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Class Action - June, 2012

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• Wells Fargo Fund Reaches $25M Deal In Investor Class Action
• Renco Accuses Perelman Of Lifting $175M From Humvee JV
• 3rd Circ. Says Sprint's $17.5M Class Pact Not Good Enough
• HSBC Can't Kick Overdraft Fee Class Action
• NJ Court Tosses Clinic's Benefits Suit Against Auto Insurer
• J&J Can't Shake False Ad Suit Over Bedtime Bath Products
• Consumer Class Actions Survive Brush With High Court
• Acid Reflux Device Maker Beats Class Cert. In Row Over Ads
• Antitrust Suit Claims Denso Rigged Bids On RV Parts
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Open Up New Frontiers
• Citi, McGraw-Hill Workers Take ERISA Suits To High Court
• Supreme Court Seeks US View On Ill. Home Care Union Fees
• Avis Shift Managers Win Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Calif. Judge Again Trims Claims In Muscle Milk False Ad Suit
• Judge Kills Animal-Testing Suit Against Estee, Mary Kay
• BP Pays $5.4M To Settle EEOC Sex Bias Probe Into Cleanup
• Stratfor Settles Suit Over 'Anonymous' Hacking Incident
• Maxim Pays $12.3M To End Recruiter OT Claims
• Accretive Execs Face Derivative Suit Over Company's Health
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against GSK Over Avandia Injury Costs
• States Rip Deal In 'Predatory' Debt Relief Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Creates Joint Employer Test For FLSA Cases
• Defendants Can Estimate Damages Under CAFA: 10th Circ.
• BioSante Sued Again Over Female Libido Drug Disappointment
• Toshiba, LCD Purchasers Close Cases In Cartel Trial
• Texas Golf Retailer's Shareholders Sue To Block $96M Sale
• E-Book MDL Arbitration Would Trample On Rights, Judge Says
• Cost Plus Shareholders Can't Block $494M Buyout Offer
• Frenville — Gone But Not Forgotten In The 3rd Circ.
• Scotts Miracle-Gro Faces RICO Suit Over Tainted Bird Food
• Expanding The Extraterritorial Reach Of US Antitrust Law
• Covidien Sales Reps' OT Suit Nixed By High Court GSK Ruling
• DeVry To Pay $1.3M To Close Book On Overtime Suit
• Macy's Credit Lender Sued Over Inaccurate Bills
• Wells Fargo Pays $3.2M To Exit Mortgage Late-Fee Claims
• United Way Chapter To Pay $6.2M To Resolve ERISA Claims
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Keep Goldman Sex Bias Claims In Court
• TD Bank Call Center Reps Win Class Cert. In OT Pay Case
• 9/11 Families Tell 2nd Circ. Bin Laden Firm Belongs In MDL
• NEC Tells 9th Circ. Jaco Must Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims
• McKool Settles Malpractice Claims Over NFL Players' Images
• Judge Chides Attys, Nixes Class Bid In Office Depot OT Case
• Diamond Foods Execs Sued Over Botched $2B Pringles Deal
• Judge Skims Smart Balance 'Fat Free' Milk Case
• Judge Won't Rethink Wells Fargo Loan Modification Suit
• Best Buy Settles, Promising Clearer Price-Match Policy
• HTC Must Weather Smartphone Tracking Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Potash Cartel Suit, Clarifies FTAIA Reach
• Union Carbide Evades Bhopal Chemical Exposure Suit
• House Bill Would End 'Frivolous' ATM Class Actions
• Dissecting Da Silva: There Is A Science To It
• Towing Co. Settles ADA Suit After Judge Backs EEOC Methods
• Jury Hands $30M To Ford Truck Dealers In Contract Fight
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Puts Up $5.5M To Exit Stock Drop Suit
• Merrill, RBC Dodge Claims In MuniMae Shareholder MDL
• Comcast Case Gives Justices A Chance To Expand On Dukes
• Amylin Board Hid $3.5B Offer To Buy Cheap Options: Suit
• Enviro Group Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate Deepwater Claims
• IntegraMed Investor Says $170M Sagard Buyout Price Too Low
• PNC Bank To Hand Over $90M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Calif. Judge Applies ZIP Ruling Retroactively In OfficeMax Suit
• LexisNexis Still Faces Claims It Misreported Workers' Info
• Volvo Settlement Over Faulty SUV Engines Wins Judge's Nod
• The In Re IPhone App Dismissal Order: Key Holdings
• State Farm, Others Pan 'Junk Science' Antitrust Testimony
• Citi, Others Must Face Most Claims In Bungled-Mortgage Suit
• Taco Bell Not Liable For 'Spam' Text Messages, Court Says
• Lessons For Defendants Facing Motions To Amend
• Sebelius Says Medicaid Copay Class Is Punishing Good Deeds
• Quest Says Lead In Age Bias Suit Was Sacked For Performance
• JPMorgan Pays $4M To End WaMu Mortgage Kickback Suit
• Cardinal, GE Ask Judge To Toss Imaging Drug Antitrust Suit
• Nissan Japan Seeks To Exit Transmission Defect Class Action
• Whole Foods Battles Subpoena Bid In Margarita Ad Case
• Fidelity False Marketing Claims Time-Barred, Judge Rules
• Wells Fargo Exits Mortgage Loan Fee Case For $7M
• Merck Pays $10M To Exit ERISA Class Action Over Vytorin
• $70M Novo Nordisk OT Suit Killed By High Court GSK Ruling
• Judge Pares Down Microsoft Phone Tracking Class Action
• Merck Hit With Antitrust Class Action Over Vaccine Data
• High Court Rebuffs Insurer's Protest Of $105M Katrina Award
• High Court To Hear Comcast's Class Cert. Appeal Post-Dukes
• Kraft Asks Judge To Quash Wheat Thins Mislabeling Suit
• Costco's LCD Cartel Suit Overreaches, Electronics Cos. Say
• Kodak Officers Win Access To $25M In Insurance Funds
• Weighing Reverse Mergers For Private Chinese Cos.
• Supreme Court Won't Touch $926M Dow Contamination Suit
• Warding Off Discovery In Employment Class Actions
• Supreme Court To Hear Genesis Appeal Of Nurse's FLSA Suit
• Webkinz Maker To Pay $2.5M To End Antitrust MDL
• UBS' $2.3B Trading Loss Spurs Investor Class Action
• Capital One Customers Win Class Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• Generics Cos. Escape From Darvocet, Darvon MDL
• Mich. Hospital Pays $2M To Settle Wage-Fixing Claims
• Verizon Avoids Hidden-Fee Claims Over TV Protection Plan
• Judge Approves $40M Deal In Lehman MBS Class Action
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• FBI To Probe Hospital That May Have Risked Hep C Outbreak
• Calif. High Court Says Convenience Check Suit Preempted
• Orient Paper Pays $2M To Wrap Up Shareholder Suit
• Goldman Gets Investors' Abacus Suit Cut Down
• Facebook Deal Over 'Like' Ads Nets Attorneys $10M
• SEIU's High Court Loss May Spur Battle Over Union Fees
• Allergan Requests Appeal Of Del. Botox Decision
• Direct Purchasers Get Class Cert. In Railroad Antitrust MDL
• Hazy Outlook May Push More Insurers To Settle Drywall Claims
• Hugo Boss Faces Suit Over Credit Card Receipt Info
• Alcoa Execs Face Shareholder Suit Alleging Bahrain Bribes
• Miss., Ala. Ask 5th Circ. To Preserve States' Rights In Spill Suits
• Judge Greenlights Price-Fixing MDL Over Auto Lighting
• 3rd Circ. Lets Insurers Off Hook In Juvie Kickback Scandal
• Netflix Users Tell 9th Circ. Apple Ruling Can't Block Expert
• Fannie, Freddie Hit With Class Action Over Taxes
• P&G Faces False Ad Suit Over Crest Sensitivity Toothpaste
• New Wrinkle For CVS Over Moisturizer Claims
• Allis-Chalmers Energy To Pay $1.9M To End FLSA OT Suit
• High Court Says Extra Union Dues Must Be Opt-In
• Greenberg, Quarles To Pay Ponzi Investors $88M In Settlements
• Insurers Pay $13M To Settle Chinese Drywall Claims
• Transocean Says BP's Deepwater Chief Must Submit To Physical
• Airlines Fight Carnival Bid For Cut Of $175M Price-Fixing Deal
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In 'Kids For Cash' Scandal
• BGCP Overpays Insiders At Shareholder Expense, Suit Says
• Lawmakers Seek To Undo High Court's Dukes Ruling
• Travelzoo Says Sales Growth Should Kill Shareholder Suit
• NY Hospital Faces Suit Over Same-Sex Health Benefits
• Renco Group Sued Over Hummer Contract
• Toshiba Denies Ties To LCD Price-Fixing Plot
• Fidelity Gets Home Warranty Kickbacks Suit Tossed
• Madoff Client Immune To Securities Class Action, Judge Says
• Quaker Can't Call Cereal With GM Corn 'All Natural,' Suit Says
• Ann Taylor Settles Customer Data Collection Row
• Taco Bell Beats Class Action Over Unsolicited Texts
• Sam's Club Manager Shoots For Class Cert. In OT Case
• Disbarred Attys Must Forfeit Assets Over Fen-Phen Fees
• Pfizer Storing Up $330M To Settle Menopause Drug Suits
• Union Health Plan Sues Merck Over Drug Copay Subsidies
• Opt-Out System Could Be Key To Boosting EU Antitrust Suits
• Southwest Tells 9th Circ. Plaintiffs' Delay Dooms Merger Suit
• Judge Certifies Limited Class In Flonase Antitrust Action
• 6th Circ. Won't Give Whirlpool Another Spin In Washer Suit
• Lexington Settles With Summer Infant Over Privacy Class Action
• Grant Thornton Can't Duck Refco Trustee's Fraud Claims
• News Corp. Board Turned Blind Eye To Phone Hacking: Suit
• Class Action Waivers Enforceable, Citigroup Tells 2nd Circ.
• Sprint To Pay $19M To End Picture Messaging Charges Suit
• 7th Circuit: Opening The Door To Copycat Class Actions
• Tackling A Circuit Splitter: Amgen In The High Court
• Adidas' Minimalist Shoes Are Misleading, Class Action Says
• Wells Fargo, Freddie Mac Reach $17M Deal In TCPA Suit
• Sanction-Marred Toyota Acceleration Suit Remains Bellwether
• Girardi & Keese Can't Shake Lockheed Workers' Malpractice Suit
• LinkedIn Slapped With Privacy Suit Over Data Breach
• NJ Bill Would Punish Shareholders For Frivolous Suits
• 10th Circ. Puts Brakes On Toyota Faulty Engine Class Action
• Ex-NCAA Players Fumbled Scholarship Antitrust Case: 7th Circ.
• Judge Pulls Plug On Class In LED Bulb False Ad Suit
• Fla. Judge Knocks Down Football Helmet Concussion Suit
• Calif. Bus Drivers Reach $7M Deal To End Travel Time Claims
• BP, Conoco, Others Agree To $21.6M Deal In Hot Fuel MDL
• Bloomberg Blasts Call Center Reps' Suit Over OT Wages
• Gentiva Says Investors Can't Back Up Medicare Fraud Claims
• Classmates.com's $4.5M Privacy Deal Gets Reluctant Nod
• Judge Won't Recuse Self Over E-Discovery In Publicis Suit
• Colonial Bank Execs Pay $2.5M To Dodge ERISA Claims
• High Court Deems GSK Drug Sales Reps OT-Exempt
• Disputed $140M Settlement Goes Through In Milk Antitrust Suit
• Deepwater MDL Judge Caps Attys' Fees At 25%
• Rite Aid Pays $21M To End Assistant Manager FLSA Suit
• WellPoint To Pay $90M To Settle Anthem Policyholder Suit
• Wyeth Can't Kick Class Cert. In Canadian Suit Over Premarin
• NJ Suit Says Kix 'All-Natural' Claim Is Fraudulent
• Kenneth Cole's $280M Buyout Bid Still Short, Investor Says
• Meal Break Class Action Against Wendy's Sliced
• Iraqi Nationals Can't Revive L-3 Wage Suit In 9th Circ.
• Nishi Rail Pays At Least $20M To Exit Freight Price-Fixing Suit
• Judge Denies Quest Workers Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Facebook Points Finger At Nasdaq For Botched IPO
• NH Hospital's Hep C Outbreak Sparks AG Probe, Class Action
• Judge Ships Live Nation Scalping Case To Md. High Court
• De Beers Can't Boot Price-Fixing Suit From British Columbia
• Judge Tosses Men's Journal Suit Over Calif. Privacy Law
• Atty Fees In $5.5M Nutella Deal Left Bad Taste, Consumers Say
• US Car Dealers Say Foreign Cos. Fixed Bearing Prices
• St. Jude Stock Flatlined Amid Recalls, Investors Say
• Atlanta Strippers Get $1.5M To Drop Overtime Suit
• Asking The Hard Questions In Class Action Litigation
• AXA Call Workers Sue Over Unpaid 'Off-The-Clock' Chores
• Sylvania Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Headlights
• La. Communities Want Deepwater State Law Claims Revived
• Liberty Asks 7th Circ. To Ax $450M Workers' Comp Deal
• Target Says Cashiers' Work Doesn't Permit Use Of Seats
• Title Insurers Spared Antitrust Scrutiny, Says 3rd Circ.
• Intertek Inspectors Win Conditional Cert. In Overtime Pay Suit
• Regions Investor Class Wins Cert. In Stock Inflation Suit
• Liberty Mutual Wants Off Hook For Sears Ice Maker Suit
• Judge Won't Reconsider RCRA Claim In Halliburton Suit
• Judge Says Cert. Likely In Ex-Rite Aid Workers' Late Pay Suit
• BP Hit With $500B Suit Over Texas Refinery's Emissions
• ProFlowers Parent Co. Arranges $38M Deal Over Data Policies
• Interline Investor Challenges $1B Private Equity Buyout
• In Pa., 'Any Exposure' Does Not Equal Causation
• Judge Tosses Guatemalans' STD Suit Against US
• Novartis Defeats Appeal To Bone Drug Bellwether Ruling
• Google Exits, Apple Remains In App Data Tracking MDL
• Countrywide Wants Judge To Boot Insurers' MBS Claims
• 7th Circ. Blisters Sears Shareholders' Antitrust Suit
• Judge Boots Ex-NFL Players' Antitrust Suit Over Game Footage
• NAM, Others Want 6th Circ. Rehearing In Whirlpool Suit
• Ralph Lauren Gets Suit Over Exec Salaries Thrown Out
• Barnes & Noble Chairman's $29M Deal Shelves Investor Suit
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Kill Third-Party Deepwater Claims
• Four Auto Parts Price-Fixing MDLs Combined In Mich.
• GSK Says ERISA Suit Dismissal Backed By 6th Circ. Ruling
• Walgreen Must Face Class Action Over Unpaid Wages
• Ariz. County Says Ogletree Billed Atty Hours For Grads
• Blue Shield Rejects Claims It Gamed Calif. Policyholders
• Citigroup Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold Time Limit In CDO Suits
• Payors Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Pfizer Neurontin MDL Claims
• Honda To Face Civic Tire Defect Claims As Class Action
• Best Buy Escapes Privacy Suit Over Returns Policy
• 9th Circ. Reopens Arbitration Fight In AT&T False Ad Suit
• Toyota Might Take Chances On Sanction-Laden Bellwether
• Capitol Won't Surrender Royalties In '80s Singer's Suit
• High Court's Amgen Ruling Could Stymie Securities Classes
• JPML Won't Merge 5 Louisiana-Pacific Siding Defect Suits
• Fox Ordered To Turn Over Intern Info In Wage Class Action
• Massey Settlement Heads Off Trial In Water Pollution Suit
• Tower Bancorp Ends 2 Suits Over $336M Susquehanna Merger
• Oakland Coliseum Sued Over Pollution At U2 Show
• Judge Won't Toss Hulu Privacy Action, For Now
• Deloitte To Pay $20M To Exit Bear Stearns Investor Suit
• Debt Settlement Co. Gets Suit Over Fees Sent To Arbitration
• Michaels Has Edge In Data Theft Coverage Suit, Attys Say
• Ex-Employee Claims HSBC Denied OT To Relationship Bankers
• ABA, NALP Avoid Suit Over Cooley Employment Stats
• TIG, Fairmont Want Out Of NCAA's Concussion Defense
• Allergan Can't Kick Investor Suit Over $600M Botox Settlement
• Case Study: In Re Magnesium Oxide Antitrust Litigation
• BP Denied Access To Deepwater Horizon Documents
• Designer Alexander Wang Denies Sweatshop Claims
• Ex-Hearst Unpaid Intern Fights For Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• High Court To Weigh In On Amgen Class Cert. Quarrel
• Judge Casts Doubt On New Wal-Mart Sex Bias Class Action
• Toyota Loses Bid To Nix Acceleration Case From State Queue
• Honda Wipes Out Paint Defect Class Action
• Ambac Investor Asserts Right To Challenge $33M Settlement
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Medicaid Drug Denials
• Georgia Medical System Hit With $200M Suit Over Data Theft
• Autoliv, Others Face Class Action After $14.5M Antitrust Fine
• Retired Cops Lose Bid For Share In $13M Prudential Windfall
• Borrowers Accuse Lloyds Of Ignoring Real Estate Loan Caps
• Tyco Unit Can't Escape Prevailing Wage Class Action
• Farmers Insurance Gets Class Trimmed In Med-Pay Suit
• Subjecting Mortgage-Backed Securities To TIA
• Wackenhut-Firefighter OT Suit Heading To Arbitration
• The Impact Of Fisher V. Rite-Aid: Part 1
• Grupo Mexico Fights $2B Judgment In Southern Copper Suit
• Indirect Purchasers' Claims Cut In Compressor Antitrust MDL
• E&Y Exits IndyMac Investor Action Over Co.'s Collapse
• Judge OKs DOL's Change In Loan Officers' OT Status
• Corbis Tells 9th Circ. Actress's Publicity Suit Preempted
• Retiree Claims ERISA Breach In Bloomberg's $990M BNA Buy
• US Ignites Another Bid To Protect FCRA Damages Provision
• Calif. Court's Take On Class Sampling May Stifle OT Actions
• Ex-NFL Players' Brain Injury Suits Combined In Pa.
• Conseco Shells Out $43M To Settle Insurance Rate Hike Suit
• Kroger Unit Illegally Distributed Customer Info, Suit Says
• DOE Fights BP's Bid For Agency Emails In Deepwater MDL
• Investor Sues Sprint Over Alleged $100M Sales Tax Dodge
• Countrywide Says Dukes Destroys Class In Loan Bias Suit
• RJ Reynolds, Others Socked With Age Discrimination Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In EDS Workers' OT Suit
• Judge Combines SMS Price-Fixing Cases Against AT&T, Others
• Connecting Off-Label Marketing To Use: Not Quite A To B
• Perkins Coie Says Ex-Atty's Pay Claims Should Be Arbitrated
• Goldman, Leap Fend Off Investor Suit Over Short-Swing Trades
• Bear Stearns Strikes $275M Deal To End Securities MDL
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Spokeo Credit Report Suit
• 6th Circ. Lets Novartis Off Hook In Bone Drug Liability Suit
• Judge Advances Pharmacy's Medicare Fight With Humana
• Horizon, Surgery Centers Face Off Again After $22M Deal Fails
• Employers Urge 5th Circ. To Reverse NLRB Class Waiver Bar
• 2,000 Wal-Mart Employees Take Sex Bias Claims To EEOC
• Shapiro & Burson, Westport Settle Robosigning Coverage Row
• Ga. Cities, Travel Websites Reach Deal In Tax Evasion Suit
• Calif. Ruling Shakes Up Employment Class Waiver Landscape
• 9th Circ. Restarts Toyota Owners' Brake Defect Case
• Federal Insurance Wants Off Hook For PetArmor Defense
• Fannie Mae, KPMG Slam Investors' Accounting Fraud Claims
• Kardashians Say They Aren't At Fault For False Diet Pill Ads
• Merrill's ARS Disclosures Doom Investor Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Strips Hospitals Of Standing In Becton Antitrust Suit
• GM Financial Pays $388M To Settle Calif. Repo Suit
• Michaels' Insurer Sues Over Data Breach Coverage
• Advisors In $1.5B Knology Deal Had Conflict Of Interest: Suit
• For Whom The Court Tolls
• Hitachi, Renesas Settle Price-Fixing Suit Over Patent Deals
• RSUI Blames Insurers For Runaway Katrina Litigation Costs
• JPMorgan Pays $45M To Exit Derivatives Bid-Rigging MDL
• $7.8B Deepwater MDL Settlement Heads Into Claims Stage
• 8th Circ. Reinstates Investors' Claims Against KV Pharma
• Judge Tosses Annuities Suit Against AIG Subsidiary
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Deepwater Firefighting Boat Suit
• Sanctions May Chill Antitrust Cases, High Court Warned
• Madoff Fund Investors' Santander Fraud Case Trimmed
• Amazon Gets Cookie Privacy Suit Booted For Good
• Ikea Pushes For Narrower Class In ZIP Code Suit
• Comcast, Time Warner Stash Ex-Customer Info, 2 Suits Say
• Employment Class Actions Face Uncertain Fate In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Paul Hastings Atty's Firm DQ'd From Avon Class Action
• DOL, EEOC Tell 2nd Circ. Not To Enforce E&Y Class Waiver
• Hilton Pulls Plug On 1-800-HAMPTON Privacy Class Action
• Talbots Investor Challenges $369M Sycamore Buyout
• The Continued Robustness Of Rule 23(b)(2)
• Judge Could Deal Out Fines In Vitamin C Antitrust MDL
• Aetna Unfairly Denies Kids' Mental Health Benefits, Parents Say
• Wachtell's Bold BofA-Merrill Advice May Land It In Hot Water
• CVS Retail Clerks Aren't Entitled To Seats, Judge Rules
• Google Calls Intuit Worker's Anti-Poaching Pact Suit A Rehash
• Drug Promoters Say Genentech Shorted Them On OT
• Rise In Whistleblower Protections Inspires New Firm Practices
• Acid Purchasers Ask 7th Circ. To Ditch Strict Antitrust Test
• Judge Won't Drop Tying Claims Against EBay, PayPal
• 8th Circ. Absolves Drugmakers In Mirapex Liability Suit
• Dukes Does Not Kill FLSA Collective Action Bid, Judge Says
• Directors, Bank Want Out Of Puda Coal Securities Fraud Suit
• Dairy Farmer Subclass Gets Recertified In Antitrust MDL
• DOL Tells 7th Circ. Bar Was Too High In 401(k) Suit
• First Horizon Accused Of Reinsurance Kickback Scheme
• Ferrellgas Pays $32M To Extinguish Gas Tank Class Action
• Exxon To Pay $11.5M To End 2 Water Contamination Suits
• Sirius XM Gets Robocall Claims Moved To Arbitration
• Jamba Says Man Can't Sue Over Smoothie Kits He Didn't Buy
• Palm, Sprint Settlement Over Phone Data Loss OK'd At Last
• Authors Win Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Battle
• Case Study: Liu V. Amerco
• Removing Product Liability, Mass Tort Cases To Fed Court
• 'Shape Up' Maker Tells 5th Circ. Chubb Owes Coverage
• Pros And Cons Of Computer-Assisted Review