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Class Action - August, 2012

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• Kansas Supreme Court Absolves BP In Contamination Battle
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Review AmEx Arbitration Case
• Judge Orders Arbitration In ACS Loan Inflation Suit
• 9th Circ. Says HSBC, Best Buy Didn't Deceive Cardholder
• Citibank Strikes Deal In Home Equity Credit Lines Suit
• Shareholder Sues Over $3.7B M&T Takeover Of Hudson City
• Fla. Court Overturns Tobacco Cos.' Win In Engle Suit
• AT&T's $3M OT Suit Settlement Sunk By Flawed Claims Release
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• Countrywide Investor Can't Nix Standing Rule, Court Says
• Aramark Sued By Ex-Sales Rep Over Pay Practices
• General Mills Sued Over Nature Valley 'All Natural' Claims
• NFL, Riddell Say Players' Labor Pact Nixes Concussion Claims
• High Court Grants Review Of CAFA Dispute
• Fannie, Goldman Beat Some Claims In Subprime Mortgage Suit
• Wyeth Loses Bid To Toss 2 Fen-Phen Suits
• Genesis Nurse Forfeited Stake In FLSA Suit, High Court Hears
• Genesco Hit With OT Class Action
• JPMorgan Sued Over Alleged Forex Manipulation
• Defining The Mission Of The Complex Case
• Calif. Ruling Could Hinder Commissioned Workers' OT Suits
• Wells Fargo Nailed With OT Suit From Loan Underwriter
• Foreign Trade Law Won't Bar Nokia LCD Antitrust Claims: Judge
• Truck Drivers Sue Werner Over Pay Practices
• FTC Cephalon Case Stayed Pending K-Dur Supreme Court Bid
• Libor Classes Fight Banks' Antitrust Dismissal Bid
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 2nd Circ. To Reheat Tip-Sharing Suit
• Judge Trims Securities MDL Claims Against Merck Execs
• IP Suit Over Google Book Project Won't Pause For Appeal
• PPG Industries Can't Shake Sales Reps' OT Class Action
• Shareholders Say Assisted Living Hid Low Occupancy, Citations
• LinkedIn Privacy Class Actions Over Data Breach Merged
• Travelers Owes Beverage Co. Defense In Calif. Wage Suit
• MF Global Trustees At Odds Over Claim Assignment Deal
• Netflix Users Call $9M Video Privacy Settlement 'Unfair'
• Japanese Co. Cooperates To Exit Freight Antitrust Lawsuit
• Judge Broadens Class In Apria FLSA Class Action
• GE Finance Unit Illegally Recorded Customer Calls, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Revives FDCPA Suit Over Student Loan Letters
• Toshiba Resolves Price-Fixing Suit Over Patent Deals
• BofA Attacks Shareholder Suit Over AIG Litigation
• Counting Cammer Factors — A Review Of Case Law
• Gentiva Clinicians Denied Class Cert. In OT Lawsuit
• Cellphone User Wants Class Cert. In Spam Texting Suit
• LCD Retailers Ask 9th Circ. To Revisit ATM Fee Antitrust Ruling
• SunTrust, Underwriters Escape Securities Class Action
• GNC, USPLabs Hit With Suit Over DMAA Supplements' Safety
• Pa. Water Billing Suit To Stay Under Utilities Board
• NY High Court Won't Reboot KeySpan Price Inflation Suit
• LawCrossing Dupes Subscribers With Renewals, Suit Says
• Schwab, Others Fight Bank Bids To Nix Libor Antitrust Suits
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Immunity Drink Mix False Ad Claims
• US Bank, Loan Cos. 'Trapped' Student Borrowers, Suit Says
• MDL Plaintiffs Say GSK Won't Uphold Avandia Settlement
• $4M FedEx Wage Deal Wins Judge's Stamp Of Approval
• Judge Shutters LifeTouch Photogs' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Honda Says Class Action Over Peeled Paint Is Meritless
• State Farm Wants Out Of Suit Over Medical Biller's Faxes
• Citigroup Pays $590M To End Investors' CDO Action
• B&N Balks At $11M Attys' Fees In Suit Over Riggio Deal
• Sprint Reaches Deal With Landowners In Cable-Laying Dispute
• Triad Can't Fight AHM Coverage In Bankruptcy Court
• Maxim Nurses Denied Class Cert. In OT Action
• Cintas Sued By Hospital Over Junk Fax Ads For Doc Shredding
• Goldman Denies Conflict In $5B Amerigroup-WellPoint Deal
• TransUnion Hit With FCRA Suit Over Disclosure Omissions
• Art Financier Can't Shake Suit Over Diversion Of Business
• Paint Cos. Win Class Cert. In DuPont Antitrust Case
• Vivint Auto-Dials Cellphones Without Permission, Suit Claims
• BofA Beats Suit Over International Call Data Security
• Caterpillar's Taxable Bonuses Wasted Funds, Investors Say
• Allied Interstate Sued Over Customer Call Recording
• Great Western Bank Pays $2.2M To Settle Overdraft Fee Claims
• ING Customers Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Refinancing Suit
• CVS Says Pharmacies Must Arbitrate Patient Info Claims
• Avon Within Its Right To Reject $10B Coty Offer, Atty Says
• Kansas City SWAT Cops Lose OT Pay Case
• Consumer Seeks To Block Mo.'s Cellphone Locator Law
• Judge Won't Rethink Keeping BofA Mortgage Suit Alive
• DirecTV Beats Technicians' Class Cert. Bid In Wages Suit
• Kraft's Overtime Policy Fails Under Pa. Law, Judge Says
• Calif. Judge Axes Indirect State Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• Piedmont REIT Gets Investor Suit Shut Down
• 7-Eleven Looks To Crunch Potato Chip False Ads Class Action
• HSBC, MERS Beat Foreclosed Couple's Refinancing Suit
• Netflix Wants 'Nonsense' Suit Over Financial Reports Ejected
• 8th Circ. Pans 'Show-Me-The-Note' Suit Against BofA, Law Firm
• Class Again Denied Cert. In False Ads Suit Over LED Bulbs
• $1.7M Triumph Foods FLSA Settlement OK'd On 2nd Pass
• Chamber Blasts 3rd. Circ.'s Class Cert. In Comcast Case
• Alliance Residential Settles Workers' OT Claims For $1M
• Citigroup To Pay $25M To Settle Investors' MBS Suit
• HP Close To Escaping Investor Suit Over WebOS Failure
• 10th Circ. Tosses Boeing, Spirit Worker Age Bias Suit
• AstraZeneca, Others Hit With Nexium Pay-For-Delay Suits
• Samsung Accused Of Selling Faulty Washing Machines
• Defective BP Gas Damaged Vehicles, Motorists Say
• Clorox Can't Be Sued For Ad Claims About Cats' Favorite Litter
• No Purchase Needed In Jamba Juice Smoothie Suit, Judge Says
• Calif. Cashiers Get Class Cert. In Wal-Mart Seating Suit
• ZeekRewards Investors Launch Class Action Over $600M Scam
• Google False Ads Class Action Slashed Again
• Endo Claims No Liability In AMS Pelvic Mesh Implants MDL
• Car Owner Seeks Class Cert. In Toyota Financing Case
• Nissan To Pay Repair Costs In Radiator Defect Settlement
• Seyfarth Hires Stroock Expert As Consumer Finance Co-Chair
• Suit Says Dollar Dupes Customers Into Unwanted Coverage
• Dynegy Creditors OK Ch. 11 Plan As Potential Class Objects
• Dollar Tree Managers Win Cert. In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Defending The Blitzkrieg Bop Of Advertising Disputes
• Countrywide Fights To Keep MBS Class Action In Federal Court
• Fox May Be Pushing Ex-Interns To Stay Out Of Wage Suit
• Chamber Backs Allergan's Appeal Of Controversial Decision
• Borrowers Score Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit Against RBS
• Judge Sticks With Class Cert. In Hearst Intern's Suit
• Cipro Buyers Urge Calif. Court To Revive Pay-For-Delay Case
• BofA To Pay $40M To Resolve Ex-Advisers' Suit
• Pittsburgh Police Hiring Process Shuts Out Blacks, Suit Says
• Accenture Pays $1M To Settle Mortgage Unit's OT Suit
• Toshiba Settles With LCD Direct Buyers After $87M Verdict
• Abbott Didn't Say Exercise Needed To Bulk Up: Ensure Users
• Expert Report Sticks In P&G Denture Cream MDL
• High Court Asked To Clarify When Benefits Begin To Accrue
• Renters Win Cert. In FCRA Suit Over Outdated Credit Reports
• Comcast Class Cert. Defies Dukes, Retail Group Tells High Court
• Tenet Ducks Nurse's Class Arbitration Bid In Wage Case
• Avanquest Duped Customers With Rigged Software Tests: Suit
• Facebook Loses Bid To Stay Calif. IPO Class Actions
• School Bus Drivers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• Judge Again Tosses Suit Challenging ACA
• Pfizer Can't Boot Doctors' Suicide Testimony From Chantix MDL
• Woman Suing Over Neutrogena Wrinkle Claims Seeks Class Cert.
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• BofA Exploiting ERISA Loophole, Retirees Tell 4th Circ.
• Acticon's Impact On Post-Corrective Disclosure Damages
• CalPERS Dodges Suit From Disabled Emergency Workers
• Dukes Can't Apply To FLSA Under 3rd Circ. Standard, Attys Say
• Duke Investors Seek Stay Of Copycat Suit Over CEO's Ouster
• Consumers Win Class Cert In Kraft Packaging Suit
• Pfizer, Others Shake Price-Fixing Appeal From Pharmacies
• Chipotle Stuck In Suit Over 'Naturally Raised' Meat Ads
• TVA Found Liable In 2008 Coal Ash Disaster
• Judge Won't Toss Manager's Claims In Enterprise OT Case
• Pensioners Push To Revive Halliburton Benefit Suit
• Suit Says PG&E Used Safety Fees To Pay Bonuses Before Blast
• Purchaser Class Certified In J&J Blood Test Antitrust MDL
• Erie Indemnity Facing Claims It Bilked Exchange Of $300M
• Customers Call Foul On Vitamin Co.'s Cartilage-Healing Claims
• Judge OKs $35M H&R Block Settlement But Slashes Attys' Fees
• Damages Issue Dooms T-Mobile Class Action, 11th Circ. Says
• Arctic Zero Hit With False Ad Suit Over Calorie Count
• High Court Asked To Weigh $3.4B Tribal Land Settlement
• Google Denies Email Scanning Is Privacy Violation
• Nationwide Targeted Over Automated Calls
• Prudential Faces Investor Suit Following Death Benefits Audit
• Netflix Subscriber Fights $27M Wal-Mart Antitrust Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says AmEx Cardholder Must Arbitrate Marketing Case
• Judge Pares Hidden Fee Suit Against First Data, Wells Fargo
• McGuireWoods Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $7M Fee Suit
• Directors Guild Needn't Turn Over Info On Royalties Deal
• Sirius Investor Sues To Stop Liberty's 'Creeping Takeover'
• Deutsche, Others Say Destroyed Evidence Nixes Refco Suit
• Retail Group Opposes $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal
• Altoona Health System Sued Over OT Pay Practices
• FSI Investor Challenges $252M Tokyo Electron Deal
• Attys' Fees Trimmed In $50M AmEx Antitrust Settlement
• Class Grows In Cigna Autism Treatment Denial Suit
• Strip Club Chain Settles Spam Text Suit For $2M In Coupons
• Oracle Investor Suit Over Purchase Of CEO's Co. Survives
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Nixes Sprint Fee Suit
• Higher One, Bancorp Force Students Into Accounts, Suit Says
• Military Families Denied Class Cert. In Feud With Prudential
• $250M Capital One Settlement Doesn't Bar AG Suits: Judge
• JPMorgan Says DR Horton Doesn't Bar Arbitration In OT Suit
• Chipotle Worker Loses 2nd Class Bid In Meal Break Case
• Angie's List Cheats Subscribers On Renewals, Suit Says
• Schneider Unit Pays $1M To Settle Wage Class Action
• JPMorgan Chase Beats Home Equity Plan Suit
• MetLife Accused Of Sending Unsolicited Junk Faxes
• HCC Claims No Duty To Cover Oreck In False Ad MDL
• Theme Park Worker Sues Universal Over Pay Policies
• General Mills Faces More Claims In Nature Valley Ad Suit
• LG Escapes Class Action Over Allegedly Defective LCD TVs
• Guitar Cos. Beat Sherman Act Claims In Price-Fixing Suit
• Drug Cos. Cut Loose From Darvocet, Darvon MDL Suits
• Investor Targets Monster Over Marketing Practices
• Comcast Arbitration Bid Nixed In Antitrust Class Action
• Smart Tech Investors' $660M Suit Over IPO Will Proceed
• Shop-Vac False Ad MDL Consolidates Six Class Actions In Pa.
• $37M Viacom Investor Suit Likely To Flop Despite Novel Tactic
• NH High Court Overturns Class Cert. In Philip Morris Suit
• Connecticut Enters Excise Tax Fray Against Fannie, Freddie
• Comcast Class Asks Court To Enforce Antitrust Settlement
• 6th Circ. Tosses Nurse's Lunch Pay Suit As Time-Barred
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• Pa. Supreme Court Keeps Title Insurance Class Action Alive
• LCD Buyers Say 9th Circ. ATM Ruling Can't Nix Antitrust Suit
• Dish Must Produce Docs In Telemarketing Class Action
• Pfizer Tells 1st Circ. Neurontin MDL Shows No Proof Of Harm
• State Regulations Provide Antitrust Immunity, Blue Cross Says
• Securities Litigation And The Energy Sector
• Countrywide Can't Shake MassMutual's MBS Claims In MDL
• Chrysler Faces Class Action Over Dodge Wheel-Locking Defect
• Hilton, Expedia Reservations A Veil For Price-Fixing: Suit
• ADA's Safe Harbor Rule Covers Wellness Plan: 11th Circ.
• Electronics Makers Want State Claims Axed In Antitrust MDL
• Gas Buyers Certified In Calif. Propane Fee Suit
• Society Insurance Seeks To Exit ATM Fees Suit Against Bar
• 3rd Circ. Misread Dukes With Cert. In Antitrust Row: Comcast
• Federal Can Deny Coverage In Gas Station Buyers' $2M Accord
• Harbor Freight Chalks Win As Managers Denied Cert In OT Suit
• HTC, AccuWeather Settle Smartphone Tracking Suit
• Investors Get Class Cert. In Risky IndyMac MBS Suit
• Dell Faces Customers' Claims Of Billing Blunders
• Howard Industries Agrees To Pay $1.3M In Hiring Bias Suit
• Farmers Insurance Ruling Could Help Keep Class Actions Alive
• $20M Deal Over Facebook 'Like' Ads Rejected By Judge
• Toyota Acceleration Evidence Pared To Keep Trial On Schedule
• Facebook's Data Sharing Calls For Damages, 9th Circ. Hears
• Case May Give Calif. High Court Clear Shot At Employer Arbitration
• Suit Pared In Contract Row Over Scotbilt Homes Insulation
• US Bank Can't Keep Mortgage Fee Suit In Calif. Federal Court
• Distributors Beat Suit Over Visa, MasterCard Gift Cards
• Warranty Claim Revived In Toyota Sliding Door Suit
• 9th Circ. Punts Time Warner OT Question To State Court
• Professors Back Rakoff In 2nd Circ. On Nixed $285M Citi Deal
• Calif. HIPAA Overcharge Suit Paused For Blue Cross Appeal
• Netflix Bids Adieu To Privacy Suit Over Viewable User Data
• Investor Sues Knight Capital Over $440M Trading Glitch
• Amgen Ruling Placed Cert. Bar Too Low, Ex-SEC Officials Say
• NY Complex Litigation Pilot Looks Promising Despite Criticism
• Amerigroup Investors Sue Over $4.9B WellPoint Deal
• Va. Health Department Faces Pay Discrimination Class Suit
• Exxon Pays $54M To Settle Kansas Gas Royalties Dispute
• Chase Escapes Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
• Welspun Workers Can't Get Conditional Cert. In OT Case
• Claims Pared In Securities Suit Against FBR, Wells Fargo
• Sun Life Loses Bid To Move Death Benefits Suit To Mass.
• The New, Nongovernmental Face Of Food Regulators
• BNY Mellon Beats Class Cert. In Suit Over Lehman Losses
• Victoria's Secret Parent Can't Duck All Pregnancy Bias Claims
• Chicago Title Rate-Gouging Suit Not Time Barred
• Investors Target Chipotle Over Bloated Stock Price
• Case Study: In Re Answers Corp. Shareholders Litigation
• Liberty Can't Kill $50M Coverage Suit Over Deepwater Deal
• Off-Duty Police Can't Get Class Cert. In Ralphs OT Fight
• Cigna Slams Bid To Nix Arbitration In $100M Sex Bias Suit
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Bankrupt Ala. County Group Must Rework $1.6B Sewer Claim
• Alpha's $7.1B Massey Merger Draws Securities Class Claim
• Chevron Faces Suit Over Aug. 6 Refinery Fire In Calif.
• IBM Ditches Subpoena In Apple, Pixar Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• Judge Certifies GNC Managers In Off-the-Clock Action
• 7-Eleven, Other Gas Retailers Can't Escape Hot Fuel MDL
• Bankruptcy Court To Gauge Indemnity Owed Cantor Fitzgerald
• Discover Investors Say Shady Marketing Put Co. In Hot Water
• GoDaddy Escapes False Ad Suit Over 'Free' Registration
• Calif. Court Sides With Blue Shield In Maternity Coverage Feud
• GSK, Teva Say Lamictal IP Licensing Deal Wasn't Conspiracy
• Health Food Co. To Pay $1.4M To Settle Calorie Deception Suit
• Uncertainty In Store For Consumer Protection Settlements
• Cos. Should Be Wary Of Those Who 'Whistle' While They Work
• Toyota Told To Talk Mediation In Calif. Acceleration Cases
• Chinese Vitamin Cos. Push For Gov't Docs In Antitrust Trial
• FTC's Pay-For-Delay Push May Hinder Pharma Patent Deals
• MF Global Trustee To Cooperate In MDL Against Corzine
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Nursing Home Staffing Levels
• Muslims' Privacy Claims In Mosque Spying Suit Nixed
• Citigroup Units Cut Loose From Investor Fee Suit
• Class Cert. Sought In Covidien Surgical Stapler Suit
• 2nd Circ. Frees AIG From Madoff Investor Couple's Claims
• Ashley Furniture Ex-Regional Director Off Hook In OT Row
• Text Message Cos. Deny Conspiracy In Price-Fixing Class Action
• NYC Club Owners, Employees Settle Dispute Over Tips
• Borders Gift Card Recovery Suit Quashed
• Jackson Lewis Brings Employment Pro To Chicago Office
• Consumers Say ConAgra's Parkay Spray Not Fat-Free
• Interest-Rate Ruse: Understanding The LIBOR Scandal
• Pool Product Distributor Aims To Sink Antitrust MDL
• Dignity Health OT Class Action Booted Back To State Court
• Commerce Bank Forks Over $18M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Paxfire Denied Depos, Scores Docs In Internet Privacy Suit
• Cabinet Co. Investors Sue Over $94M Home Depot Merger
• Nationwide Accused Of Skirting Personal Injury Payments
• Blankfein, Goldman Directors Shake Investors' MBS Suit
• Simon Property's Board Misled Investors About Bonuses: Suit
• Merrill Lynch Pares $26M ARS Fraud Suit From MDL
• Opposition To $7B Interchange Fee Deal Riles Class Counsel
• FedEx Drivers Awarded Class Cert. In Misclassification Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets Merrill, Moody's Off The Hook In ARS Action
• 7th Circ.'s Cert. Ruling Defies Dukes, Bank Tells High Court
• Dole Says False Labeling Suit Federally Preempted
• 5th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Title Insurance Row
• Defunct Carlyle Fund Escapes Shareholders' Fraud Claims
• High Court Asked To Mull Circuit Split On Benefits Succession
• Fox Movie Interns Look To Widen Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets Google Challenge Authors' Class Cert. Win
• Recent Class Action Stats: Bad News For Public Cos.
• Alexander Wang Settles Sweatshop Suit
• Rakoff Says SEC, Citi Want Rubber Stamp On $285M MBS Deal
• Class Action Blames Texas Brine For La. Sinkhole
• Jones Lang Accused Of Altering Time Cards To Avoid OT Pay
• Health Network, Med Discount Co. Dodge Docs' Marketing Suit
• Vivendi Investors Allowed To Use Facts From Class Action
• Supreme Court Urged To Review NBC Channel-Tying Case
• Pom Says Dukes Dooms Nationwide False Ads Class
• 2nd Circ. Gives Gen Re's $72M Fraud Deal Another Chance
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Covering Hertz's TCPA Suit Defense
• 9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit
• FTC Rips Wyeth, Teva Arguments In Effexor Antitrust Suit
• Chef's Workers Say They Received Tip Wages For Nontip Jobs
• Dignity Health Says Brinker Sinks Nurses' Overtime Suit
• Firefighters Say Pittsburgh Stiffed Them On OT Pay
• Flushmate Concealed Risk Of Exploding Toilets, Suit Claims
• 2nd Group Of NYC Tenants Wins Class Cert. In Rent Row
• Banco Santander Gets Madoff Fraud Suit Sent To Switzerland
• Allstate, Others Say Poor Expert Witness Dooms Antitrust Suits
• Dental Supplier Failed To Pay Technicians OT, Suit Says
• Hulu Privacy Plaintiffs Gain Standing With High Court Action
• DirecTV Wants Privacy Suit Arbitrated Or Tossed
• Court Reverses $1M In Attys' Fees In Centex-Pulte Merger Deal
• 9th Circ. Nixes McGuireWoods' Fee Bid In Bar Prep Case
• O'Quinn Wants Beirne Maynard DQ'd From Coverage Row
• Attys' $5.9M Fee Bid Slashed In IPhone Antenna MDL Deal
• Gristede's Settles Sex-Bias Class Action For $1.5M
• Google Dodges Suit Over $500M Drug Ad Settlement, For Now
• Callisto Investor Challenges Proposed Synergy Merger
• Deutsche Bank Defeats Massive RMBS Class Action
• Sporting Goods Co. Fights Insurers To Defend ZIP Code Suit
• Judge Dumps Bulk Of Match.com Users' Deception Suit
• Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert. In Wells Fargo Wage MDL: Judge
• Vioxx Appeal Imperils Merck MDL Deals, 5th Circ. Hears
• National Union Can't Duck Payless TCPA Coverage Suit
• Pa. County Sues Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Over Local Taxes
• Forest Labs To Alter Governance To Settle Derivative Suits
• Howard Hanna Gets Real Estate Fee Suit Thrown Out
• Ex-China Official's Testimony Lends Boost To Vitamin C Cos.
• Comerica Customers Win Class Cert. In Overdraft Fee MDL
• Former IndyMac Execs Win Initial Nod On 2 Settlements
• Calif. Court Squashes Class Arbitration In Pest Co. Wage Row
• Hansen Can't Escape Bulk Of Securities Inflation Class Action
• CR Bard's Faulty Filters Pose Health Risks, Suit Says
• NM Appeals Court Rules State Improperly Withheld Raises
• J&J Misrepresented Splenda Health Benefits, Suit Says
• Brother Fails To Escape Toner Cartridge Class Action
• Tortilla Maker Wraps Up Don-Doff Suit With $2.5M Deal
• The Latest In Calif. 'All Natural' Food Litigation
• 'Brooklyn's Finest' Producers Sue Movie Distributor
• Federal Law Preempts DHL's Calif. False Claims Suit: Judge
• Volkswagen Pays $8M To Resolve Sunroof Class Action
• Chrysler Says Class Action Over Brakes Based On Hearsay
• State Farm Sues To Dodge $9M Junk Fax Judgment
• Simon Group Shareholder Attacks $120M CEO Bonus
• Judge Sets October Deadline For $7B Card Swipe Fee Deal
• LCD Makers Can't Ax Motorola Foreign Injury Claims
• Electrolux Must Face Nationwide Suit Over Dryer Fire Risks
• 3rd Circ. Raises Cert. Bar In Wal-Mart Janitors' FLSA Case
• Blind Man Sues Pa. Bank Over ATM Accessibility
• Alpine Health Faces Suit Over Unsolicited Fax Ads
• No Arbitration For CVS In Patient Info Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Judge Calls DSW Wage-And-Hour Settlement 'Unseemly'
• BofA Calls AIG's $10.5B MBS Suit 'Cynical,' Implausible
• Stryker Hit With 1st Metal Hip Implant Suit Since Recall
• Judge Potentially Limits Claims in Avandia MDL
• Gateway Can't Arbitrate Monitor Class Action, Judge Rules
• FTC's Burden Of Proof Too Heavy For Piggybacking
• Risks Of Sharing Employee Data With 3rd-Party Vendors
• Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola Beat Fraud Claims In Adelphia MDL
• Syphilis Patients Win Reprieve In Fight Over Shots
• M*Modal Settles Shareholder Dispute Over $1B Buyout
• Lloyd's-Visa Deal May Boost Coverage For Calif. Privacy Rows
• HoJo Trims Punitive Damages From Phone Privacy Class Action
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Class Bid In Cox Set-Top Box Case
• Oxygen-Boosting H2O Physiologically Impossible, Class Says
• Once-Thriving Asbestos Claim Stamped Out By MDL Ruling
• 7th Circ. Rules Personal Info On Tickets A Privacy Breach
• 6 Pa. Hospital Networks Beat Nurses' Wage, OT Suit
• Corzine To Face Employee's Stock Suit In Federal Court
• Dukes Bars Construction Workers' Race Bias Class: 7th Circ.
• Ga. Judge Won't Revive Class Suit Against Travel Websites
• Spirit Airlines Accused Of Raking In $40M In Hidden Fees
• CORRECTED: Judge Trims Negligence Claims Against PwC
• 2 North China Pharma Units Exit Vitamin C Antitrust MDL
• Neurontin Ruling Would Kill Off-Label Use, 1st Circ. Hears
• Cingular, PacBell Dodge False Advertising Suit Appeal
• Judge Grants Sanctions To Fox, Big 10 In NCAA Antitrust Row
• LA Sheriffs Lose Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Mobile Marketing Class Actions 2.0: Novel TCPA Claims
• Staffing Co. Randstad Pays $5M To Exit Pay, Break Suit
• Allstate Faces Suit Over Deferred Annuities Penalties
• NYC Tenants Score Class Cert. In Rent Control Case
• Liberty Media Pays $10M To Settle Shareholder Suit
• National Class Size No Proof Of State Class Size, 3rd Circ. Says
• EEOC's 7-Year Delay Sinks Bias Suit Against Propak
• Durbin Rips $7B Visa, MasterCard Interchange Settlement
• Filed Rate Doctrine Won't Bar Milk Mispricing Claims: 9th Circ.
• Norwegian Cruise Line Sued Over Workers' Departures
• Insurer Says Developers On Their Own In Nev. Class Action
• IT Firm KellyMitchell Sued Over OT Pay Policy
• Barr Uses Mensing To Escape Generic Accutane Case
• Vaccine Buyers Allowed To Bring Antitrust Suit Against Sanofi
• Judge OKs Settlement In Blockbuster Privacy Abuse Suit
• Zipper Cos. Denied 3rd Circ. Input In Price-Fixing Case
• 2nd Circ. Says Cheerleading Isn't A Sport
• Obama Signs Camp Lejeune Water Pollution Health Care Law
• When Brinker And The FAAAA Collide, Fed. Law Reigns
• Case Study: Minn-Chem V. Agrium
• Weather Channel Struck By Text Messaging Lawsuit
• BofA Exits Fountainebleu Lender Liability Suit In 11th Circ.
• MetLife Misled Investors On AG's 'Death List' Probe: Suit
• AT&T To Pay $3M To End Calif. Overtime Claims
• AmEx Takes Merchant Arbitration Fight To High Court
• Settlements Don't Preclude Decertification Appeals: 7th Circ.
• SunTrust Customers Ask High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• NCAA To Hand Over Classified Docs In Player Antitrust Suit
• Nissan Ducks Most Of Faulty E-Key Suit In 9th Circ.
• Huffington Post Reader's Suit Says Site Barraged Her With Spam
• Eaton Corp. Fibbed About Effort To Sway Judge, Investors Say
• Paper Co. Should Face Price-Fixing Claims, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Chase Hiked Principals Beyond Legal Limit, Homeowners Say
• Sony Joins Critics Of $9M Freight Price-Fixing Settlement
• EBay Can't Duck Class Action Over Mobile User Fees
• 9th Circ. At Odds With Calif. Law In OT Case, Drug Reps Say
• Toshiba Says ATM Fee Ruling Dooms LCD Antitrust Claims
• 8th Circ. Revives Individual Claims Against Stifel Brokers
• Capital One Says $250M Settlement Bars AG Credit Card Suits
• Kerr-McGee, E&Y Paying $37M To End Tronox Securities MDL
• Case Study: In Re Boston Scientific
• Starbucks Asks 1st Circ. To Nix $14M Damages Over Tip Pool
• Hecla Mining Asks Judge To Ax Del. Derivatives Suit
• Authors Say Google's Digitized Books Don't Count As Fair Use
• Peregrine Officers, US Bank Failed To Detect Fraud, Suit Says
• Google, HTC Beat Class Action Over Nexus One 3G Promises
• Judge Questions Evidence In Maxim Nurses' OT Action
• Class Wants Chesapeake Excluded From $19M BP Settlement
• Bharara Beefs Up Police Pension Suit With Class Claims
• JPML Won't Centralize Drug Co-Pay Coupon Class Actions
• Aredia, Zometa MDL Judge Moves To Speed Up Cases
• High Court Asked To Mull Arbitration In Overdraft Suits
• Oxford Health Asks High Court To Block Class Arbitration
• Surgical Robot Injury Suits Against Intuitive Won't Be Merged
• NJ Court Quashes Homeowners' Purchase Price Suit
• Zurich, Amerisure Avoid Tab In Cement Cos.' Antitrust Suits
• New RadioShack Strategy Sparks Investor Class Action
• Disney Must Address Settlement Release Worries In ADA Suit
• Suntech Accused Of Misleading Investors In 2 Suits
• Lexington Wants No Part In $285M Pella Class Action
• Hartford Can't Shake Claims Of Inflated Insurance Costs
• Playtex's Diaper Genie Ads Stink, Class Action Says
• 2nd Circ. Denies Retiree Challenge To Xerox Benefit Cuts
• Unilever Faces Hair Loss Class Action Over Suave Product
• Destroyed Docs Get Mushroom Co. Sanctions In Antitrust MDL
• Investor Seeks To Derail Genesee's $1.4B RailAmerica Buy
• Hain Loses Preemption Bid In Fight Over Organic Product Claims
• CORRECTED: Jiffy Lube Franchisee To Pay Up To $47M To Settle Spam Text MDL
• AIG Sued For Tapping 3rd Party Before Making Insured Whole
• Dukes Dooms Wackenhut Security Guard Class In Break Suit
• Uggs Maker, Execs Hit With Investor Class Action
• Woman Says Dell Made More Than 100 Robocalls In 6 Weeks
• Milk Price-Fixing Class Action Transferred To Calif.
• Diet Aid Co.'s Insurance Claim Not Time-Barred, 5th Circ. Told
• Judge Won't Bow Out Of Alma Mater's Postgrad Job Row
• Pharmacy Group Opposes $7B Swipe Fee Antitrust Settlement
• Class Says It Was Burned By Misleading Coppertone Ads
• Steve Madden Ponies Up $10M To Quash Text Spam Suit
• Judge Endorses Settlement In ROA Racketeering MDL
• Yankee Stadium Servers' Tip Suit Comes Up Short
• Arbitrating Cigna Sex Bias Suit Limits Rights, Worker Says
• Case Study: Hubbard V. BankAtlantic
• Ex-Robbins Geller Atty Faces Sanctions Over Inflated Expenses
• BP Urged To Be Fair To Fla. On Deepwater Claim Payments
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