• U Of Phoenix Investor Suit Doesn't Make The Grade: Judge
• County Can't Pursue Own Avandia False Ad Claims: Judge
• Consumer Raises Stink Over Pheromone Cologne Ad Claims
• HealthSpring Investor Tries To Halt Cigna Purchase
• AT&T Store Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Putting Teeth Into Falcon
• Willis Group Beats Stanford Investors' Fraud Suit
• La. Must Deliver Deepwater Docs Or Face Fines: Judge
• Yelp Dodges Extortion Class Action
• Yaz MDL Plaintiffs Say FDA Should See Confidential Docs
• DeWolff Consulting Firm Gets OT Suit Booted
• Facebook Ducks Action Over Friend Finder's Use Of Names
• RIM Faces Class Actions Over BlackBerry Outage
• Digital Film Expiration Date Dupes Buyers, Suit Claims
• Wal-Mart Workers Limit Sex Bias Case To Calif. Claims
• Kraft Workers Lose Bid For Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• LA Times Sued Over Unwanted Subscription Calls
• McKesson Pays $82M To End Drug Price Inflation Suit
• Astellas Drug Reps Get Initial Class Cert. In OT Case
• Transitions Lens Users' Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Developer Survives Axis Bombing Range Suit For Now
• PwC Ducks 2 Hedge Fund Claims In Refco MDL
• LCD Screen Makers Can't Nix MetroPCS' Price-Fixing Claims
• Consumer Class Certified In Calling Card Fraud Action
• GameStop Wants Text Ad Suit Moved To Texas
• Class Action Targets Trader Joe's 'All Natural' Foods
• Jewish Youth Director Files Wage Action Over Israel Trips
• RightNow Shareholder Sues To Block $1.5B Oracle Deal
• Diesel Managers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Soured Consumers Sue Smart Balance Over Milk Claims
• Telmex Omitted Info On $6.5B America Movil Deal: Suit
• S1 Settles Shareholder Class Action Over Purchase Offers
• Mazda Stuck With RX-8 Stalling Defect Action
• Shareholder Class Action Over Imperial IPO Goes Federal
• Home Shopping Network Reaches Deal In OT Action
• Video Game Co. Investors Settle EA Merger Suit For $5M
• Omnicare Faces Fresh Suit Over Alleged Medicare Fraud
• Sara Lee Donning, Doffing Class Gets Conditional Cert.
• Fla. Plaintiffs Move Ahead With Chinese Drywall Suits
• 9th Circ. Revives Rio Tinto Human Rights Suit
• SkyWest Ticket Agents Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• $700M Philip Morris Light Cigs Suit Ends In Mistrial
• St. Joe Tries To Stamp Out Securities Fraud Action
• Shareholders Take Shot At European Vodka Co.
• Case Study: Trailer Bridge V. Ill. Nat'l Insurance
• Software Co. Investors Can't Revive Suit Over Oracle Buy
• Oppenheimer Can't Shake MDL Over Risky Investments
• Judge Won't Allow Appeal Of DirecTV Arbitration Order
• Visa Hangs Up Call Recording Class Action For $18M
• Hofstra, Student Workers Close Book On Wage Action
• Merrill Brokers Urge 7th Circ. To Revive Bonus Bias Action
• WaMu Investors Get Class Cert. In $10B MBS Suit
• Wyeth Shareholders Seek Class Cert. In Pristiq Suit
• Applebee's Asks High Court To Clarify FLSA Tip Credit
• Marathon Pays $40M To Settle Gas Royalties Suit
• Chadbourne, Proskauer Get Stanford Ponzi Suit Booted
• Jury Sides With AT&T Unit In OT Class Action
• Actavis, Mylan Can Use Expert's Word In Heart Drug MDL
• Threat Of Data Misuse Counts As Injury: 1st Circ.
• Mo. Judge Trims 4 Bayer GM Rice Cases
• Ernst & Young To Try Again To Halt Ex-Workers' OT Suit
• Dr Pepper Hit With Wage Suit Over OT, Lunch Breaks
• Allstate Can Sue Over $35M Arena Bonds: Judge
• Firms Want Fee Dispute Transferred To Federal Court
• Disney Resorts Accused Of Shorting Workers On OT
• Calif. Court Sends Forever 21 OT Suit To Arbitration
• Sun Healthcare Didn't Pay Nursing Home Workers OT: Suit
• Calif. Truckers' Wage Case Preempted By US Law: Judge
• Farmers Entreats High Court To Nix $9M Fraud Verdict
• Ex-Brokers Say E1 Retaliated Over OT Class Action
• Old Testimony Out Of Bounds In NCAA Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Systemic Discrimination? Let The Statistics Talk
• Judge Won't Move NJ Nutella Class Action To Calif.
• Energy Plus Ads Lied About Competitive Rates: Consumer
• DuPont Resolves Feud Over 2004 Chemical Leak
• Brigham Investor Challenges $4.4B Statoil Deal
• JetBlue Loses Round In Arbitration Row With Pilots
• Magnesium Oxide Price-Fixing Case Shut Down For Now
• Judge Greenlights $25M Deal In Auto Lights Antitrust MDL
• Players' Union Wants NBA's Antitrust Suit Benched
• Cozen Roped Into $900M Poker Fraud Class Action
• Investor Says K-V Lied About Pregnancy Drug's Prospects
• Wyeth Sued Again Over Effexor Generics Delays
• JPML Centralizes DuPont Herbicide Suits
• Bayer Wins Dismissal Of RICO Claim In False Ad Fight
• Novartis Stuck With Sanctions In Bone Drug MDL
• CNinsure Hit With Shareholder Class Action
• Defending Behavioral Ad Class Actions
• Prestage Settles Don, Doff Suit For $1.8M
• IBM Beats IT Worker's Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Chase Clients Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit
• Sutherland Global Settles OT Class Action For $4M
• Culling Class Action Waivers Under Magnuson-Moss
• Fight Over $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Moved To Federal Court
• Mass Mutual Took Kickbacks In Pay-To-Play Scheme: Suit
• JPMorgan Strikes $9M Deal In Wage-And-Hour Action
• General Mills Dodges Total Cereal False Labeling Suit
• Christie's, Sotheby's Stiffed Artists On Royalties: Suit
• Farmers Insurance Exchange Settles OT Claims
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Citigroup, McGraw-Hill ERISA Wins
• Kmart Reaches Deal To Pay Workers For Unused PTO
• ATM Users Swipe At Banks, Card Cos. In Antitrust Suit
• IberiaBank Pays $2.5M To Exit Overdraft MDL
• Kmart Employment Background Checks Violate FCRA: Suit
• How They Won It: Paul Hastings Saves Ex-Homestore CEO $1.3B
• Concrete Buyers Want $18M In Antitrust Deals OK'd
• Avis Workers Win Class Cert. In FLSA Wage Action
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $32M Deal In Tribune's ERISA Suit
• Lexus, Toyota Hit With Class Suit Over Ventilation Troubles
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class In BNY Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Santander Wants Madoff Fund Investors Sanctioned
• Nonprofit Debt Counselor Was Capital One Puppet: Suit
• Moving Toward A 'Single Injunction Rule'?
• UniFirst Resolves OT Class Action With $2.6M Deal
• 'All Natural' Class Action Wave May Be Short-Lived
• Customer Service Rep Says U-Haul Shorted Workers On Pay
• Strip Club Chain Seeks Coverage Of Text Spam Suits
• AgFeed Misled Investors On Financial Health: Suit
• Chase Home Finance Can't Shake TILA Action
• Judge Tosses Elan Shareholder Suit Over $1B J&J Deal
• GNC, Protein Bar Maker Settle False Labeling Action
• Judge Seeks More Info On Attys In Libor Antitrust Actions
• Trends In Privacy Class Action Settlements
• Judge Axes $5M In Attys' Fees From Toyota Headlight Suit
• Abbott, Lilly Fight Sales Reps' OT Claims In 7th Circ.
• 24 Hour Fitness Workers Must Arbitrate OT Claims: Judge
• Geico Can't Block Collective Cert. In OT Suit
• Avis Budget Agency Operators Sue Over Pay Practices
• Apollo, Others Accused Of Delays In LBO Price-Fixing Suit
• Ticketmaster Strikes $16M Deal Over Fan Scam Claims
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hit With Seating Class Action
• Facebook Tracking Plaintiffs Ask MDL Panel To Join Suits
• Judge To Nix Whole Foods Seating Suit Over PAGA Doubts
• Egg Producers' Bid To Nix Price-Fixing Suit Rotten: Judge
• Law Firm Accused Of Misrepresenting Ch. 7 Fees
• Countrywide Wants Competition Claims Cut From OT Suit
• Yamaha Rhino MDL Winds Down In Settlements
• AIG, BofA, Others Seek Exit From $137B Bailout Suit
• JPMorgan, BNY Mellon Sued Over Hospital Bond Filings
• La-Z-Boy Rocked By Managers' OT Action
• Kellogg, General Mills Beat Natural Fiber Suit In 7th Circ.
• JPML Won't Join Avalon Suit To Toyota Acceleration MDL
• Twombly Bars Engineers' Wage-Fixing Suit: Apple, Others
• Judge OKs $1.2M Deal In Hartford Wage Class Action
• Selective Service Firing Suit To Go Before High Court
• Anadarko To Settle BP Deepwater Claims For $4B
• Judge Trims Class Action Over Optimal Madoff Feeder Fund
• Renaissance Investor Can't Halt $455M Sale: Judge
• GSK Settles Direct Buyers' Wellbutrin Claims For $49M
• 9/11 Insurers' $9.3B Al-Qaida Claims Get Judge's Nod
• Judge Trims Insurance Kickback Action Against Wells Fargo
• Windstream Settles Investor Suits Over $2B Paetec Buy
• Hard Rock Cafe Settles Servers' Action Over Withheld Tips
• National Enquirer Publisher Hit With Action Over Late Pay
• 10th Circ. Backs NY Life In Policyholders' Fraud Action
• Ex-Orion CEO Wants Surviving ERISA Claims Tossed
• Allianz Can't Duck RICO Claims In False Marketing Suits
• Amgen Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Shareholder Class Cert.
• Deepwater MDL Plaintiffs Denied Quick Wins
• Lensmaker's Antitrust Suit Survives In Transitions MDL
• NY Law School Says Job Reports Followed ABA Rules
• BofA Credit Protection Plan Draws Another Class Action
• Emery Pushes 2nd Circ. For Lockerbie Bombing Case Fees
• SAIC Faces Class Action Over Tricare Data Breach
• Judge Denies Boeing Discovery In ERISA Class Cert. Fight
• OceanFreight Investors Try To Sink $239M DryShips Deal
• Considering Contingency Fees In Jury Deliberations
• Chemical Co. Can't Raise Retiree Premiums: 5th Circ.
• PPD Investor Sues Over $4B Carlyle, Hellman Buyout
• Allos Settles Investor Suit Over $686M AMAG Tie-Up
• NFL, Helmet Maker Sued Over Retirees' Head Injuries
• State Street Units Accused Of Forex Trading Scheme
• Citing Dukes, Judge Nixes Class In Countrywide Bias Suit
• BofA Wrongful Foreclosure Class Action Gets The Boot
• FLSA Action Against Airport Security Co. Takes Off
• Call Center Workers Hit Stream Global With OT Action
• Farmers Cheats Clients On Flooring Damage Claims: Suit
• ConAgra GMO False Marketing Actions Joined In Calif.
• Judge Shuts Down Investor Suit Over Nvidia Chips
• Quaker False Marketing Suit Over Trans Fat Survives
• Ameriprise Wage Action Taken Down By Concepcion
• Potash Buyers Fight For Global Cartel Suit In 7th Circ.
• 99 Cents Only Shareholders Call $1.6B Deal Too Cheap
• Papa John's Drivers Win Reversal Of Class Notification Bar
• Bayer, Merial Hit With $32B Class Suit Over Flea Meds
• Solvay Beats Class Action Over Pension Plan Changes
• JinkoSolar Failed To Disclose Sludge Dumping: Investor
• Morgan Stanley Adviser OT Suits Consolidated In NJ
• Burger Chain Burned Workers On OT, Meal Breaks: Suit
• 1st Circ. Won't Nix $30M Attys' Fee Award In VW, Audi MDL
• Visa, MasterCard Fixed Prices On Fees, ATM Owners Say
• Frontier Accused Of Stacking Bogus Fees On Internet Bills
• JPML Merges Robocalls Claims Against Encore
• The Rundown On Reebok's False Ad Settlement
• Coca-Cola Pay Stubs Left Out OT Records, Workers Say
• JPML Won't Unite UBS Wage-And-Hour Class Actions
• Insurance Firm Bilked Claims Examiners Of OT Pay: Suit
• Sony, Others Face Class Suits Over Phone Bill Cramming
• Countrywide Borrowers Lose Class Bid In Toxic Loan Suit
• USPS Must Face Inspectors' OT Class Claims: Judge
• Insurer Seeks To Arbitrate Baby Monitor Coverage Suit
• Tricare, DOD Face Suit Over Theft Of 5M Patients' Data
• Ex-Costco Managers' Class Cert. Bid Denied In OT Suit
• Ex-Cadence Execs Push For $38M Settlement
• Bellwether Case In Toyota Defect MDL Heads To Trial
• JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank Settle With TeleNav Investors
• Licensing Co. Seeks Coverage In NCAA Antitrust Actions
• Strippers Hit LA Club With Class Action Over Pay
• Credit Co. Tells High Court CROA Doesn't Nix Arbitration
• Judge Won't Let KPMG Toss Hard Drives In OT Fight
• Citi Accused Of 'Shoddy' Security Before Data Breach
• GCs Brace For Cuts In Litigation, Class Action Spending
• Ex-Gibson Worker Makes Play For FLSA Certification
• Investor Says Stereotaxis Hid Problems With Products
• Kohlberg Capital Beats Securities Fraud Claims
• High Court To Decide RESPA's Reach In Quicken Fees Suit
• Tackling Childhood Obesity, Slimming 1st Amendment?
• FCPA Lawsuits — Not Just For The Government
• Citing Concepcion, Judge Lets Robert Half Arbitrate OT Row
• JPML Joins Investor Suits Over Gerova's Stillwater Buy
• Auto Parts Cos. Sued Again Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Ameriprise Settles Login, Logout OT Suit
• Judge Merges 3 Suits Aimed At Failed Carlyle IPO
• Ex-Waste Management Execs Dodge ERISA Claims
• Ex-Hostess Tackles Colts In FLSA Minimum Wage Suit
• Renaissance Investor Challenges $455M Permira Offer
• E&Y Unit Exits Suit Over Funds' Ponzi Investments
• Carnival Wants Cut Of BA, Virgin Price-Fixing Settlements
• Date Check App Defamation Class Action Rejected
• Baxter To Exit Drug Price Inflation MDL For $30M
• Puerto Rican Power Co. Takes Flak On Rates, Fuel Fee
• Emdeon, Blackstone Seek To Quash Suit Over $3B Buyout
• Goldman Stays Clear Of Solectron Shareholder Tangle
• JPML Combines Citi Home Loan Program Suits
• Exotic Dancer's FLSA Suit Tentatively Denied Class Cert.
• Facebook Can't Fuse Ad Privacy Disputes Into MDL
• China North Topples Shareholders' Stock Drop Claims
• The Downside Of Tort Reform
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Foreign Sales Claims Survive In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Amaranth Reaches Tentative Deal In Futures Price Suit
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against Aramark Delivery Unit
• Debit Card Provider Recorded Calls Without Consent: Suit
• Labaton Sues Auto Parts Cos. On Heels Of DOJ Fine
• UBS, Citigroup Snared In Investor Action Over SinoTech IPO
• Burger King Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Fight
• Beetle Owners Pester VW Over Alleged Fuse Box Defect
• Former WaMu Execs Agree To $41.5M Securities Suit Deal
• Papa John's Drivers Assail Class Notification Roadblock
• Rock-Tenn Settles Investor Suit Over $3.5B Smurfit Buy
• EBay Tries To Boot Sellers' Antitrust Suit Over PayPal
• Attys To Sue 15 Law Schools Over Bogus Jobs Data
• Skycaps Can Coordinate Cases Over Airlines' Fees
• New Claims Can't Save Lehman ERISA Suit: Judge
• Zions Bank Sued For Alleged Overdraft Fee Scheme
• Allstate Gets Claim Cut From Property Owners' Action
• Where Are All The Smart Grids?
• Chesapeake Gets OK For $3.4M Gas Royalty Settlement
• Goldman Sex Bias Suit Shouldn't Lose Class Claims: Judge
• Hilton Gets Green Light For $2.5M Wage Action Settlement
• Questioning US Antitrust Liability Of Foreign Defendants
• Philips To Pay $4M To Turn Off Faulty TV Class Action
• Chipotle Stiffs Customers On Gift Card Redemptions: Suit
• Guitar Center Invaded Fired Worker's Privacy: Atty
• Judge Won't Revisit Cert. Ruling In Securitas FLSA Suit
• TCPA Applies To Cos., Not Just People: Ill. Court
• Sens. Float Phone Contract Bill To Counter Concepcion
• Harleysville Investor Slams $760M Sale To Nationwide
• GE, Firefighter's Family Settle In Chopper Crash MDL
• Playboy Mansion Partygoer Sues Over Sex-Biased Prices
• Dynex To Pay $7.5M To End Securities Fraud Action
• PE Firm Plaintiff Drops Out Of Madoff Feeder Suit
• Foreign Injury Claims Nixed From Flight Price-Fixing MDL
• Cable Installers Sue Charter Contractor For OT Pay
• Mitsubishi Unit Settles Class Action Over Faulty TVs
• Texas Law Firm Can't Shake OT, Retaliation Action
• Mispackaged Birth Control Pills Caused Pregnancy: Suit
• Family Dollar Managers Get Class Cert. In OT Row
• Animal Drug Co. Settles Unwanted Faxes Suit For $2M
• Victims Of GeoStar Mare-Leasing Scheme Awarded $65M
• Nalco, Cleanup Crews May Be Liable For Corexit Injuries
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Boss Can't Force Arbitration In Pay Row
• Dairy Co., Insurers Settle Organic Claims Coverage Row
• Suits Brought By State AGs Not Class Actions: 9th Circ.
• Citing Dukes, Supreme Court Vacates $7.7M FLSA Award
• KAR Auction's $210M Openlane Buy Gets Green Light
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up WARN Suit Against DHL
• Supreme Court Bounces JPMorgan Check Fee Action
• Insurer Can't Dismiss Kickbacks Class Action
• Black Merrill Brokers Rebuffed By High Court
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of FACTA Coverage Suit
• High Court Turns Aside Blackstone Cert Bid In IPO Case
• Jury Lets Merck Off Hook In Fosamax Bellwether Suit
• Body Scan Co. Hit With Class Suit Over Shady Contracts
• High Court Won't Revive Mobile Radiation Class Action
• High Court Seeks SG's Take On $1B Plutonium Suit
• Clash Of The Class Action Law Firms