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Class Action - October, 2009

218 articles

• Dell Settles Call Center Workers' OT Suit
• Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Seek National Class Status
• Contested $90M State St. Bank, Pension Plan Deal OK'd
• Gap Worker Loses Cert. Bid In Required Clothing Suit
• Monsanto Retirees Appeal Tossing Of ERISA Action
• Massey Unit Buries Hatchet In Age Bias Suit
• Bayer Seeks To Toss Rice Farmers' Damage Claims
• Unilever Sued Over Health Claims In Margarine Ads
• Class Denial Upheld In Calif. DirecTV Fraud Action
• Express Scripts Prevails In Another AWP Fight
• Comerica Faces Class Action Over Sigma Finance
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Investor Class Against Constar
• Home Care Workers Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Apple, AT&T Hit With IPhone MMS Class Action
• Advo Strikes $12.5M Deal In Securities Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Resuscitates Countrywide Kickback Case
• Dell Arbitration Clause Won't Fly In Class Suit: Judge
• Pitney Bowes Targeted In Securities Fraud Suit
• SunTrust Calls For Sanctions In Dismissed ARS Action
• Claims Trimmed From Samsung HDTV Defect Action
• Interstate Brands Settles Sales Reps' OT Class Action
• Waste Management Hit With New FLSA Suit
• RBS, Underwriters Pillory Shareholder Subprime Claims
• Concrete Co. Settles Antitrust Claims For $29M: Atty
• Students Reach $130M Deal With Pilot School Lender
• Wells Fargo Techies Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Intervoice Shareholders Lose Class Certification
• Unisys Software Workers' Case Returns To State Court
• Analyst Wins Conditional Cert. In L-3 FLSA Dispute
• Judge Cans NutriSystem Derivative Action
• Conoco Workers Renew Class Cert. Bid In FMLA Suit
• Pittsburgh Hospital Calls For Sanctions In FLSA Action
• Plaintiffs Attys Seek $14M In Countrywide ERISA Action
• ECC Workers, Bear Stearns Settle OT Action For $1.4M
• Obama Administration Backs Revival Of Vioxx Case
• US Court Grounds Air Travel Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Tosses ERISA Suit Over MetLife Accounts
• Fund Disbursement Tweaked To End Model Agency Case
• Hedge Fund Firm Faces MDL Over Madoff Losses
• Cable Co. Wants Set-Top Box Tying Suit Nixed
• Insurers Hit Over Denying Cancer Patients Coverage
• 9th Circ. Lets Sonics Ticket Holders Keep Class Cert.
• Attorneys Seek $23M In Fees In Merrill Class Action
• Class Cert. Sought In Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash Suit
• Securities Class Action V. Midway Execs Thrown Out
• Safeco Class Action Belongs In State Court: 7th Circ.
• Time Warner Worker Wins Bid To Amend FLSA Suit
• Managers Eye Conditional Cert. In Enterprise FLSA Suit
• Mony Life Wins Ruling In Suit Over Benefit Accounts
• Hospital Can Lower Nurses' Base Pay Rate: 9th Circ.
• Subpoenas Nixed, Punitive Claim OK In Allianz Suit
• Dresdner Kleinwort Settles FLSA Class Action
• Korean Air Antitrust Plaintiffs Make Play For Docs
• AT&T Workers Win Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• 1st Circ. Vacates Remand Of Dentist Case V. Insurers
• Judge OKs $336M Settlement Over Credit Card Fees
• Avocent Shareholder Sues To Halt $1.2B Emerson Deal
• Decertification Stands In Canada Vioxx Suit
• Cemex, Other Cement Cos. Hit With Price-Fixing Suit
• Md. High Court Deals Blow To Insurance Consumers
• Plaintiffs File Consolidated Complaint In IPhone MDL
• Putative ERISA Class Action Against BP Still In Play
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Home Depot Pricing Suit
• Trimeris Shareholder Tries To Halt $81M Arigene Deal
• World Of Warcraft Operator Sued For Securities Fraud
• Donning, Doffing Suit Against Koch Foods Decertified
• Textron Faces ERISA Suit Over Retirement Losses
• Bausch Asks Judge To Toss Most Of ReNu MDL Suits
• Novartis Fails To Nix Pay Claims In Sex Bias Action
• MCI Workers Seek Final Approval Of $3.5M Settlement
• Cancer Group Sues McDonald's, Others Over PhIP
• Exxon Reaches Deal With Parents For MTBE Tests
• Class-Certified Claims Ditched In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Hartford Appeal Of RICO Class Cert.
• Dell, Intel, Acer Face Laptop Battery Life Class Action
• Calif. Police Lose Bid For Donning, Doffing Pay
• Flat Glass MDL Plaintiffs Object To EU Joining Case
• Cedars-Sinai Patient Sues For Radiation Overexposure
• Consumers Seek To Beef Up Overdraft MDL Claims
• Puma Moves To Decertify FLSA Suit Over Late Checks
• Claims Pared From Steelworkers' FLSA Suit
• Kodak Technologists Seek Approval Of $4M Settlement
• Judge OKs Settlement In L-3 Recruiters' OT Action
• Judge Cuts Down Class Action Over Britannia IPO
• Judge Says Kelly Services Must Pay For Interviews
• W.Va. Residents Lose Bid To Add Claim To Teflon Suit
• Miss. Farmers Try To Nix Bayer Tainted Rice Defenses
• WaMu Plan Managers Seek Appeal In ERISA Action
• Magistrate Strikes 4 Complaints From Hot Fuel MDL
• Nuclear Waste Co. Hit With Securities Suits
• Mass. High Court OKs Smokers' Medical Test Suit
• ML Direct Shareholders Seek Cert. In Bear Stearns Suit
• Corrected: RHI Entertainment Faces Action Over IPO
• FTC Targets Toys R Us In Price-Fixing Probe
• IBM To Pay $7.5M To Settle Techies' OT Action
• Staples FLSA Plaintiffs Appeal Fee, Costs Award
• Deere & Co. Wins ERISA Class Action
• Domino's Pizza Dismissed From FLSA Class Action
• Consumers Bolster ATM Antitrust Suit Against First Data
• 11th Circ. Revives Ford Class Action
• Argus, Tremont Deal Over Madoff Losses Gets OK
• Class Certification Sought In Mortgage Appraisal Case
• Ex-Worker Hits WL Homes With WARN Class Action
• Amaranth Plaintiffs Make Bid For Certification
• Topps Meat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In E. Coli Action
• Lundbeck Price-Gouging Claims Survive Bid To Toss
• Covidien's Purchase Of Aspect Spurs Shareholder Suit
• Bank's Contract Claims Against Ratings Cos. Get Boot
• Schlichter Hits Back In Yaz MDL Counsel Fray
• Skandia Joins Race For Lead Status In Pfizer Case
• DOL Backs Novartis Sales Reps In FLSA Suit Appeal
• NJ Homeowners To Receive Title Insurance Refunds
• AHM Settles WARN Class Action For $6.5M
• Sears, Whirlpool Escape Defective Washer Action
• Cooper Stockholders To Receive Class Notification
• Heller Settles With Former Employees For $19.7M
• AA Skycaps Seek Cert. In 2nd Suit Over Bag Fees
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Brother Printer Case
• Mattel Settles Lead-Tainted Toys Suit
• NCAA Slams Antitrust Suit Over Athlete Licensing
• Whirlpool Slammed With Another Stinky Washer Suit
• Wal-Mart Agrees To $11M Settlement In Wage Action
• Boeing Blasts Bid For New FLSA OT Class Notice
• Homeowners Seek Cert. In Countrywide Loan Spat
• Smith & Wesson Securities Plaintiffs Aim For Cert.
• Justices Air Concerns Over Class Notification Costs
• Sears Seeks To Split Claims In ERISA Action
• Parties Seek OK On $1M Deal In Bluegreen FLSA Suit
• ERISA Claims Against Honda, Merrill Lynch Tossed
• Yahoo Settles Pay-Per-Click Advertisers' Class Action
• DHL Driver Seeks Class Status In OT Suit
• Bayer Escapes Some Claims In Tainted Rice MDL
• Allianz Evades Damages In Deceptive Marketing Suit
• Judge Pares Inphonic Securities Class Action
• Cancer Patient's Class Claims Against Insurer Stayed
• Furniture Chain Workers Get Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Yaz MDL Plaintiffs Balk At Schlicter Interim Counsel Bid
• Judge Scraps Agent Orange Claims V. Chemical Cos.
• State Court To Hear Countrywide's SLUSA Argument
• Stanford Investors Add Chadbourne To Ponzi Suit
• AT&T Employees Can Depose Ex-CEOs: Judge
• Mitsubishi Paint Peeling Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Plaintiffs Score Partial Cert. In DuPont Plant Suit
• Honeywell, Nitro Dismissed From 43 Asbestos Suits
• Funds Try To Revive Sanofi Obesity Drug Securities Suit
• Time-Share Sales Reps Seek Class Cert. In OT Suits
• Dairy Farmers Of America Accused Of Milk Monopoly
• Ferrellgas Settles Action Over Inflated Propane Prices
• Tyson Workers Move For Class Cert. In OT Suit
• GT Solar Shareholder Suit To See Light Of Day
• Investor Suit Seeks To Block $3.9B Perot-Dell Merger
• 1st Circ. Considers Rejecting $24M Zoladex Deal
• Rite Aid Moves To Dismiss 'Redundant' OT Suit
• Class Action Over Cephalon Off-Label Claims Tossed
• Judge Tosses Harley-Davidson Stock Suits
• Men's Wearhouse, Co-Founder Hit With Securities Suit
• Fen-Phen Attorneys' Fees Of $567M Justified: 3rd Circ.
• US Tries To Quash Depositions In Drug Price MDL
• IT Maintenance Worker Hits Verizon With FLSA Action
• Judge Bats Down Class Status Bid In Hewitt OT Case
• ERISA Class Action Against Horizon Tossed
• Colo. Drivers Add 80 Plaintiffs To FedEx MDL
• ATS Complaint Tossed In TFT-LCD Antitrust MDL
• Chemtura To Get Its $9M Securities Settlement Back
• Yamaha Motor Fails To Nix Suit In Rhino MDL
• Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers' Overtime Suit Tossed
• Calif. Ruling Doesn't Slow Starbucks Tips Suits
• United Skycaps Launch FLSA Action Over Tips
• Policyholder Asks For Class Cert. In Suit V. Conseco
• Cigna To Pay For Poor Notice Of Pension Overhaul
• Apple Shareholders Fight To Revive Backdating Suit
• Chesapeake Securities Action Goes West To Okla.
• Case Study: Irving Paper V. Atofina Chemicals
• Shareholder Suit Doesn't Pass PSLRA Muster: Sprint
• $7.8M Settlement Over NC Chemical Fire Approved
• BofA Personal Bankers Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• SC Johnson ERISA Class Action Trimmed
• Judge Says Ga. Cannot Appeal Water Judgment
• ERISA Suits Fly In Against Slot Machine Maker
• Cingular Prevails In Dispute Over Wash. Surcharge
• Appeal Of Starbucks Wage Suit Jurisdiction Gets OK
• Allou Investors Lose Bid For Cert. In KPMG Suit
• United Mortgage Workers Take FLSA Suit To 4th Circ.
• Medtronic Seeks Dismissal Of InFuse Securities Case
• Family Dollar's Cert Bid Fails In $35.5M FLSA Case
• WCI Asks Court To Block Drywall Class Action
• Judge Rules On Sealed Docs In Milk Antitrust MDL
• Claims Dismissed In Ford Cruise Control Switch MDL
• Albertsons Workers Move For Cert. In Wage Suit
• Motor Carrier Act Lets Recycler Off FLSA Hook: Judge
• Plaintiff Seeks To Revive ERISA Class Action V. AT&T
• Rite Aid Looks To Settle OT Class Action For $6.9M
• Citgo Loses Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Action
• Boeing Workers Try Again For FLSA Class Cert
• Court Takes Bite Out Of General Mills Labeling Suit
• Suit Says Sony PS3 Update Causes Unit Breakdown
• Class OK'd In Canadian Peroxide Antitrust Suit
• Lawyer To Plead Guilty To Trading Away Client Win
• Ninth Circuit Rebuffs AT&T Mobility's Arbitration Bid
• BP Faces Contract Action Over Natural Gas Royalties
• Suit Says Comcast Misclassified Workers
• Suit Targets Broker-Dealer Over $2B Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Starbucks Baristas Denied Cert. In Tip-Sharing Suit
• Judge Seeks W.Va. Input In Jackson Hewitt Action
• Pfizer Gets Lipitor Fraudulent Marketing Suit Tossed
• Fla. Residents Win Class Cert. In Raytheon Toxic Tort
• Securities Suit Against Par Pharma Execs To Go On
• Pozen Scores Win In Shareholder Suit Over Treximet
• Class Certified In Equifax Consumer Records Suit
• USPS Contractor Subject To FLSA, Judge Rules
• Fujifilm Customers Ask For Cert. In Faulty FinePix Suit
• BofA Settles Class Action Over Credit Scores
• Judge Throws Out Humana ERISA Case
• Speedy Concrete Cutters Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Legg Mason, Citi Securities Action
• WellCare Securities Action Survives Bid To Toss
• 2nd Class Rep. Joins Marine Hose MDL
• Hospital To Appeal In CR Bard Catheter Antitrust Suit