Class Action Archive » December, 2012

Class Action - December, 2012

265 articles

• 9th Circ. Revives VeriFone Stock Inflation Suit
• Cigna Ordered To Reform Pension Plan In Long-Running Suit
• Investors Behind Duke Derivative Suits Called To Meet In Del.
• Concepcion Doesn't Doom Limo Driver Class, Calif. Court Told
• Fifth Third Seeks High Court Review Of ERISA Action
• Brinker Doesn't Kill Truckers' Meal, Rest Break Class Action
• Ex-DHL Drivers Lose Class Cert. Bid In WARN Act Suit
• Criminal Check Co. Can't Appeal Ruling Upholding FCRA
• Nordstrom Boots FLSA Claims In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Groups Defend 2-Step FLSA Cert. Process At 5th Circ.
• NJ Legal Publisher Can't Beat Junk Fax Class Action
• Argo Digital Unit Wants Investor Fraud Suit Sent To Fla.
• Vaccine Buyers Get Sanofi's Antitrust Claim Scrapped
• Ear Ringing Plaintiffs Win Class Cert. In RingStop Suit
• Judge Revokes Class In Photog's IP Suit Against Pearson
• Suit Over Farmers 'Short Rate' Policy Revived
• Best Buy Drops Philips From LCD Price-Fixing Case
• BMW Tries To Avoid 7 Series Roll-Away Defect Class Action
• Vitamin C Price-Fixing Judge Lets Expert's Analysis Stand
• LinkedIn Says Stolen Passwords Didn't Cause Plaintiffs Harm
• Land O'Lakes, Others Shake Claims In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Judge Ends $2B Benefits Action Against Halliburton, Insurers
• Neutrogena Will Pay $1.8M To Settle 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Charlie Rose Settles Unpaid Intern Wage Suit
• Houlihan's Can't Shake Class Action Over Pricey Drinks
• Rule 23 'Preliminary' Requirement As Seen By 7th Circ.
• NY Court Shuts Down Law School Job Data Dispute
• Aurora Loses Bid To Toss Calif. Mortgage Class Action
• Clearwire Investor Looks To Block $2B Sprint Buyout
• Investors Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Ad Co.'s IPO
• Suntech CEO Accused Of Mismanaging Company For Profit
• NFL Taps Clement For Concussion MDL
• Hain Celestial Urges Judge To Toss 'Organic' Class Action
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Law Firm Fee-Splitting Dispute
• 'Elder Scrolls' Defect Case Canned By 11th Circ.
• Cigna Fights Class Cert. Over Autism Coverage At 3rd Circ.
• Class Action MVP: Reed Smith's Bo Phillips
• 7th Circ. Snubs Sears' Bid To Reconsider Faulty-Washer Class
• 11th Circ. Says FDCPA Exempts Property Co.'s Water Shutoff
• S&P Investor Suit Over MBS Ratings Killed By 2nd Circ.
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Dow Chemical Can't Exit Urethane Antitrust MDL
• UBS Mea Culpa May Give Libor Antitrust Plaintiffs Upper Hand
• Time Warner Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Wage Suit
• InterContinental Hotels Can't Hang Up Recorded Calls Suit
• HSBC Sued Over 'Deceptive' Overdraft System
• Class Action MVP: Weil Gotshal's David Lender
• Kmart Wins 1st Trial, But Worker Seating Battle Not Over
• Bard Survives Bid To Remand Vascular Filter Defect Suit
• Judge Wary Of MF Global Customer Group's Deposition Push
• Battle Over Labeling Genetically Modified Food Continues
• Pa. Hospital Hits Cardinal, Owens & Minor With Antitrust Suit
• SemCrude Ruling Skirted Due Process, Oil Cos. Tell 3rd Circ.
• Daimler Can't Quash Suit Over Faulty Mercedes Air Systems
• Groupon's $8.5M MDL Settlement Approved On 2nd Try
• Nintendo's New Wii Controllers Faulty, Class Action Claims
• ConAgra Gets Deceptive-Labeling Class Action Pared
• Dillard's Pays $2M To Settle EEOC Disability Bias Case
• AT&T Unit Workers Win Class Status In Union Duties Suit
• Class Action MVP: Skadden's Jay Kasner
• General Mills' Steamers Not 100% Natural, Suit Claims
• $69M Settlement OK'd Over Leaky Volkswagen Sunroofs
• BC Partners Faces WARN Class Action Over Texas Layoffs
• Call Center Workers Hit Convergys With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Stockbrokers' Commission Pay Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Potential Emerging Risk Of Concussion Claims To Insurers
• FLSA Settlements Require Court Approval, Judge Says
• Ancestry.com Must Reveal More About $1.6B Permira Deal
• Class Action MVP: Labaton Sucharow's Thomas Dubbs
• Subway Franchisees Face Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Geico Sold Auto Policies Below NJ Legal Minimums, Suit Claims
• BofA Escapes Class Suit In Calif. Over Frozen Accounts
• DC Circ. Upholds Ruling Against Hilton In ERISA Case
• Teavana Settles Shareholder Suits Over $620M Starbucks Deal
• Freedom Mortgage Denies Loans To New Moms, Suit Claims
• Aspen Claims No Duty In $40M Corrupt Mortgage Class Action
• Novartis Gets Expert Testimony Blocked In Aredia-Zometa MDL
• Aviva Beats Class Action Over Benefit Plan's Tax Claims
• Bayer One-A-Day False Ad Class Action Axed
• O'Quinn Law Firm Botched Silica Exposure MDL, Suit Claims
• NHL Files Suit As Players Move Toward Decertifying Union
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Waive' Standstills And The Auction Problem
• Western Pa.'s Take On Carbon Dioxide Liability Claims
• Heelys Directors Sued Over 'Unfair' $63M Buyout Price
• 6th Circ. Finds Navistar Violated Benefits Agreement
• Rite Aid Beats FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Leave Policy
• Lockheed Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Fight
• Olin Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold $14M Award In Pollution Suits
• Arbitration Co. Sued Over Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring
• Disney Analysts Hit Studio With Wage Class Action
• Smart Tech Investor Suit To Gain Class Cert., Judge Signals
• Federal Law Governs TCPA Actions, NJ Judge Finds
• Dun & Bradstreet Exploits Credit Monopoly, Suit Says
• 'Pink Slime' Co. Escapes Ex-Worker's WARN Suit For Now
• Class Action MVP: Proskauer's Elise Bloom
• Joint Juice Maker Removes $155M False Marketing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Lets Disabled Intervene In Pa. ADA Services Row
• 5th Circ. Lets Seacor Duck Deepwater Firefighting Suit
• JPMorgan Beats Class Cert. In Debt Collector OT Suit
• Georgia-Pacific, Others Face Antitrust Suit Over Drywall Prices
• Judge Guts Counties' Filing Fee Suit Against Merscorp, BofA
• Ogletree Settles Billing Dispute With Ariz. County
• Oxford Appeal May Doom Class Arbitration For Workers
• Avon Loses Bid To Nix Claims It Concealed Animal Tests
• Class Action Targets Monster's Energy Drink Labeling
• Flood Victims Sue Insurers Over Irene, Sandy Coverage
• Merck Must Hand Over Vioxx Gov't Docs, NJ Judge Says
• Blue Cross Antitrust Lawsuits Combined In MDL
• Brinker Revives Wage Action By Cell Tower Techs
• Cargill Meat To Pay $1.3M In OT Class Action Deal
• Towers Perrin Beats Principals' Suit Over Watson Wyatt Merger
• Nokia Hit With ERISA Action Over 'Risky' Stocks
• Bimbo Discovery Bid In FLSA Suit Nixed As 'Burdensome'
• Landmark Class Action Case To Be Heard In Supreme Court
• A Fresh Look At Diversity In ADR
• BASF Beats Suit Alleging Fraud In Asbestos Injury Defense
• LA Landfill Neighbors Sue Browning-Ferris Over Pollutants
• Viacom Can't Claim IP Indemnity From Harmonix Shareholders
• Nationwide Class Certified In Software 'Time Bomb' Suit
• Shareholder Challenges TD Bank's $668M Epoch Purchase
• Chocolate Buyers Win Class Status In Antitrust MDL
• Class Cert. Denied In Tinkertoy False Advertising Suit
• HuffPo Bloggers' Compensation Suit Falls In 2nd Circ.
• Judge Seeks More Info In Enviro Suit Coverage Battle
• Roche Says NJ Judge Biased In Accutane Mass Tort Litigation
• Apple Looks To Boot ITunes Double Charge Case
• Accretive Says Stock Plunge Suit 'Cut, Pasted' Unproven Claims
• Fidelity Southern Sues For Coverage Of Overdraft Fee Case
• Insurer, Law Firm Settle Coverage Row Over Malpractice Suit
• $10M Claims Over Chem Exposure Just The Start For Conrail
• Facebook Asks Judge To Toss Derivative Suits From IPO MDL
• Antitrust Suits Against Priceline, Hilton, Others Combined
• How Justices May Be Leaning In Amgen Argument
• En Banc 9th Circ. Hints at Narrow Ruling On Loan Arbitration
• Clothing Retailer Hit With $25M FLSA Suit Over OT Pay
• Philips Can't Escape Consumer Class Action Over AirFloss
• UTi Pays $3.2M To Settle Freight Forwarding Cartel Case
• Florida Exits Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fixing MDL
• GSK Asks Supreme Court To Weigh Double Avandia Damages
• BofA Experience-Based Pensions Flout ERISA, High Court Told
• Meningitis Plaintiff Seeks To Bar NECC From Shredding Docs
• Home Depot Can't Rush Appeal In $7B Card Fee Deal: 2nd Circ.
• $15.5M Deal Reached In ConocoPhillips Meal Break Suit
• BofA Dodges Opt-Out Text Spam Suit Following FCC Ruling
• Gogo Denies Class Claims Of In-Flight Internet Monopoly
• McKool, Manatt Pay $3.5M To Settle NFL Players' Suit
• Is The EEOC Messing With Texas?
• Exxon, Valero's $9M Hot Fuel MDL Deal Wins Court OK
• Wal-Mart Loses Bid To Appeal Ruling On Dukes Bias Claims
• Howrey Creditors Want Atty DQ'd In Suit Against Ex-Partners
• KeyBank Case Could Gut Consumer, Employee Class Claims
• Yoplait Yogurt Dispute Belongs Before The FDA, Judge Says
• Zimmer Loses Bid To Pare Suit From Knee Implant MDL
• Experian Escapes Credit Report Monopoly Suit For Now
• Class Definitions Differ In Texting Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Investment Firm TPG Capital Hit With $9M OT Class Action
• Allegheny Wants Ex-Steelworkers' ERISA Action Tossed
• WellPoint Defeats Final Claims In Premium Hike Class Action
• Bankers, Tellers Hit Wells Fargo With OT Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Weigh In On Private FLSA Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Backs Another Eli Lilly Win In Zyprexa MDL
• First American Refi Rate Class Decertified Under Dukes
• Chrysler Slides Faulty Sunroof Case To NY Bankruptcy Court
• Ky. Residents Sue Over Train Derailment, Chemical Fire
• Banks Pay $11.5M To Settle Risky Mortgage Bond Class Action
• Pilots Again Denied Class Cert. In US Airways Pension Fight
• Shining A Little Light On Shine The Light
• 9th Circ. Approves Facebook Settlement, But Who Benefits?
• Judge Will Hear State Claims In Pom, Coke Labeling War
• Merrill Sweetens Deal With Ex-Advisers In Deferred Pay Suit
• High Court Takes Oxford Class Arbitration Appeal
• Verizon Workers Can't Stop $7.5B Pension Plan Transfer
• Citibank, Discover Win Arbitration Bid In Student Loan Suit
• Chesapeake Calls Investor Suit Over Loans 'Dead Wrong'
• BofA, US Bancorp Can't Shake Fund's Suit Over WaMu MBS
• Faulty Shingle Class Seeks Approval Of $100M Settlement
• Medline Workers Ask 9th Circ. For Class Cert. In Wage Case
• UBS Clients Tell 7th Circ. Tax Fraud Suit Wrongly Axed
• ERISA Suit Slams HP Stock Offering Following Major Losses
• BMW Tries To Dodge Demo Buyers' Warranty Coverage Suit
• SandRidge Sued Over Alleged False Statements
• Aetna Reaches $120M Deal To Settle Underpayment Claims
• Facebook Says Teens Have No Personal Claims In Game Suit
• Video Tech Co. Faces Derivative Suit Over Accounting Methods
• Toll Brothers Execs Pay $16M To End Suit Over Stock Sales
• Pre-Suit Investigation Is Key To Caremark Claims
• Circuits Split On Mooting: Supreme Court To Give Insight
• Contract Claims Cut In Starbucks Tassimo Class Action
• Foot Locker Beats ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Change
• Bernstein, Labaton Named Lead Attys In Facebook IPO Row
• Meningitis Plaintiffs Likely To Get Peek At NECC Facility
• K-Dur Doesn't Apply To Authorized Generic Deals, Judge Says
• Picard Fights Efforts To Revive Picower Suits In 2nd Circ.
• 39 Nexium Bone Density Suits Consolidated By MDL Panel
• Judge Won't Rethink Class Claims In Capital One 'Puppet' Suit
• Banks Lose Bid To Stay Bear Stearns Mortgage Class Action
• Barnes & Thornburg Partner Fights Suit Over Receiver Role
• Renal Care Group Settles Securities Action for $4M
• E&Y, Fidelity Beat Suit Over 2008 Lehman Bankruptcy
• Judge OKs $1.3M Deal in PPG Workers' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 7th Circ. Keeps Northwestern Mutual Annuity Row in US Court
• Objectors Lose Bid To Delay Pella Defect Settlement Notice
• Coke, Ad Firm Accused Of Spam Texting College Football Fans
• Kia Hit With Class Action Over Inflated Mileage Claims
• Investor Takes Aim At Pork Co.'s $500M Go-Private Deal
• Calif. Ruling Reveals High Bar For RESPA Class Actions
• Toys 'R' Us Wraps Up False Ad Suit For $1.1M
• NYC Teacher Test Violated Title VII, Judge Rules
• Court Chides Atty For Letter To Judge In Securities Case
• Dana Execs Request New Look At Fraud Suit Post-Janus
• Brinker Kills Class In RadioShack Meal Period Suit
• Citigroup Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Opt-Out Securities Suits
• RIM Wins Arbitration In BlackBerry Service Outage Row
• Sports Fans Get OK To Bring Antitrust Suit Against NHL, MLB
• HannStar, Chunghwa Lose Bid To Shake Price-Fixing Claims
• Chrysler Beats Class Action Over Brake Warranties
• Hyundai Sued Over Bogus Fuel Efficiency Estimates
• Walgreen Demands Toss Of Suit Over Joint Products Labeling
• Bank Accuses Wilk Auslander Of Excessive Billing
• Bayer Blasts Expert In Vitamin False Ad Class Action
• US Shipping Law Supports Antitrust Breaches, Suit Says
• Technician Sues Dish Over Employee Background Checks
• Good News For Defense In NY Asbestos Litigation
• HuffPo Tells 2nd Circ. It Never Vowed To Stay Independent
• Citizens Bank, PNC Hit With Suits Over ATM Fee Notices
• Cosmetics Co. Coty Sued Over Eyelash Growth Claims
• Fee Bid Rebuffed, Attys Chided In Morgan Keegan OT Case
• Align Technology Execs Netted $52M Via Fraud, Suit Says
• Target, Macy's, Others To Appeal $7.3B Swipe Fee Deal
• UBS Wins Arbitration Bid In Financial Advisers' OT Fight
• Only NY Agency Can Settle Rent Hike Suits, Atty Says
• Southwest Inks Deal Worth Up To $58M In Drink Coupon Suit
• Andrews Kurth Snags Baker Botts Securities Trial Attorney
• Ranbaxy Hit With Class Action Over Generic Lipitor Recall
• Federal Judges Say Denied Raises Were Unconstitutional
• Wet Seal Discriminated Against Black Ex-Manager, EEOC Says
• Publicis Can't Escape Sex Bias Suit Against PR Unit
• The Mediation Advocate's Bill of Rights
• BofA Dodges Merrill Investors' MBS Actions In 2nd. Circ.
• $20M Facebook Settlement In Ad Images Suit Gets Nod
• Citgo Denied $40M Insurance Claim On Enviro Suits
• Heart Docs Hit Forest Labs With Class Action Over Junk Faxes
• Ernst & Young Pays $117M To Exit Sino-Forest Investor Suit
• High Court Weighs If Settlement Offer Can Moot FLSA Suit
• Quiksilver Gave Execs Improper Stock Awards, Investor Says
• Nonprofit Fights Sanofi Subpoena In Antitrust Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Fuel Grade Case Against Gas Retailers
• CSC Shareholder Class OK'd In Suit Over NHS Contract
• News Corp., Murdochs Seek Exit From US Suit Over Hacking
• Plaintiffs Lose Doc Request In Pfizer Epilepsy Drug MDL
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• $110M Deal Over Kinder Morgan's El Paso Buyout Gets OK
• BofA Shareholders' Attys Want $177M From $2.4B Settlement
• EEOC, Paper Mill Co. Resolve Hostile Workplace Suit
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Suit Over Favored-Nation Deals
• Quest Accused Of Flouting ERISA On Severance Packages
• KPMG Escapes Audit Workers' OT Suit
• Diamond Foods Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Walnut Scandal
• High Court Won't Hear State Street Appeal Of GM ERISA Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Examine Fen-Phen Atty's Fraud Conviction
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With $200M Sex Bias Class Action
• Wells Fargo Execs, Investors Settle 2 Wachovia Suits
• Judge Trims Warranty Claims From Coconut Water Class Action
• Huntington Unit To Pay $3.1M To End Loan Officers' OT Suit
• Takeaways From Del. Encore And Auriga Rulings