Class Action Archive » January, 2015

Class Action - January, 2015

493 articles

• Bayer Settles Workers' $100M Sex Discrimination Suit
• Uber Bid To Call Drivers 'Contractors' Unpersuasive: Judge
• FINRA Bars Waiver Of UBS Adviser Action, 2nd Circ. Told
• OCZ Trustee And Ex-Brass Spar Over Investigation
• OmniVision Investors Get $12M In Apple Supplier Status Row
• Shell Pays $90M To Escape Calif. Contamination Suit
• JPMorgan To Pay $99.5M To Escape FX Rigging Class Action
• UAW Ponies Up $355M To End Row Over Retiree Plan Changes
• Faruqi Wants To Cut Punitive Damages In Sex Assault Trial
• Texas Industries' Settlement In $2.7B Merger Row Gets OK
• Class Allegations Nixed In Suit Over Pa. GenOn Power Plant
• Zipcar Can't Ditch Claims It Gouged Drivers On Late Fees
• Settlements In NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action Top $8M
• Allstate Asks High Court To Review Adjusters' OT Class Cert.
• Avalon Faces 2 Tenant Suits For Burned-Down NJ Luxury Apts
• Pressler & Pressler Fights Class Cert In NJ Debt Suit
• Class Action Group Of the Year: Morgan Lewis
• BB&T Board Beats Derivative Suit Over ARS Investigation
• KeyPoint Misclassified Investigators To Deny OT, Suit Says
• Farm Renews Push To Kill Migrant Worker Underpayment Suit
• Abbott Labs Escapes Class Cert. Bid By Ensure Drinkers
• Ex-Furniture Brands Execs Duck Investor Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of DOL Test At Intern Wage Arguments
• Chipmaker Can't Nix Claims It Misled Investors Before Offering
• It's A Harsh Winter For 'All Natural' Food Class Actions
• Wal-Mart Dodges Pharmacy Robocall Class Cert. For Now
• NCAA Antitrust Judge Recuses Self Over Butler U Trusteeship
• Thoughts On Consolidating Federal And State Antitrust Cases
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Tips On Calif. Wage-And-Hour Law
• Faruqi Accuser Tries To Revive Claims Against Co-Founders
• GE Capital Urges Consolidation Of Suits Over Petters' Scheme
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins
• GM Denies Calls To Extend Ignition Switch Fund Deadline
• Employment Laws 'Outdated,' Judge In Lyft Wage Row Says
• Tylenol Liver-Damage MDL Bellwether Gets June Trial Date
• Parties In Takata Air Bag MDL Split On Venue
• Immunomedics Sidesteps Securities Fraud Suit
• NCAA Athletes Should Get Publicity Pay, SAG Tells 9th Circ.
• Quest Diagnostics Accused Of Building Calif. Monopoly
• NYC Deli Chain Owner Settles Wage Class Action
• Chinese Law Key To Vitamin Antitrust Case, 2nd Circ. Hears
• NLRB Defied 5th Circ. In Class Waiver Fight, Murphy Oil Says
• NJ Workers Slap Home Depot, Staples With Wage Class Suits
• Plaintiffs Push For LBO Collusion Settlement Approval
• Debt Collector Escapes Suit Over Deceptive Practices
• Wendy's Settles ADA Wheelchair Access Claims
• Carnival Charged Customers Fake Gov't Fees, Suit Says
• 4 Ways To Make More Money For Your Firm
• Attune False Labeling Suit Hinges On FDA
• Expert Testimony Falls Short In Fixodent MDL, Judge Says
• Time For Calif. Employers To Check Hours Worked Policies
• M&G Polymers May Impact Private And Public Sector
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• CBS Faces Intern Class Action After Aborted 'Late Show' Suit
• Hartford Overpayment Suit Is Time-Barred, 9th Circ. Says
• Apple Beats Bid To Recertify Calif. Warranty Suit On Appeal
• BP Spill Payments Helped Local Economy, Expert Testifies
• Class Action Group of the Year: Labaton Sucharow
• 2nd Circ. To Weigh Chinese Gov't Role In Vitamin C Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Says Hearst Doesn't Have To Delete Articles
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs CarMax Employees' PAGA Claims
• Ex-Signal Workers OK'd To Seek Punitives In Trafficking Suit
• Neustar Escapes Securities Suit Over Fumbled Gov't Contract
• Michaels Nailed Again With Applicant Background Check Suit
• Whole Foods Accused Of Fraud For Overcharging Sales Tax
• Fraud Suits Targeting Sanofi Over MS Drug Prospects Tossed
• Best Buy Investors Say Halliburton II Doesn't Bust Up Class
• Product Liability Trials To Watch In 2015
• Faruqi Co-Founders Off Hook In Sex Assault Trial
• Judge Says Banks Must Face US-Based Forex Rigging Claims
• Iskanian V. CLS Will Continue To Divide Calif. Courts
• TracFone Will Pay $40 Million In FTC Throttling Suit
• General Cable Ducks Suit Over Accounting Errors, Theft
• Securities Plaintiffs Bar Unfazed By Dip In Big-Money Suits
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Accretive's $14M Shareholder Deal
• Lack Of Commonality Dooms Class Cert. Against Dollar Thrifty
• 10 Ways To Mitigate Risk From Consumer Class Actions
• Looking At Angles Of Liability After A Cyberattack
• Effexor Plaintiffs Want To Drop 40% Of Suits From MDL
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 2014 JPML Practice Trends
• BP Witness Says Marshes, Beaches Back To Pre-Spill Form
• Nordstrom Denied Quick Appeal In 'Made In USA' Suit
• Investors Want OK For $2M Deal In Suit Against Chinese Co.
• TCPA Suit Against Coca-Cola Over Texts Moves Forward
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Say 1st. Circ. Bolsters Wage Appeal
• No Appeal Of Battery Price-Fixing MDL Trimming, Judge Says
• Safeway Tries Again To Escape Class Action Over Recalls
• Embattled Aerospace Co. Head Wins Stay Of Shareholder Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive EBay Sellers' Contract Claims
• Kids Cannot Handle Own Deportation Cases, Judge Told
• HP Investors Push For Cert. In Suit Over $11B Autonomy Buy
• Hyundai Takes Another Swipe At Santa Fe Defect Suit
• Lands' End Tries To Sink 'Made In USA' Class Action
• Ex-Workers Hit Scotts With Class Action Over Biz Expenses
• Ohio Wal-Mart Shoppers Seek Class Cert. In Sales Tax Suit
• Pfizer Strikes $400M Deal To End Shareholder Suit
• Forest Labs Blasts Bid To Expand Class in Sex Bias Suit
• NY's Novel Data Security Proposal Likely To Have Wide Appeal
• DuPont Hiding Docs In Bad Drinking Water MDL, Class Says
• Faruqi Avoids Sanctions For Replacing Stained Carpet
• EHealth Accused Of Failing To Warn Investors Of Shortfall
• Atty Blasts 'Baseless' DQ Bid In Enviro Settlement Fight
• Ranbaxy, AstraZeneca Say Pay-For-Delay Deal Is Not Unlawful
• Muscle Milk Nutrition Claims Are Lean On Facts, Class Says
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Interns Say Rolling Stone, Others Failed To Pay Them
• Pa. Superior Court Should Change Its Publishing Policy
• Normal Contract Rules Apply For E-Signing In Calif.
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Raymond Williams
• Big Firms Got A Break From Securities Class Actions In 2014
• Insurer Can't Escape Health Benefit Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Chiquita Says ATS Plaintiffs May Have Paid Colombian Witnesses
• Consumer Class Wins Cert. In Scotts False Ad Suit
• Sirius Wants 2nd Circ. Ruling On Pre-72s Before Class Cert.
• LA Bank's Proposed $52M Merger Raises Shareholder Hackles
• BP's Deepwater Response Was 'Extraordinary,' Witnesses Say
• High Court Pans 'Thumb On The Scale' In M&G Retiree Case
• Marvell Escapes Investor Suit Over $1.5B Patent Suit Loss
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• USCB To Pay $2.7M To Settle TCPA Class Action
• Hitachi, Toshiba Deny CRT Price-Fixing Claims
• Joe's Crab Shack Owner Settles With Investors Over 2012 IPO
• GM Ignition Switch Deaths Climb To 50
• Faruqi Atty Tells Jury He Was Too Drunk To Perform
• Calif. Trucking Co. Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action
• Sam's Club Customers' FCRA Petition Denied By High Court
• AXA Says Trustee Approval Trumps Investors' Fee Gripe
• Expert In Zoloft MDL Was Properly Excluded, Judge Says
• LeapFrog Hid Muffed Rollout And Buckling Demand, Suit Says
• Signal Can't Kill Human Trafficking Suit, Judge Says
• Investors Reject KBR Claims In Earnings Fraud Class Action
• Ernst & Young Unit Escapes Sinotech IPO Suit
• D&O Coverage May Be An Asset During Data Breaches
• Libor Investors Seek OK To Join 2nd Circ. Antitrust Appeal
• Navy Ad Co. Asks Justices For Immunity From TCPA Suit
• Investors Fight Violin Memory's Bid To Ax $146M IPO Suit
• Aerospace Part Maker Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action
• High Court Wants New Ruling In M&G Retiree Benefits Case
• High Court Weighs Gas Act Preemption In Antitrust Case
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Peter Haviland
• LA County, Medical Billing Co. Off Hook For Stolen Records
• Kaiser Can't Duck Calif. Home Care Nurses' Wage Row
• Google Ruling Won't End Video Privacy Class Actions
• Nexium Ruling Offers Road Map For Pay-For-Delay Classes
• Wash. Farm Can't Escape Underpayment Class Action
• Human Egg Donors Near Cert. Of Antitrust Class In Pay Row
• Dow Jones Beats Privacy Suit Over On-Demand Video IDs
• Effexor Buyers To Join 3rd Circ. Appeal Against Wyeth, Teva
• Class Action Targets GovSimplified For Deceptive Practices
• Cablevision Brass Urges Chancery To Toss 'Nepotism' Claims
• Feds Say BP, Anadarko Can Handle Max Deepwater Penalties
• Goldman, Other Banks Sued Over Metals Benchmark Rigging
• Class Action Group of the Year: Dentons
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Neiman Marcus Data Breach Suit
• Hulu Viewers Say Actual Knowledge Preserves Privacy Claims
• HP Takes 4th Crack At Deal In Autonomy Buy Shareholder Suit
• Kaiser Hit With Suit Over Doctor's Alleged Sexual Assaults
• An Underused Arsenal Of Securities Suit Defenses
• Class Action Removal Appeal Advances After Justices' Ruling
• J&J Fraud Claims Fall Flat In Mesh MDL, Plaintiffs Attys Say
• 5-Hour Energy Makers Can't Dump False Ad MDL
• Aaron's Spyware Class Members Can Be ID'd, 3rd Circ. Told
• Littler Adds 4 Ex-Ogletree Deakins Attys To Atlanta Office
• Google, Apple, Sony Hit Over Pre-1972 Songs
• 5 TCPA Lawsuits Of Note In 2014
• Safety Group Fighting For GM's Pre-Bailout Treasury Emails
• Disney Unlikely To Duck Background Check Suit, Judge Says
• Regions Coughs Up $125M to End Suits Over Funds' Collapse
• Container Store Settles ZIP Code Collection Suit
• 1st Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Athletes Slap NCAA, UNC With Suit Claiming Sham Classes
• Debt Collector Beats Class Claims In FDCPA, TCPA Suit
• American Eagle Sued Again Over Unwanted Texts
• Feds Highlight Economic Harm To Gulf In BP Penalty Trial
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Astellas Strikes $98M Deal In Prograf Antitrust MDL
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Bernstein Litowitz
• Google Codes Force Users To Give Free Labor, Suit Says
• FINRA Fines Scottrade Over Customer Privacy Violations
• Signal Can't Use Damning Facebook Photo In Work Visa Trial
• Cellphone Cos. Duck Some Claims In Consumer Privacy MDL
• Judge OKs Revised $35M Toys R Us Settlement
• Buyers Say NFL, Reebok Licensing Deals Harmed Competition
• Athletes Tell 9th Circ. NCAA Pay-Rule Ban Is Appropriate
• Pot Dispenser Co. Faces Suit Over Fraudulent Finances
• Wal-Mart Can't Duck False Ad Suit Over Heart Supplement
• Cosmetology School To Pay $450K In OT Suit
• Plaintiffs Pick Test Case In Zimmer Knee Implant MDL
• Ariz. County Fights Liability For ID Laws Targeting Immigrants
• Judge Selects 6 Bellwether Contenders In Vaginal Sling MDL
• Gelboim Does Little To Limit MDL Court Appeals Discretion
• High Court's Refusal To Hear PAGA Case To Spur New Fights
• IntenseX Falsely Touted As Sex-Enhancing Pill, Suit Says
• United Airlines Faces Class Action Over Low-Fare Promise
• Pasricha & Patel Settles Paralegal's Overtime Suit
• Pfizer Schemed To Block Celebrex Generics, New Suit Says
• Auto Shops' Suit Crashes In Insurer Antitrust MDL
• BP Downplays Deepwater Spill's Effects, Say Gov't Witnesses
• Libor Clears Appeal Path For Benchmark Manipulation Cases
• BofA Denied Early Win In Mortgage Fee Scheme Case
• TGI Friday's Workers Score Conditional Cert. In Wage Suit
• 6th Circ. To Hear Chrysler Air Bag Defect Arguments
• Magnesite Cos. Say Class Action Still Fails On Standing
• 19 Calls Added Back In Dish TCPA Class Action
• Waste Co. Says Iskanian Dumps Driver's Suit Into Arbitration
• NY Popeye's Restaurant Ends Worker Overtime Row
• AIG Beats Class Action After Plaintiff Failed To Read Docs
• Class Action Group Of The Year: BakerHostetler
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Suit
• Target's Altered Junk Fax Suit Settlement Gets OK
• Cos. Say Rival Got Confidential Docs In Diabetes Drug MDL
• Nationstar Hit With RICO Suit Over Forced Inspections
• Jury's $2M Verdict In Bard Mesh Bellwether Stands
• Cleantech Co. Hid Termination Of Sales Exec, Investor Says
• Google Fights Bid To Amend Android App Privacy Action
• Whole Foods Says Ex-Employee's FCRA Suit Contains Lies
• 8th Circ. Continues Trend Of Rigorous Rule 23 Analysis
• Philly Xarelto Suits Combined Into Mass Tort Program
• SeaWorld Aims To Sink Auto-Renew Ticket Class Action
• Justices Say 2nd Circ. Must Hear Libor Antitrust Appeal
• One Touch Phone Reps Win Conditional Cert. In Wage Row
• Astellas Nears Settlement In Prograf Antitrust Row
• Burberry Hit With Wage Class Action By Former Intern
• Edward Wildman Hit With Malpractice Suit Over EFT Fraud Row
• Google, Viacom Escape Child Web Tracking Suits For Good
• LinkedIn Exploited Users' Images In Email Ads, Suit Says
• La. Wins Remand Of Fresenius Suit In Dialysis Drug MDL
• BP Penalty Trial Witness Says Deepwater Caused Social Harm
• High Court Refuses To Hear KBR 'Burn Pit' Suit
• BNY Mellon Sued Over Foreclosure On Army Reservist's Home
• Wrestlers Smack WWE With Suit Over Brain Injuries
• McDonald's Workers Go After Broad Discovery In Wage Suits
• Dell, Philips Resolve Claims In Cathode Ray Tube MDL
• J&J Unit Settles 111 Suits In ObTape Vaginal Sling MDL
• BP Deepwater Penalty Should Near $13.7B Max, Feds Say
• Bridgestone Hopes For Justices' Eyes Despite Iskanian Snub
• E&Y Didn't Waive Arbitration In OT Fight, 2nd Circ. Says
• Suboxone Buyers Urge Court Against Reckitt's Recon Bid
• Workers Restate That Chipotle Must Turn Over Docs In OT Suit
• Judge Doubts Jurisdiction In Mouthwash Suit
• Can Silence Keep You Safe? New Debate On 10b-5 Liability
• High Court Turns Away Calif. PAGA Carveout Case
• BP Faces Final Reckoning In 3rd Deepwater Trial
• App Store Privacy Fraud Claims Too Vague, Apple Says
• Foreign Workers Win Approval For $1.2M TruGreen Wage Deal
• Boston Scientific, Plaintiffs Spar On Mesh MDL Experts
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes, 11th Circ. Says
• FedEx, Others Settle With Credit Cos. In Swipe Fee MDL
• Exchanges Defend Data Fast Lane For High-Speed Traders
• Borgata Slapped With Class Action Over Parking Vouchers
• Audio Tech Co. Investors Get Tentative Class OK In IPO Row
• Arden, TPG Dodge Class Action Over $394M Gelson's Buy
• IPhone Class Takes Apple Antitrust Battle To 9th Circ.
• Wet Seal Hit With Class Action Over Store Closures
• EBay Pays $6.4M To Settle Recurring-Fee Class Action
• 10th Circ. Nixes Investor Suit Over Gold Co.'s Projections
• GM Slams Musician Royalty Class Action
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Karen Shaer
• AutoZone Settles Manager OT Action On Eve Of Trial
• Chadbourne Says Stanford Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• Effexor Buyers To Take Antitrust Suit To 3rd Circ.
• Statutory Compliance In Calif. Just Got More Technical
• Sirius' Pre-1972 Defense Nixed, But No Quick Win For Turtles
• Colo. Jury Favors Goodyear In Heating Hose Class Action
• GM Atty-Client Privilege Ruling Boosts Embattled Cos.
• Pepsi Drinkers' Cancer-Warning Class Action In Jeopardy
• Life Partners Tells Texas Court Offerings Weren't Securities
• False Marketing Claims Over Helmet Concussion Risk Tossed
• Bridgepoint Investors Win Cert. In Failed Accreditation Suit
• Attys Seek Fees In $27M MF Global Metals Settlement
• Southwest Guts Suit Over Phony Boarding Upgrades
• Firms Take $72M Bayer MDL Fee-Shifting Fight To High Court
• Apple, Google Ponying Up $415M In New Anti-Poaching Deal
• Bank Of America Hit With RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Xe Can Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Claims, Judge Says
• Bareburger Gets OK For 2 OT Collective Action Settlements
• Freeport Pays $138M In Derivative Suit, Including Dividend
• Calif. Judges Win Cert. In Suit For Pay, Pension Bumps
• Jenner & Block Notes Stay Private In GM Ignition Switch MDL
• Hyundai Can't Squeeze Out Of Lemon Law Suit
• Whirlpool Case Is Instructive Of Rule 23(a) Requirements
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Lori Lightfoot
• 9th Circ. Axes Class Cert. Appeal In Disk Drive Price-Fix MDL
• MetLife Clients Lose Cert. Bid In Suit Over $216M Ponzi Scam
• Capital One To Pay $32M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Pa. High Court To Review Foreclosure-Related Atty Fees
• 23andMe Clients Can't Arbitrate False Ad Claims As Class
• LG Settlement In Cathode Ray MDL Gets Judge's Nod
• Morgan Stanley Faces OT Suit From Operations Associates
• MetLife Sued Over 'Shadow Insurance' Practices
• Women Asked To Lie To Join Pelvic Mesh MDL, J&J Claims
• Conflicts DQ Atty In Fight Over Enviro Settlement, Court Told
• State Farm Still Can't Duck TCPA Class Claims
• Edelson, Husch Blackwell Lose Dueling Sanctions Bids
• Porsche, Class Reps Join Forces Against Appeal Of $37M Deal
• Roka Slapped With Putative Class Action Over Deceptive IPO
• The Top 10 D&O Stories Of 2014
• Apple, Google Reach New Deal In Anti-Poaching Suit
• Plaintiffs Firms Seek To Join Forces In Sony Breach Suits
• Ticketmaster Buyer Class Seeks OK For $397M Discount Deal
• Wolfgang Puck Serves Up $1.7M Restaurant Worker OT Deal
• Pa. Faces Second Class Action Over Medicaid Changes
• Bankrupt Mineral Park Hit With WARN Suit Over Layoffs
• 8th Circ. Tears Down Class Cert. In FDCPA Suit
• Eddie Bauer Secretly Recorded Californians' Calls, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Breathe New Life Into Skadden OT Case
• J. Crew Sued For Showing Credit Card Digits On Receipts
• Bard Can't Delay Upcoming Mesh Trial Over Judge's Remarks
• LG To Pay $13M To Clear Wash. AG's Price-Fixing Suit
• Welch Labeling Suit 'Tailor-Made' For Class Cert., Court Told
• PetSmart Pays $1M To End Suit Over ATM-Card Severance Pay
• EPA Data Backs BMW False Fuel-Economy Claims, Judge Told
• Barclays Dodges Antitrust Claims In Libor Class Action
• Cold Medicine Co. Can't Escape False Ad Suit
• Facebook IPO Investors Move For Class Certification
• Hertz, Dollar Thrifty Say Employee Bonus Suit Lacks Facts
• Managers Fight AutoZone's Effort To Break Up Collective
• Girardi Keese Fights Off Ex-Clients' Class Cert. Revival Bid
• War-Zone Workers Ask DC Circ. To Revive $2B Insurance Suit
• Stop Sending Me Emails, Judge Says To Deepwater Attys
• O'Melveny Rips Sanctions Bid In Sirius' Pre-1972 Fight
• Apple Argues Anti-Poaching Shareholder Suit Bypassed Rules
• Stryker TCPA Class Action Sent Toward Trial
• How To Fix FLSA For Both Employees And Employers
• NY Biz Court Getting Fed Up With 'Merger Tax' Suits
• Insurers' Win In Budget Rent A Car Coverage Suit Upended
• Wal-Mart Deceptively Markets Baking Soda As 3-Packs: Suit
• NCAA Sex Bias Suits Can't Be Consolidated, NJ Judge Says
• GM Ignition Switch Death Count Hits 45
• Wells Fargo Wants Class Nixed After $55M Unfair Fee Verdict
• High Court Torn On Gas Act Preemption In Price-Fixing Row
• Supreme Court Shuns Suit Over IRS Phone-Tax Refund Rule
• High Court To Weigh EEOC Presuit Conciliation Efforts
• NY Judge Shoots Down Avis' Bid To Decertify OT Class
• Visa Looks To Ditch Gamestop Rewards Class Action
• Disney, DreamWorks Say Anti-Poaching Suit Filed Too Late
• High Court Wants SG's Take On DC Airport Tax Fight
• BMW Fights To Keep Battery Class Action In Fed. Court
• Fee-Shifting Back On Menu As Del. Legislature Reconvenes
• Michaels Is Latest Retailer Sued Over Background Checks
• 2nd Circ. Buries $4.4B Morgan Stanley Swap-Loss Fraud Suit
• Chipotle Workers Cry Foul Over Discovery Stay In OT Suit
• Daimler Says End Of NHTSA Probe Moots E-Class Claims
• 2014 Class Action Litigation Year In Review
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Tiffani Lee
• Five Below Kept Mum On Execs' Exit To Bump Stock, Suit Says
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. Bid In ConAgra Labeling Row
• Wal-Mart ZIP Code Class Ruling Ups Stakes For Retailers
• 5th Circ., In Narrow Vote, Denies Review Of BP Spill Liability
• BP Can't Oust Admin For Deepwater Claims, 5th Circ. Told
• Abercrombie Deal In CEO Pay Suit Wins Final OK
• Citi Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive RMBS Loss Suit
• Judge Bars Quick Appeal Over Atty-Client Privilege Exception
• AutoZone Moves To Decertify Managers' Collective Action
• Con-Way Freight Wins Green Light For $2M Trucker Pay Deal
• JPMorgan Settles Suit Over $17.6B In Bear Stearns MBS
• Toyota, Sirius Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Data Sharing
• Adobe Escapes Class Action Over Cloud Subscription Fees
• State Farm Policyholders Denied Class Cert. In Billing Suit
• Asbestos Claimants Denied Class Cert In Malpractice Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Chipotle Gets 3 More Weeks To Produce Atty Docs In OT Suit
• Lexington Settles With United Health Cos. In Coverage Row
• MDL Strategies: Choosing A Transferee Court
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• SoHo House Pays $2.8M To Clear LA Workers' Class Claims
• Apple Ducks Class Action Over Defective Laptops
• CytRx Board Must Face Claims It 'Spring-Loaded' Options
• Plaintiffs Can Introduce New Expert In Zoloft MDL, Judge Says
• American Casualty Off The Hook In Pharmacy TCPA Row
• 8th Circ. Reverses $2.7M Cy Pres Award In BofA Merger Suit
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Allow Clawbacks From $9.2B Settlement
• Calif. High Court Says Guards Should Be Paid For Sleep Time
• Trucking Co. Meets CAFA Removal Burden In Employment Suit
• CAFA Threshold Assumptions Must Be 'Reasonable': 9th Circ.
• Goldman Can't Ask To Decertify $2.4B Toxic Asset Class
• Ala. Can't Duck BP's $100M Offset Claims In Deepwater Suit
• Allergan Can't Tighten Time Frame For Cancer Risk Claims
• NFL, Reebok Blast Class Cert. Data In Antitrust Suit
• Genesis Hit With Suit Over No-Notice Background Checks
• Walgreen Escapes False Ad Suit Over Homeopathic Ear Meds
• TD Bank Accused Of Violating $62M Overdraft Fee Settlement
• DriveTime 'Bombards' Cellphones With Robocalls, Suit Says
• Judge Urged to Kill AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy Pay-For-Delay Deal
• Class Certification Tees Up Another True Lender Case
• Workers Slam TGI Friday's Bid To Shake Minimum Wage Suit
• UBS Rips Investor Suit Over $2B Rogue Trades In 2nd Circ.
• InvenSense Hyped Apple Rumors Before Stock Drop, Suit Says
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• Yamaha Motor-Corrosion Suit Dead In The Water, Judge Rules
• Union Fund Can't Appeal Lost Claims In Goldman RMBS Suit
• 2nd Circ. OKs Plan Reformation In Cigna ERISA Class Action
• Wet Seal Loses Arbitration Bid On Appeal In Calif. Wage Suit
• J&J Unit Dodges Final Claims In Ortho Evra MDL
• Discovery Deal Reached In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL
• Vitamin Shoppe Supplement Not Organic, Suit Says
• Paramount Buries Credit Check Disclosure, Suit Claims
• Bard Fights To Delay Mesh Trial After Judge Urges Settling
• 3rd Circ. Agrees $50M Suit Against Nestle Doesn't Hold Water
• P&G Can't Flush Hygienic Wipes False Ad Claims
• Sears' $1.6M Wages Deal Gets Judge's OK After Changes
• Boeing Wins Dismissal Of Long-Running Age Bias Suit
• No Representation Without Designation
• High Court Asked To Take On Chiquita War Crime Case
• Citibank, JPMorgan Get RICO Claims Chopped In Fraud Suits
• Turtles Eye O'Melveny Sanctions In Sirius Pre-'72 Case
• PNC Can't Lean On Nixed BofA Case To Duck Kickback Suit
• Ford Slams Bid For Emails In Acceleration Defect Row
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Claudius Sokenu
• Ill. Towns Lose Class Cert. Bid In Travel Site Tax Row
• A NY Practitioner's Guide To Interstate Discovery
• Olive Oil Importer Can't Escape Class Action Over Quality
• BMW Can't Shake Class, State Claims In Water Damage Suit
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Hueston, Hennigan Ditch Irell To Form White Collar Boutique
• Ex-Allstate Workers Can't Stop Clock On Claims Over Release
• Upstate NY Class Certified Over Coke Co.'s Contamination
• 'Phantom' Insurance Theory Doesn't Hold Water, Judge Says
• Wage-And-Hour Litigation Still On The Rise, Report Finds
• EA Can't Cite Free Speech To Use Old NFL Stars: 9th Circ.
• Blank Rome Opens Pittsburgh Office With Duane Morris Pack
• SEC Says Court Should Appoint Receiver For Life Partners
• Penske Asks Justices To Review 9th Circ.'s Truck-Break Ruling
• FDCPA Suit Against Greenspoon Marder Awarded Class Cert.
• Scotts Denies 'Scare Tactics' In Toxic Bird Food Suit
• Toshiba, Circuit City Resolve CRT Price-Fixing Claims
• Endo TCPA Suit Paused While FCC Mulls Solicited Fax Regs
• Data Security Co.'s Investors Sue Over Changing Biz Model
• ConAgra Beats Plant Workers' Overtime Pay Suit
• Honest Tea Can't Shake Antioxidant Labeling Class Action
• $1.75M AlliedBarton Class Deal A 'Horse Trade,' Judge Says
• Oracle Says No-Poach Class Action Based On Flimsy Evidence
• Greenberg, Hunton Say Stanford Receiver Suit Lacks Legs
• Jimmy John's Asst. Managers Sue Over 'Executive' Label
• Teck Metals Can't Dodge River Pollution Injury Suit
• Investor Wins Remand Of Suit Over Software Co.'s $108M IPO
• Publix Says Employee Bonus Calculations Comply With Law
• Foam Buyers Tell High Court No Circuit Split On Class Cert.
• Kessler's 600% Markup On Contract Attys Ruled Too High
• Sam's Club Asks High Court To Nix Customer FCRA Appeal
• Expect TCPA Suits Over Prescription Messages In 2015
• Standing In Data Breach Litigation: Lessons From 2014
• REBUTTAL: NJ Consumer Fraud Act Certainly Has Devolved
• 'On-Call' Rest Breaks For Workers OK: Calif. Appeals Court
• Anheuser-Busch Settles Claims It Hid Kirin Beer's US Origin
• Atty Affiliated With Chastised Firm Can Rep FDCPA Class
• Electrolux Hit With Class Suit Over Washing Machine Mold
• Janitorial Co. Coverall Settles Wage Suit With Franchisees
• Bank Of America Hit With TCPA Suit In Fla. Over Debt Call
• Miss. AG Wins Remand Of Fresenius Suit In Dialysis Drug MDL
• CVS Slapped With OT Suit By Pa. Pharmacists
• Pa. Judge Resists Testifying In 'Kids For Cash' Trial
• HSBC, Assurant Near Force-Placed Insurance Settlements
• Former City Atty DQ'd In Memphis Rape Kit Testing Row
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Covering Whiskey False Ad Suit
• Levi & Korsinsky Plan Class Action Over MOL Global's IPO
• Calif. Market Chain Inaccessible To Disabled, Class Says
• Kirby McInerney's $1.3M In Hi-Crush Settlement Gets Final OK
• Class Says Macy's 'Made In USA' False Labeling Suit Has Legs
• Judge Trims Property Owners' Pipeline Contamination Suit
• JPMorgan Reaches Settlement In Forex Antitrust Class Suit
• Dismissal Of GM MDL Claims Slammed As 'Unprecedented'
• The Real Impact Of Daimler V. Bauman
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Srinivasan
• Guitar Center Stores Aren't Handicap Accessible, Suit Says
• IPO Boom Comes With Costs For PE Firms, Insurers
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Sony Taps WilmerHale For Data Breach Class Actions
• 9th Circ. Latest To Say No To Fannie, Freddie Transfer Tax
• NFL Concussion Deal's Early OK Not Reviewable: 3rd Circ.
• Capital One Wins Approval Of $7.2M Deal In Customer Fee Row
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