Class Action Archive » December, 2009

Class Action - December, 2009

156 articles

• Class Action Over Flimsy BMW Tires Still On
• CVS Caremark Hit With Shareholder Derivative Suit
• Pizza Hut Drivers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• M&G Polymers Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Credit-Card Holders Seek Cert. In HSBC Late Fee Spat
• Shareholder Hits Revlon Execs With Stock Swap Suit
• Countrywide Identity Theft Class Settles For $6.5M
• Apple Gift Card Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Diebold Shareholders Fall Short In Fraud Appeal
• Rite Aid Asks 3rd Circ. To Assess Similarity Of Class
• Alle Processing Workers Win FLSA Class Cert
• Securities Class Action Against PXRE Dies In 2nd Circ.
• Foreigners Can't Sue In US Over Austria Fire: 2nd Circ.
• ATM Ponzi Scheme Settlement Approved
• Iowa High Court Backs Class Cert. In EPDM Suit
• Class Cert. Sought In Suit Over 'Snake-Oil' CVS Item
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Class Cert. In Schering ERISA Suit
• Fosamax MDL Plaintiff Takes Case To 2nd Circ.
• Cipriani Waitstaff Sue Over Unshared Service Charges
• Sex Bias Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions Against Novartis
• Judge Nixes Iraq Contractor's Bid To Toss OT Claims
• Comcast Hit With Antitrust Action Over Modem Fees
• FedEx Protests Doc Production In Classification MDL
• Plaintiffs Call Out Objectors To $85M Wal-Mart Deal
• Judge Shuts Down IMac Display Screen Class Action
• BofA, Countrywide Near Deal With 1031 Client Class
• Flowserve, Investors Reach $55M Settlement
• Zell Can't Duck ERISA Suit Over Tribune Takeover
• Judge OKs Annuity Sales Settlement Worth Up To $530M
• Legal Secretary Hits IP Boutique With Overtime Action
• Military Instructors Target Blackwater In Overtime Suit
• State Street Failed To Disclose Fraud: Shareholder
• Film Producer Drops Class Claims In Warhol Suit
• Samsonite To Pay $1M To Settle FLSA Class Action
• Bayer Wins Ill. Class Action Over Baycol Marketing
• Comverse Settles Backdating Actions For $225M
• Teamsters Sue To Halt $41B Exxon-XTO Energy Deal
• Sewer Board Booted From Katrina MDL
• DHL OT Suit Receives Collective Action Approval
• Battle Brewing Over Certification In FedEx Case
• Reddy Ice Blasts Shareholder Fraud Claims
• Installers Hit CableNet With OT Class Action
• Qwest's Bid To Decertify FLSA Class Shot Down
• Payday Lender's Arbitration Bid Denied By 8th Circ.
• Dell Shareholders Ditch Fraud Claims For $40M
• Amgen Says ERISA Anemia Drug Claims Lack Merit
• Canadian Judge Certifies Global Imax Class Action
• Deposition Ordered For Marathon In Hot Fuel MDL
• Text Message Price-Fixing Class Action Dropped
• Madison Square Garden Guards Allege OT Violations
• Butterball Poultry Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Apple Settles Ex-Genius Bar Worker's OT Action
• Hot Fuel Defendants Lose Bid To Toss MDL
• NY Starbucks Baristas' Tip-Sharing Suit Tossed
• Red Hat To End Securities Class Action For $8.8M
• Cash4Gold Fraud Suit Plaintiffs Postpone Class Bid
• Manager OT Actions Seek $1B From AT&T, Subsidiaries
• AT&T Wins Case Over Phone Bill Surcharge
• Sales Reps Hit Sanofi With Overtime Action
• Bellwether Consolidation Denied In Levaquin MDL
• Appeals Court Nixes Vioxx Plaintiffs' Class Cert. Bid
• AT&T, T-Mobile Win Bid To Nix Sales Tax Class Action
• Mercedes Class Action Deal Gets Green Light
• IndyMac Ex-CEO Loses Bid To Toss Securities Action
• Agria Investors Fight To Resurrect IPO Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives GNC Class Actions Over Ephedra
• BofA Settles Antitrust Suit Over Arbitration Clause
• Centennial Collective OT Action Certified, Narrowed
• Wellbutrin Indirect Buyers Seek Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• Apple Defuses IPhone Antitrust Discovery Feud
• Judge Chucks NeuroMetrix Shareholder Action
• NuvaRing Judge Scolds Defense Over Slew Of Motions
• KeyCorp ERISA Case Stays Tied To Securities Cases
• Xerox, ACS Reach Merger Deal In Del. Class Action
• Chinese Drywall Claims Continue To Pile Up
• Insurance Refund Action Returns To State Court
• Shareholder Suit Attacks $1.1B Iowa Telecom Deal
• Big Securities Case Deserves The Boot: Sallie Mae
• Chicago Title Customers' Class Cert. Bid Denied
• RAIT Ends Actions Over Subprime Losses For $32M
• SunTrust Tries To Defuse Subprime ERISA Action
• Rite Aid Asst. Managers Win Conditional Cert.
• Exelon Wins Dismissal Of 401(k) Fee Action
• IPO Investors Settle With Limelight Networks
• 5th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Insurance Suit
• Class Granted Cert. In Countrywide Securities Suit
• Ohio Residents Appeal CSX Toxic Train Crash Ruling
• Parish Investors Win Class Cert. In Suit Against Schwab
• 2nd Circ. Lets Milberg Keep Cut Of $750M Xerox Deal
• Georgia-Pacific Hit With Class Action Over Drywall
• Northrop Grumman Shipbuilders Launch FLSA Suit
• Hexion, Huntsman Investors Reach $18M Settlement
• DuPont Settlement Axed In Farmers' Antitrust Case
• Juniper Loses Bid To Halt Backdating Deposition
• $1.3M Fee Award Affirmed In US Steel Toxic Tort Suit
• VIP Wireless Fails To Squash Sales Reps' OT Suit
• Parking Attendants Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• HP Ink-Jet Printer Consumers Move For Class Cert.
• Olympus Settles Overtime Class Action
• Home Depot Wants ERISA Class Action Tossed
• Sealed Air Settles With Investors For $20M
• Phone Card Customers Lose Class Certification Bid
• Discount Health Plan Provider Hit With FLSA Suit
• Switch And Data Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Sale
• JC Penney Settles Wage-And-Hour Suit For $7.5M
• FedEx Drivers Win Bid To Collect IRS Audit Info
• Ala. High Court Won't Drop Judge In Sewer Suit Spat
• Judge Nixes 'Egg-Sharing' Antitrust Suit For 3rd Time
• Freedom Paper Carriers Howl At Disclosure Statement
• JML Seeks To Dismiss Madoff-Related Investor Suit
• Retaliation Claims Added To Sleepy's FLSA Suit
• CompuCredit Wins Dismissal Of Securities Action
• Unilever Settles Potassium Supplement Suit For $1.4M
• Bayer Hit For $2M In 1st Bellwether Rice Trial
• $14M Deal Wins Final OK In Long-Running Dura Case
• Loan Advisers Seek Cert. In Amerimod Wage Suit
• Gas Royalty Cases Halted For Definition Of 'Marketable'
• Del Monte FLSA Suit Limited To 1 Opt-In Class
• Suit Over Cano Petroleum Share Offering Tossed
• Microsoft Fails To Keep US Docs From Canada Plaintiffs
• Monster ERISA Class Action Settled For $4.25M
• Distributor Settles OT Class Action For $3.6M
• Class Status Denied To Drivers In DHL Express OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Makes U-Turn, Nixes Gas Price-Gouging Suit
• TransUnion Gave Subscribers Faulty Credit Scores: Suit
• Wal-Mart To Pay $40M To End Mass. Wage Action
• Agria, Underwriters Dismissed From IPO Class Action
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Judge Nixes Mentor's Bid To Block Exec Depositions
• Claims Pared In Prudential Overtime Class Action
• Helmet Labeling Class Suit Comes Up Short
• Colonial BancGroup Dropped From Securities Litigation
• 2nd Circ. Affirms UTC Win In $230M ERISA Action
• Boston Scientific Settles ERISA Suit For $8M
• Nvidia Told To Fork Over Docs In GPU Action
• Judge Won't Compel Boston Scientific Privileged Docs
• Counsel From Merrill Class Settlement Awarded $23M
• Judge Dumps All Claims In Brother Printer Suit
• Amazon Loses Bid To Challenge Google Books Deal
• Investor Sues Hemispherx As FDA Denies Fatigue Drug
• Vegas, Reno Limo Drivers Win Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Blockbuster Users Cut From Online DVD Rental MDL
• Zimmer Securities Fraud Class Action Gets The Boot
• Class Cert. Sought In ConocoPhillips Bonus Dispute
• Court Enforces Dismissal Of Kraft OT Class Action
• Monumental Life Settles Premium Refund Class Action
• Crib Maker Stork Craft Faces Slew Of Suits After Recall
• WaMu Directors Lose Bid To Toss Monitoring Claim
• CBOE Settles Ownership Rights Appeals For $2M
• 'Coke Classic' Buyers Seek Cert. In HFCS Action
• Tyson Workers Win Class Certification In OT Suit
• Call Center Workers Lose Class Status Bid In OT Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Boater's Blended Ethanol Suit
• FLSA Class Action Encroaches On Dow Chemical
• Nationwide Class Certified In PwC Associates' OT Suit
• Class Cert. Sought In Coventry HMO Fee Suit