Class Action Archive » December, 2011

Class Action - December, 2011

277 articles

• Nev. Atty Hits Loan Processor With Robo-Signing Suit
• Super Bowl Fans Revive Fight Over Deceptive Ticket Sales
• Delphi CEO Skimmed $55M From Shareholders: Suit
• Dairy Cos. Try To Block Antitrust Suit Over Cow Killings
• Tropicana Juice Hit With False Advertising Suit
• Judge Writes Off WaPo Securities Suit Over Kaplan Unit
• TRW Retirees Told To Arbitrate In Health Plan Suit
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Deception In Loan Modifications
• Intelius Puts Deceptive Enrollment Suit To Bed
• Conde Nast, Men's Journal Violate Calif. Privacy Law: Suit
• Case Study: In Re Compellent Technologies
• I Can't Believe It's Not Properly Labeled Butter: Suit
• Sulfuric Acid Producers Prevail In Antitrust Class Action
• Iran, Terror Groups Found Liable For 9/11
• BofA Plan Participants Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Case
• TaxMasters Class May Have To Arbitrate After Concepcion
• Class Bids Nixed Again In MDL Over BPA In Baby Bottles
• Overheating iPad Class Action Shut Down For Good
• Gateway Reaches Deal To Unplug Faulty PC Class Action
• Weis Misled Shoppers About Keurig Cartridge Contents: Suit
• JPML Merges 5 TCPA Actions Against Collection Agency
• Sony Faces Action Over Movie, Video Game Records
• Madoff Fraud Claims Against Santander Survive
• BofA, Merrill Settle Senior Specialists' OT Action
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Apple False Advertising Suit
• Wells Fargo Wrongly Redeemed $837M In Securities: Suit
• Verizon Unit's Win Against 2 Wage Class Members Upheld
• E-Trade To Settle Securities Class Actions For $79M
• Security Co. Seeks To Derail Worker Action Based On Dukes
• Men's Wearhouse Struck With Manager OT Class Action
• BP Gets More Time To Answer Local Gov't Spill Claims
• Judge Cans MDL Over Lead-Containing Fruit Juice
• Insurer Tries To Sidestep EA Antitrust Action Coverage
• Arbitrator, Not Court, Should Decide Consolidation: 7th Circ.
• Hagens Berman, Cohen Milstein To Lead E-Books Suit
• Judge Pulls The Plug On Coffee Machine Class Action
• Immersion Beats $300M Suit Over Pumped-Up Stock Prices
• BMO Harris Bank Settles Overdraft Fee Suit For $9.4M
• Game Over For 'Final Fantasy' Subscription Row: 9th Circ.
• Kellogg Can't Decertify FLSA Class Of Bakery Workers
• Calif. Court Dismantles Brookstone's Win In ZIP Code Suit
• Putting The Kibosh On Potash Cartel Allegations
• Insurers Take Aim At Ashland Over Factory Explosion
• Ex-Players' Suit Says NFL Ignored Head Injury Risks
• Morton's Investor Says $117M Fertitta Deal Doesn't Cut It
• Insurers Buck Defense Costs For Budget Credit Card Action
• Georgia Utility Settles Gas Billing Class Action
• Ex-Policyholders Trimmed From Conseco Insurance Action
• Airlines Win Access To Victim's Info In NY Crash Suit
• Remington Recall Missed The Mark, Customers Say
• JPML Consolidates 44 Tribune Clawback Suits
• Ex-Amdocs IT Workers Win Cert. In OT Action
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates $295M De Beers Settlement
• Boeing Programmers' Cert. Bid Denied In Wage Suit
• Carnival Can't Hop Aboard Airlines' Antitrust Settlement
• La. Insurance Czar Blasts Restored $93M Katrina Award
• Lyondell Trustee Goes After Smaller Shareholders
• Halliburton Denies Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Insurer Must Face Class Action Over Slyly Reduced Benefits
• Alternate Energy Can't Shake Inflated Stock Action
• Tiffany Strikes Deal To End ZIP Code Class Action
• Judge Trims J&J Investor Suit Over Kids' Meds Recalls
• US To Pay Meritor Shareholders $276M After 19-Year Fight
• No Class Cert For Customers In OnStar Analog MDL
• Hagens Berman Seeks To Represent E-Book Antitrust Class
• Judge Rejects 'Frivolous' Midas Brake Consumer Class
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ignition Lock Suit Against Ford
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed Home Insurance Action Nixed
• Judge Boots Proposed Wal-Mart Battery Fee Class Action
• Skechers Toning Shoe MDL Centralized In Ky.
• Marketing Co. Seeks Coverage For Hidden Fee Actions
• Consumers Target StubHub Over Valid Ticket Guarantee
• 2nd Circ. OKs SWIFT Terrorism Financing Probe Disclosures
• Facebook Can't Shut Down Class Action Over 'Like' Ads
• Acosta Merchandisers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Action
• Ex-Deloitte Workers Win Cert. Bid In OT Case
• McGladrey & Pullen Settles Hedge Fund Ponzi Suit
• Gerber Customers Win Class Cert. In Skin Irritant Suit
• Amaranth, Investors Settle Futures Price Suit For $77M
• Lear Says Ch. 11 Case Should Block Bid-Rigging Suits
• Judge Won't Erase HP Hard Drive Suit
• Builders Settle 'Kids For Cash' Class Actions For $18M
• Chrysler Brake Defect Suit Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• American Superconductor Can't Dodge Investor Suit
• Matrixx V. Siracusano: Supreme Court Gets Statistical
• TRW Hit With Class Action Over Retiree Health Benefits
• Twin City Transit Inks Deal Ending Drivers' Race Bias Suit
• KV Again Shakes Suit Over Metoprolol Recall
• Resort Co. Settles Timeshare Fight For $20M
• RockYou Agrees To Security Audits To End Breach Action
• Insurer Balks At Coverage In EA Antitrust Actions
• AK Steel Faces ERISA Action Over Retiree Health Plans
• 9th Circ. Reverses Louis Vuitton Customer Info Ruling
• Calif. Plaintiff Can't Crash NJ Bayer Probiotics Actions
• Zurich Pays $7.6M In Adams' Investor Action Coverage Row
• Citi To Appeal Arbitration Denial In FLSA Dispute
• DOL Can Back McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal: 2nd Circ.
• P&G Faces Class Action Over Toothpaste Pain Relief Ads
• Wachovia, Wells Fargo Can't Leave Fee MDL: Judge
• UCLA Faces $16M Class Action Over Stolen Patient Info
• Shareholder Seige Of Imperial Holdings Continues
• BofA, Countrywide Dodge Nevada Mortgage Loans Suit
• Steve & Barry's Parent Dodges Mass Layoff Suit
• New And Improved Whistleblower Incentives
• Cos. Can Obtain Drivers' Info From States: 8th Circ.
• Blackstone, Hotel Chef Cook Up Deal To End OT Action
• Judge Pares Countrywide OT Competition Claims
• Knauf Settles Chinese Drywall Claims For Up To $1B
• The Future Of Greenwashing Claims
• Citing Dukes, Judge Kills Lockheed Workers' Class Cert. Bid
• Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit Heads To Calif. High Court
• Cadbury Melts Chocolate Price-Fixing Suits For $2M
• VW Beetle Transmission Plagued By Bugs: Suit
• 9th Circ. Gives Genocide Insurance Case 2nd Look
• Blue Cross Escapes Class Action Over Hefty Premiums
• Ponzi Investors' Cert. Bid Fails In Suit Against East West
• Panel Won't Mix Skinny Girl Margarita False Ad Suits
• Madoff Investors Look To Sue Picower Associates In Fla.
• JPML Won't Merge 12 Actions Over Plavix Injuries
• Judge Won't Sign Off On Class In Ashland Explosion Suit
• MassMutual's Countrywide MBS Claims Swept Into MDL
• Power Meter IP Suits Combined Into Okla. MDL
• CVS Managers Seek Judge's OK In $10M Wage Settlement
• J.Crew Gets Final Nod On $16M Deal Over PE-Led Buyout
• Drivers' Wage Action Against Werner Stalls Out
• Chinese Cos. Faced More Investor Actions In 2011: Report
• HTC Aims To Unplug Evo Phone Defect Class Action
• Widening The Class Certification Circuit Split
• JPMorgan Gets MBS Class Action Pared
• Watson Pays $27M To Exit Drug Inflation MDL
• Emirates To Cough Up $8M In Price-Fixing MDL Settlement
• Citigroup Reaches Tentative Deal In Subprime Suit
• Judge Won't Compel Arbitration In Toyota Brake MDL
• Blue Coat Investor Challenges $1B Thoma Bravo Deal
• BofA, Insurers Beat Customer Privacy Action In 5th Circ.
• SEC Sued Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Oversight
• Indirect Ice Purchasers Can't Add MDL Plaintiffs: Judge
• Authors Push For Cert. In Google Books IP Action
• Calif. OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: 9th Circ.
• Philip Morris Can't Kill Light Cigarettes Suits At MDL Level
• Monsanto Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage Action
• JPMorgan Denies Silver Manipulation Class Action Claims
• Shoddy Accounting Put HCA Stock On Life Support: Suit
• Morgan Stanley Forced To Face CDO Fraud Claims In NY
• Merck Urges 3rd Circ. To OK Pay-For-Delay Settlements
• Heartland Gets Most Of Banks' Data Breach Claims Tossed
• Judge Grants Class Cert. In Whirlpool Benefits Action
• Medtronic Investors Win Cert. In Off-Label Marketing Case
• Judge Mulls Class Cert. In Gerber Phthalate Action
• Boeing Seeks To Block Cert. In Programmers' Wage Case
• Calif. Wal-Mart Employees Launch OT Class Action
• JC Penney Targeted Over Deceptive Savings Programs
• NJ Consumer Claim Clipped In Land Rover Tire MDL
• Telemarketers Call Out Comcast In OT Class Action
• Jurisdiction Feud Freezes Most Discovery In Juice Ad Suit
• Kmart Loss Prevention Managers Sue Over OT
• No Harm, No Foul In Data Breach Suits: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Douses NJ Fire Dept.'s Residency Rule As Unjust
• HP Sales Reps Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• High Court Won't Hear ACCI Gambling Investment Appeal
• Vaccine Purchasers Accuse Sanofi Of Stifling Competition
• Argentine Firms Won't Share In BofA $410M Settlement
• JPML Tells 6 Discount Club Fraud Suits To Stay Put
• Insurer Can't Keep Baby Formula Case In Mass.
• BNY Mellon Can't Quelch Class Action Over Lehman Losses
• CVS Gets Green Light For $34M Wage Action Settlement
• MGIC, Execs Ask 7th Circ. To Toss Fraud Suit
• Cashier Must Go Solo In 99 Cents Only Seating Action
• Hospira Misled Investors To Pump Up Stock Prices: Suit
• JPMorgan Should Be Cut From Refco MDL: Special Master
• Ex-Clark & Washington Client Seeks Cert. In Fraud Action
• DOL Backs Rehearing Bid In McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal
• LV Wants 9th Circ. To Remove Data Suit To Fed. Court
• Insurer John Alden Escapes Health Coverage Class Action
• Deputies Urge 9th Circ. To Revive OT Action
• Dairy Farmers Lose Cert. Bid In Milk Antitrust Action
• E-Book Industry Antitrust Suits Joined In NY MDL
• Kansas City SWAT Cops Get Conditional Cert In OT Action
• Retired Players Drop NFL, Riddell Head Injury Suit
• Notwithstanding Janus ...
• Quashing The Circuit Split Over RESPA
• 9th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Cert. Denial In Hitachi TV Suit
• Countrywide Seeks Shelter Of German Law In MBS Suit
• Wis. AG Urges 9th Circ. To Revive State Claims In Gas MDL
• 'FFXI' Gamers Ask 9th Circ. To Restart False Ad Suit
• Game Over For Sony PlayStation Update Action
• Indirect Purchasers Have Standing In LCD MDL: Judge
• DOE Strikes Deal With 383 Manhattan Project Plaintiffs
• Judge Won't Oust Non-Mich. Plaintiffs In OnStar Analog MDL
• Cures For The Common Closing
• Judge Recused Over Mom's Shares Back On Bench
• Yahoo Settles Interclick Investor Suits Over $270M Sale
• LaBranche Investors Settle Over $192M Cowen Deal
• Groupon Accused Of Altering Merchant Contracts
• Firefighters Sue Halliburton, Others For Iraq OT Pay
• Power Line Can't Zap Overtime Class Action
• Arbitration Group Backs Stanford Investors' 5th Circ. Bid
• Summit Partners Settles Sudden-Termination Claims
• Citing Dukes, La. High Court Nixes Wood Treatment Class
• Ice Co. Antitrust Qui Tam Suit A Retread Of MDL: Judge
• Reader's Digest Called Out Over Supersized Mag Editions
• Ex-BofA Workers Say Bank Mismanaged Retirement Fund
• Temp Agency Adecco Settles Technicians' OT Action
• Security Guard Claims Kroger's Pay Policies Are Rotten
• Archer Daniels To Shell Out $1.3M In Don-Doff Settlement
• SCE Customer Says Old Meters Overcharged For Electricity
• Willis Group To Settle Sex Bias Suit For $11.6M
• When Plaintiffs Sell Out Absent Class Members
• AAI Backs 9th Circ. Revival Of State Claims In Gas MDL
• AmEx Can Arbitrate Discount Club Fraud Claims: Judge
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In CRS Mortgage Debt Action
• Morgan Stanley Strikes Back At CDO Fraud Claims
• BofA Accused Of Driving Mortgage Borrowers Into Default
• Buyer Sour Over Ford Warranty In 9th Circ. Lemon Law Suit
• Drake Beam Consultants Win Conditional Cert. In OT Case
• Calif. Top Court Asked To Mull 'Rolling 5' In Brinker Case
• Investor Action Brings Cloud Computing Co. Down To Earth
• Lucky, Sunglass Hut Latest To Face ZIP Code Actions
• Hartford Admitted Duty In ZIP Code Cases: Crate & Barrel
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• Redefining Loss Causation In Mutual Fund Cases
• Bain Capital Wants Samsonite Labor Suit Sent Packing
• Bayer Covered Up Yasmin Blood Clot Risk: Ex-FDA Head
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Faulty Nissan Odometer Suit
• Sony Gets Melting TV Class Action Tossed Again
• Tekelec Shareholders Sue To Halt $780M Sale To Siris
• Apple, AT&T Targeted In Latest Carrier IQ Class Action
• Yahoo Investor Takes Aim At Board Over Bidding Rules
• Toyota Pushes For Arbitration In Defective Brake MDL
• Lehman MDL Plaintiffs Settle With Underwriters For $417M
• Class Attys Get $1.5M In Allstate Cancer Policy Settlement
• Halliburton Destroyed Deepwater Spill Evidence: BP
• Ex-MF Global Managers Sue Corzine, Directors
• Challenging Ind.'s $5M Damage Cap
• Dole Pared From Potato Price-Fixing MDL
• Sirius False Ad Action Axed Over NY Claims
• Toyota MDL Judge To Eye Fla., NY Economic Loss Claims
• Taco Bell Crew Sues Over Shoe Deductions
• Supreme Court Refuses To Pick Up AT&T Benefits Action
• Wal-Mart, Merrill Shell Out $13.5M To End ERISA Action
• H&R Block Unfairly Pushes Refund Anticipation Loans: Suit
• HP Printer Defect Opens Door To Hackers: Suit
• High Court Won't Consider Countrywide SLUSA Appeal
• Investor Bests Clawback Suit Over $4M Refco Payment
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Ariz. Town's Bond Losses
• Toyota Must Pay For Doc Security In Brake Suit: Judge
• Judge Won't Make EA Produce NFL Memo In Antitrust Suit
• Syntec False Claims Class Bid Denied As FDA Closes In
• Office Depot's Bid To Duck ZIP Code Action Falls Flat
• Colgate Faces New Suit Over Softsoap Germ-Killing Power
• Netflix Privacy Battle Shipped To Mediation
• The Limited Scope Of Bad-Faith Expert Testimony
• Samsung Lied About Fridges' Energy Efficiency: Suit
• Baristas Want Starbucks To Pour Out $32M In Tip Pool Suit
• Ann Taylor Wrongly Collects Customers' ZIP Codes: Suit
• Wells Fargo Settles Wachovia Securities Suits For $75M
• Carrier IQ Faces Probes, Class Actions Over Tracking App
• Discover Continued Robocalls Despite Pleas To Stop: Suit
• AT&T, Apple Antitrust Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Hagens Berman Off Hook In Ala. Firm's Atty Fee Battle
• Stanford Examiner Backs Investor Actions In 5th Circ.
• National Arbitration Forum Exits Cardholder Class Action
• Toyota Evidence Concealment Action Tossed
• ABM Janitors Fend Off Bid To Decertify OT Action
• Super Bowl Ticket Holders' Action Stays In Play
• Canada High Court Takes Corn Syrup Price-Fixing Action
• Judge OKs $89M Del Monte, Barclays Investor Settlement
• Amazon Gets Cookie Privacy Action Booted For Now
• Foot Locker Can't Appeal Class Bid Despite Dukes: Ill. Court
• Ladish Investor Slams Wis. Rule Defense In 7th Circ.
• Fla. Homeowners Can't Sue State Over Foreclosure Fees
• Lloyds Investors Sue Over Shady Bank Acquisition
• Halliburton Wants BP To Cover Deepwater Spill Claims
• Green Mountain Coffee Faces Investor Action Over Losses
• Judge Won't Boot Jackson Lewis From Bus Co. OT Suit
• Older Claims Cut From Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Ad Co. Dodges Investor Action Over Chinese Profit Claims