Class Action Archive » September, 2009

Class Action - September, 2009

196 articles

• Del Monte Prevails in Pineapple Antitrust MDL
• Techies Win Conditional Cert. In SunTrust FLSA Action
• Judge Nixes HP Printer Ink Cartridge Suit
• Auxilium Wins Bid To Toss Most Of FLSA, Bias Suit
• High Court Takes Black Firefighters' Title VII Case
• 2nd Circ. Told Short-Selling Isn't Antitrust Immune
• Mortgage Loan Officers Renew Cert. Push In OT Suit
• Xerox Retirees Sue To Block Benefit Reduction
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Army Recruiters' OT Suit
• 2nd Circ. Puts Debevoise Back On MetLife Case
• Sears To Pay $6.2M To Resolve ADA Action
• GE Delivery Drivers Found To Be Exempt From FLSA
• Insurer Fends Off Genzyme's Bid For Coverage
• Dell Settlement Gets OK In Shareholder Derivative Suit
• City Denied Reconsideration In Sick Leave Case
• Judge Tosses Securities Suit Against Credit Suisse
• Class Claim Tossed In Alcoa St. Croix Red Mud Case
• Koch Foods Loses Bid To Decertify FLSA Action
• 1st Circ. Revives Consumer AWP Claims Against J&J
• NYC Pension Funds To Lead Class In Juniper Action
• BofA-Merrill Buyout Battle Gets Under Way
• Neurontin Plaintiffs Make Bid For Class Certification
• Nortel ERISA MDL Stay Covers Individuals, Too: Judge
• SC Johnson Employees Seek Cert. In ERISA Suit
• CVS, Wal-Mart Seek Toss Of Drug Overcharge Action
• Lufthansa's $85M Settlement OK'd In Air Shipping MDL
• US Sugar Workers Strike Deal In Buyout Dispute
• Underwriters Seek Dismissal Of Colonial Case
• Coughlin Stoia Seeks Lead In Manulife Investor Action
• JDS Uniphase Settles Putative ERISA Class Action
• Husco Workers Win Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Photographers Try Again To Join Google Books Suit
• MBIA Class Action Securities Suit Tossed
• Sanofi Wins Dismissal Of Securities Action
• 8 Colonial Bank ERISA Actions To Be Consolidated
• Wells Fargo Tech. Workers Seek Cert. In OT Suit
• Former Juniper GC Still On Hook In Backdating Case
• Wash. Longshore Workers Seek Cert. In PMA Action
• Acrylic Direct Purchasers' $15M Settlement Approved
• Stock Promoter Dropped From CellCyte Fraud Suit
• Judge Postpones Hearing On Google Books Deal
• Masa Servers Win Cert. In Tip Pool Suit
• Okla. Court Reinstates Chesapeake Well Fees Deal
• Murphy Oil Settles Refinery Fire Claims
• Starbucks Presses For Cert. Denial In Calif. OT Action
• Collins Capital Hit With Investor Action Over Madoff
• Butterball FLSA Plaintiffs In NC Seek Company Docs
• Kraft Seeks Sanctions In FLSA/ERISA Class Action
• Customers Hit BofA With Suit Over CD Interest Rates
• DOJ Hiring Plaintiffs Lose Round In Class Cert. Fight
• Sales Rep Hits VIP Wireless With Overtime Action
• BankAtlantic Shareholders Bid For Class Certification
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Japonais FLSA Action
• Lowes Settles Overtime Class Action For $29.5M
• Lead IRC Fraud Plaintiffs Ask For $90M Settlement OK
• Investor Suit Over $4.5B Blackstone IPO Tossed
• $11M BigBand Shareholder Settlement Gets OK
• KPMG Fights For Docs In Fannie Mae Securities Suit
• Sonnenschein Nixed From First American Actions
• Wholesalers Drop Merck Antitrust Suit Over Singulair
• The Common Issue In Mass Tort Consolidation
• 6th Circ. Affirms $4.5M US Steel Enviro Settlement
• Calif. Law Not Preempted By CAN-SPAM: Court
• Former Lehman Execs Sue Over Unpaid Wages
• Merck, Schering Win Initial OK For $42M Vytorin Deal
• Hot Fuel MDL Plaintiffs Told To Hand Over Info, Docs
• Raymond James Dodges $1.9B ARS Suit, For Now
• General Growth Securities Fraud Action Trimmed
• Investors Appeal Dismissal Of MF Global IPO Action
• BCBS Mich. Wants Self-Insurer Class Reconsidered
• Wachovia, Execs Hit With ERISA Class Action
• State Street, Pension Plans Reach $90M Settlement
• TriCor Purchasers Seek To Finalize $65M Settlement
• Principal Sued Over Alleged Westgate Ponzi Scheme
• Dutch Oil Co. Settles Ivory Coast Toxic Dumping Case
• Sepracor Investor Sues Over Dainippon Takeover
• RICO, FLSA Claims Survive In Hospital Workers' Suit
• Dannon To Pay $35M In Yogurt Advertising Settlement
• Gonzales, Goodling Off The Hook In DOJ Hiring Suit
• Levaquin MDL Continues To Grow
• Alltel, Predicto Sued Over Service Charges
• Hartford Settles Investors' Kickback Suit For $3.9M
• Suit Over Countrywide Fees All But Snuffed Out
• Constellation Faces Class Action After Stock Dims
• Judge Tosses United Pilots' Fight Against Union
• Workers Seek Class Status In Suit Against Contractor
• Plastic Additives Price Plantiffs Make 2nd Bid For Cert.
• Ex-EnerSys Workers Win Cert. In Don, Doff Suit
• Judge Says Class Doesn't Fit In Fidelity Title Action
• Investors Settle Accredited Home Action For $22M
• Payless Privacy Suit To Get Jury, Bench Trials
• Shareholder Wins Cert in Wells REIT Merger Spat
• Class In Seagate Settlement Too Vague: Calif. Court
• Bayer Asks Court To Scrap MDL On Aspirin Marketing
• Antitrust MDL Over Packaged Ice Heats Up
• Investor Class Action Strikes At CardioNet's Heart
• Monsanto Retirees Want Class OK'd In ERISA Fight
• Ex-Loan Officer Wants Wells Fargo Class Certified
• Siding With Dannon, Judge Sanctions FLSA Plaintiffs
• Judge OKs $20M Settlement In AdWords Billing Suit
• Dura Fired Workers For Using Prescription Meds: Suit
• Cadence Design Securities Action Gets The Boot
• Staples Points To DOL Opinion Letter In New Trial Bid
• Costco Plaintiffs Move For Class Cert. In Labor Case
• DirecTV Says Cancel-Fee Disputes Must Be Arbitrated
• Class Cert. Granted In Viking Drafty Window Suit
• Class Seeks Judgment V. Manuli In Hose Cartel MDL
• Fuel Dealers Seek $55M Payment In $1B Exxon Deal
• Fee Awards Suit To Illuminate Class Action Policy
• RICO Claims Survive In Pittsburgh Hospital OT Action
• Citigroup Sued Over Reduced Home Equity Lines
• Equity Cuts Deal With Poultry Don, Doff Classes
• Verizon Call Workers Denied Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Judge Tosses ARS Lawsuit Against Citigroup
• No Antitrust Immunity For Movers In Fuel Charge MDL
• EEOC Targets Supervalu In New ADA Class Action
• Fund Relaunches Trasylol Class Action Against Bayer
• Chicago Title Must Turn Over Sample Docs: Judge
• JPMorgan Loan Underwriters Add Claims In FLSA Suit
• Sheraton Workers Sue Pyramid For Overtime Pay
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Arbitration In CitiFinancial Loan Suit
• Calif. Driver Seeks Class Cert. In State Farm Action
• Swiss Life Marriage Policyholders Seek Class Cert.
• Vitamin Cartel Action Filed Against Roche In Panama
• 3 Retailers Reconsidered For Webkinz Antitrust MDL
• Settlement OK'd In Title Insurance Overcharge Action
• 9th Circ. Revives Northrop Workers' ERISA Class Bid
• Hospitals' $100M Breach Suits Get Boot In 3rd Circ.
• Quest Investors Win Class Cert. In Backdating Suit
• Freeport-McMoRan Lead Suit Heads Back To Okla.
• First American Title Insurance Overcharged: Judge
• Qwest ERISA Class Seeks Reinstatement, Cites Unisys
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Pzena Shareholders' IPO Action
• Woodworkers File WARN Act Suit
• $5B Baker Hughes, BJ Services Deal Spawns Suits
• Food Processing Workers Seek Cert. In FLSA Action
• Franklin Resources Execs Off Hook In ERISA MDL
• Insurers, US Want Dumping Duty Surety Suit Tossed
• Allstate Off The Hook In Motorist Overcharge Spat
• Cell Phone Users Say T-Mobile Breached Contract
• Bidz.com Asks For Sanctions In Bidding Scheme Suit
• $2M Deal Sought In LJ International Securities Action
• Pa. Poultry Workers' Don, Doff Suit Gets Green Light
• Cbeyond Investors Seek OK On $2.3M Settlement
• Price-Fixing Suit Over First Data ATM Fees Tossed
• Drivers Deliver Unpaid Wages Action To Pizza Hut
• Mich. Blue Cross Found Liable In Funds' Fees Suit
• Investors Slam Coventry, Execs With Fraud Suit
• Sears Hit With Class Action Over Commissions
• Ex-Farmers Claims Adjuster Seeks Cert. In Wage Suit
• Take-Two To Pay $20M In 'Hot Coffee' Suit
• $7.5M Settles StarTek, Investors Securities Action
• 1st Circ. Nixes Pharmacies' Appeal Of AWP Deals
• H&R Block Unit's Cert. Appeal Denied In Contract Suit
• Retirees Win Class Cert. In BorgWarner ERISA Case
• Plaintiffs Granted Class Cert. In Pa. ADA Suit
• FAA Docs Tossed From Cessna MDL
• Morgan Stanley, Moody's, S&P On Hook In Fraud Suit
• Pharmacies Appeal AWP Class Action Settlement
• SunTrust Retiree Benefits Actions Consolidated
• Class Suit Blasts Safety Of BNY Mellon's NetExchange
• BankAmerica Plaintiffs Seek OK To Pursue Accountant
• Class Cert. Recommended In Nortel ERISA Case
• 2nd Circ. Deep-Sixes ERISA Lawsuit Against J&J
• Md. Class Latest To Sue Comcast Over Set-Top Boxes
• Wash. Farms Cut From Thai Fruit Pickers' FLSA Suit
• Amazon Draws Battle Lines Over Google Books Deal
• Bronx Manager Hits Rite Aid With OT Class Action
• Alters Boldt Tapped As Lead Counsel In Overdraft MDL
• Drivers Hit American Eagle Express With FLSA Action
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Sanctions Against Keystone, Attys
• Schering-Plough ERISA Suit Tossed
• 8th Circ. Gives Novastar Subprime Action The Boot
• Cincinnati Workers Seek Class Cert. In Anthem Suit
• Denny's Served 2nd Action Over High-Sodium Food
• La. Retirement Fund To Lead Raymond James Action
• Countrywide Class Counsel Nets Reduced Fee Award
• Motor Fuel MDL Plaintiffs Can't Add To Suit: Judge
• Westfield Unit Sues For $2.5M Class Action Defense
• Bondholder Seeks Cert. For UBS Securities Action
• $70.5M Tyco ERISA Class Action Deals OK'd
• Workers Seek Cert. In 'Dead Peasant Insurance' Suit
• NY Teachers' ERISA Suit Against Union, ING Tossed
• AMICO Escapes $723M Customs Surety Bond Spat
• Insurers Off Hook For Avent Baby Bottle Defense
• Moody's, Deutsche Blast Billion-Dollar Subprime Suit
• Intel Hit With Class Action Over Laptop Battery Life
• Citigroup ERISA Action Fails To State Claim: Judge
• MetLife Sales Reps Not Investment Advisers: Judge
• Peroxide Defendants Ask To Toss McShares' Suit
• Argus Settles Its Corner Of Madoff Litigation
• 7th Circ. Lets Target Off Hook In Credit Card Action
• Judge Consolidates Citigroup Subprime Cases
• Judge Refuses To Revive Fax Blast Action
• Horizon Says Securities Class Claims Should Be Sunk
• Insurance Chief Wants Bill To Nix $95M Katrina Fine