Class Action Archive » April, 2011

Class Action - April, 2011

307 articles

• Toyota Can't Put Brakes On Acceleration MDL
• NFL Lockout Can Resume Pending Appeal: 8th Circ.
• PwC Agrees To Pay $25M To Exit Satyam Securities MDL
• Liberty Mutual Lambastes $450M AIG Insurance Pool Deal
• Express To Pay $4M To End Meal, Rest Break Action
• Ford Faces New Class Action Over Faulty Spark Plugs
• 2nd Circ. To Eye Class Cert. Denial In MBS Suits
• Male Cashier Hits Fry's Electronics With Sex Bias Action
• FedEx Triumphs In Split Shift Wage Suit
• Former UBS Broker Launches Wage Action
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Specific Media Ducks Class Action Over Web Privacy
• Underwriters, Residential Fail To Boot MBS Suit
• KBR Truckers Win Class Cert. In Arbitration Over OT
• $1.5M Huntington ERISA Deal Wins Judge's Initial OK
• Northrop Background Checks Violate Rights: Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs Breakup Of UPS Wage-And-Hour Class
• Ill., Wash. AGs Oppose $10M Chunghwa Deal In CRT MDL
• 2nd Circ. Favors Deloitte In Pension Plan Action
• Plaintiffs Drub Class Expert In Kraft ERISA Action
• AT&T Mobility V. Concepcion: A Win For Class Waivers
• Using Injunctions In 'Bet-The-Company' Litigation
• Lockout Lifted, NFL Players Back To Business For Now
• Abbott Appeals $3.5M OT Ruling In 7th Circ.
• Excess Insurance Suit Nixed In Tainted Supplement MDL
• NY Life Loses Bid To Deny Class Cert. In Wage Action
• Tellers Take Stand Against BofA's Seating Policy
• Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Hits Oil Co. With US Suit
• Allied Faces Class Action Over Pay Practices
• Benjamin Moore Faces Class Suit Over Smelly Paint
• Carnival Sues BP, Others Over Lost Business
• DESA Parent Off Hook In Workers' WARN Act Suit
• NFL Players Tackle League's Bid To Stay Lockout Ban
• Arbitration Contracts Can Ban Class Actions: High Court
• Venable Skewers $1.6B Conspiracy Suit
• Google Books And The Complexity Of Digitalization
• Safeway Failed To Pay Asst. Managers OT, Suit Says
• United Air Lines Ducks Disability Bias Class Action
• Plaintiff Wants Docs In Walnut False Ad Action
• UnitedHealth, Workers Should Arbitrate OT Row: Judge
• Antitrust Law Can't Apply To NM Insurance Rates: 10th Circ.
• Drywall Supplier, Insurers Reach $8M MDL Settlement
• Starbucks Not Required To Find Plaintiff For Pot Suit
• Liberty Fails To Nix Claims In Retiree Class Action
• Pharmacist Hits Omnicare With Meal Break Class Action
• Why Google Got Buzzed By The FTC
• Spotlight On The Pension Predicament
• AIG Resolves OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Judge Reverses BankAtlantic Loss In Fraud Case
• Judge Lifts NFL Lockout In Labor Fight
• Regions Bank, Former Teller Settle OT Action
• YRC Settles Race Bias Class Action
• US Urges High Court To Overturn Securities Fraud Ruling
• Sharp Wants Dell NY Law Claims Nixed In LCD MDL
• Baxter, CSL Look To Nix County's Blood Plasma Suit
• Jeffer Mangels Botched OT Action Defense: Ex-Client
• Refco MDL Stays Alive Despite Master's Call To Dismiss
• Conseco To Pay $3M To End Annuity Fraud Suit
• Ernst & Young OT Action Should Stay In NY: Judge
• FedEx Fights 'Split Shift' Wage Class Action
• AB InBev Off The Hook In Pension Class Action
• JPMorgan Asks To Nix Facebook Post Retaliation Suit
• A New Theory Of Liability In Calif.
• High Court Won't Hear Text Messaging Antitrust Case
• No Proof For Bayer's Probiotics Claims, Suit Says
• Consultants Fire Up OT Action Against Drake Beam
• Stillwater Investors Launch Suit Over Gerova Deal
• Policyholders Seek Class Cert. In State Farm Suit
• Kellogg Food Donation Deal Unfair To Class: Customer
• Calif. Nets $17M For Seniors In National Western Case
• Chase Pays $56M To End Military Foreclosure Suit
• Toys R Us Can't Hush-Hush Infant Monitor Privacy Suit
• Plaintiffs Fear Retaliation In MiraLax Antitrust Suit
• New Balance Shoe Suit Sent To Ark. State Court
• BofA Escapes Suit Over $17B In Countrywide MBS
• Panda Restaurant Chain Faces OT Action In Calif.
• Korean Air Asks MDL Judge To Rethink Doc Order
• Tyco Unit Slapped With Wage Action In Calif.
• The Dawn Of Internet Privacy?
• How Rolls-Royce Relates To Wal-Mart
• Jacobs Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Whole Foods Polluted Veggies Suit Survives Dismissal
• Audi, Volkswagen Challenge $30M Attys' Fees Award
• 8th Circ. Scraps Applebee's Tip Action Appeal
• Fund Wants J&J To Pay Up For Faulty Hip Implants
• Ensco Seeks To Toss Suit Over SEC Filing In $7B Deal
• Class Cert. Denied In Pitt ADA Suit
• Inspectors Hit Shaw With OT Class Action
• Judge Releases PR Papers In Syngenta Herbicide Suit
• Hershey Settles Sales Rep Overtime Action
• Asurion Settles Call Center Wage Action
• Judge Suggests Collective Cert. For Benihana Workers
• Maxtor Nets Win In Defective Disk Drive Action
• Sandwich Chain Pret A Manger Underpays Workers: Suit
• Godiva Strikes $1.25M Deal In 2nd Calif. OT Suit
• Venable Gets $1.6B Conspiracy Suit Sent To Fed. Court
• Year After Gulf Spill, A Rush To Join MDL
• Plaintiffs Fight Class Cert. Denial In Moody's Suit
• Aetna Loses Bid To Re-Enter Pfizer Off-Label MDL
• AT&T Security Guards Launch OT, Wage Action
• Bronco Investor Wants $315M Chesapeake Buy Busted
• Gibson Dunn Draws Ex-V&E Antitrust Leaders
• Charles Schwab Shareholders' MBS Action Tossed
• B4 U Txt: Will Your Ads Lead To A Class Action?
• University Of Phoenix Rips Securities Class Action
• Securities America Settles 3 Class Actions For $150M
• Big Banks Sued Over Libor Manipulation
• Judge Tosses Most Claims In Medtronic Class Action
• Marketing Reps Hit Amerigroup With OT Class Action
• T-Mobile Latest To Sling Arrow In LCD Antitrust Suit
• McDonald's Tries To Fry Happy Meal False Ad Action
• Judge Blocks False Ad Actions Over Sears' Dryers
• An Antitrust Guide To The NFL Labor Dispute
• Vitran To Pay $2.6M For Snooping On Job Seekers
• Calif. Longshoremen Accuse PMA Of Disability Bias
• Fla. Gov. Says State Won't Sue Transocean Over Spill
• Mich. Hospitals Try To Nix Price-Fixing Action
• Philip Morris Snuffs Out Class Cert. In Smokers' Suit
• Big Lots Managers Fail In OT Class Cert. Appeal
• Woman Drops Beef Over Taco Bell Labeling
• Kraft, Hormel Sued Over Deli Meat Labels
• Faulty Preventer Didn't Cause Deepwater Blast: Cameron
• Met Player's Hotspot Sued For Wage Violations
• 9th Circ. Pares State Claims In Airline Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Townsends Workers Sue For Unused Vacation Pay
• Judge Mulls Purchase Provision In $30M Dean Foods Deal
• Investors Sue National Semiconductor Over $7B TI Deal
• MoneyGram Investor Sues Over Recapitalization
• Canadian Rulings Imperil Indirect Purchaser Actions
• Suits Force Celera's Hand On $344M Merger With Quest
• BK Settles Class Action Over Franchise Contracts
• Auto-Owners Asks Judge To Deflect Drywall Suits
• Palm Settles Calif. OT Action For $1.9M
• AstraZeneca, P&G Dodge Prilosec OTC Antitrust Suit
• 'Love And Other Drugs' In Real Life
• Challenging Loss Causation In The 2nd Circ.
• Welcome To The New Law360
• Clear Blogger Policy Key To Avoiding HuffPo Scenario
• GreatBanc Can't Put McDermott On Stand: Judge
• 2 Ex-Fannie Execs Can't Escape Risk Claims
• Cypress Sued Over Unapproved Cold Medication
• Claims Adjusters Hit Allstate With OT Class Action
• ERISA Suit Over Prudential Coverage Denials Tossed
• HP Fights Class Cert. Bid In Stock Transfer Suit
• Chase Presses For Arbitration In Appraiser OT Action
• Judge Trims First American Title Rate Class Action
• Bankrupt Levitt Settles Securities Class Action
• Satisfying The Amount In Controversy Requirement
• Gentiva Clinicians Win Conditional Cert. In Pay Suit
• Calif. Court Lets P&G Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Ex-H&R Agent Loses Bid For Quick Win In OT Action
• Midwest Pilots Sue Republic To Force Bargaining
• 7th Circ. Reverses Remand Of SCI Overtime Action
• ConocoPhillips Dodges Union 76 Rent-Hike MDL
• 9th Circ. Renews Case Over E&Y Role In $2.2B Scandal
• Ex-CSC Employee Sues Over Unpaid Wages, OT Pay
• Pension Funds Can Join Lehman Securities MDL: Judge
• IT Worker Hits Xerox With $50M OT Action
• JPML To Weigh Consolidation Of Darvocet Cases
• Applying American Pipe In State Courts
• Target Dodges Theft Prevention Workers' OT Action
• Ex-NFL Players Hit Union With New Licensing Action
• Green Mountain's Coffee Brewers Defective, Suit Says
• Coventry Seeks KO In Securities Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Parses Antitrust Implications In ARS Action
• Wis. McDonald's Owner Hit With Harassment Action
• Zyprexa Payors Ask High Court For Shot At Eli Lilly
• High Court Asked To Hear Text Message Antitrust Suit
• Apple Sued Over Fees For Virtual Products In Games
• Vioxx MDL Attys Want 3 Firms Backing Fee Plan KO'd
• LaBarge Investor Sues Over $340M Ducommun Deal
• MetroPlus, HHC Evade State Claims In OT Action
• Polar Worldwide Forced Into Air Cargo Suit
• CreXus Faces Investor Suit Over Nixed $254M Buyout
• Medical Group Kept Egg Prices Low, Donor Claims
• BP Fund Admin Wants Court Out Of $20B Claims Process
• Questioning Class Action Waivers
• Nestle Seeks To Junk Breakfast Drink False Ad Action
• Conditional Class Cert. Denied In Wal-Mart OT Action
• Fired Gov't Workers Must Sue Under CSRA: 1st Circ.
• Judge Grants Class Cert In Hair Products Suit
• Suit Seeking To Rescind Toyota Settlements Survives
• Judge Won't Move Super Bowl Suit To Texas Court
• Epicor Investor Sues Over $976M Private Equity Buyout
• 9th Circ. Tosses Chip Co. Investors' Fraud Action
• Citizens Urges 7th Circ. To Nix Classes In Wage Suit
• Guacamole False Ad Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Judge Trims State Claims From Res-Care FLSA Suit
• Bimbo Bakeries Can't Trim Drivers' Class Action
• Cargill Gets Partial Win In Don-Doff Action
• Funeral Co. SCI Buries Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Inspire Investor Challenges $430M Merck Deal
• 9th Circ. Sides With Workers In Housing Deduction Case
• Parties Offer Bellwether Plan In NuvaRing MDL
• FDIC Seeks Dismissal Of WMI Reconveyance Actions
• Daimler Sued Over Alleged Steering System Defects
• Unpaid Bloggers Sue Huffington Post For $105M
• Audit Worker Hits Deloitte With Overtime Action
• Judge Consolidates Super Bowl Class Actions
• States Ordered To Amend LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Managers Win Cond. Cert. In Valspar FLSA Case
• Wells Fargo, QBE Face Suit Over Preset Policies
• Homeowner Ends Lowe's, National Gypsum Drywall Suit
• Judge Sends NFL Labor Fight To Mediation
• Volvo Loses Bid To Toss Sunroof Class Action
• Power Line Hit With Overtime Class Action
• International Paper, Others Can't Dodge Antitrust Suit
• Advanta GC Rejoins Pepper Hamilton As Partner
• 7th Circ. Overturns Kraft Win In ERISA Class Action
• Judge Trims DirectSat Technicians' OT Class Action
• Investors Get $16M In Headwaters IP Fraud Action
• Sports Retailer Modell's Hit With OT Action
• Quest Settles Suit Over Unpaid Cell Phone Expenses
• Subcontractors Denied Cert. In $13M UnitedHealth Suit
• Abbott To Pay $52M To Norvir Direct Purchaser Class
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive DuPont Teflon Suit
• MDL Panel Keeps Quaker Trans Fat Actions Separate
• Judge Approves Toys R Us Settlement In OT Class Action
• Investor Sues AMSC Over Revenue Restatement
• Investor Hits Chinese Vehicle Co. With Class Action
• Kikka To Pay Sushi Chefs $2.5M In FLSA Action
• Judge Says He'd Nix Car Value Loss Suit, With Terms
• Tyson Can't Dodge Meal Break Claims In FLSA Action
• Mentor Graphics Sued For Rejecting Icahn's $1.9B Bid
• No Sympathy For Off-Label Scripts Suits
• Investor Sounds Siren On $438M Offer For Rural/Metro
• Coyote Ugly Chain Faces Collective Action OT Suit
• Judge Denies Investors' Subpoena Of FINRA Atty
• Investors, WMI Reach Settlement In Securities Suit
• Hedge Funds Want Suit Over Ponzi Losses Shifted
• Tenn. Court Asked To Move Steel Price-Fixing Action
• Intel Dodges Class Action Over Benchmark Practices
• Fears Of US Excess Stymie EU Class Action Efforts
• FindLaw Writer Hits Reuters With OT Class Action
• Shareholder Sues To Block $1.9B SRA Deal
• Ex-Ivy Employee Dropped From Madoff Feeder Suit
• Macy's Refused To Dole Out OT Pay, Clerk Says
• NYC Catering Co. Pocketed Service Charges, Suit Says
• NFL Players, Owners Open To Mediation In Labor Row
• M&A, Foreign Issuer Suits Drove 2010 Securities Actions
• Shareholder Suits Over Genoptix Sale Consolidated
• Corbis Aims For Quick Win In TV Star's Image Use Suit
• 4 Orrick Pros Head To New Dechert Office In LA
• Oil Cos. Settle 11 Suits In Water Contamination MDL
• DLA Piper Nabs Paul Hastings Atty To Head Labor Team
• Exotic Dancer Takes Swing At Club In FLSA Action
• The Thorny Problem Of BlackBerrys
• Office Depot Duped Investors, Class Action Says
• Amway To Pay Up To $20M In Gift Card Class Action
• Judge Postpones NFL Lockout Ruling
• Xerox Beats Retirees' Class Action Over Benefit Cuts
• Cisco Execs Face Suit Over Alleged Stock Inflation
• GE Settles With Calif. Chopper Crash Survivor
• IT Staffer Hits Dewey & Leboeuf With OT Class Action
• Judge OKs ERISA Class In Suit Against YRC Worldwide
• Account Execs Hit Yahoo With Overtime Suit
• DOL OKd Pay Plan, Ready Mix Argues In OT Action
• Meat Co. FLSA Classes Should Remain Certified: Judge
• Ex-UBS Financial Adviser Files Overtime Class Action
• Goldman Asks Judge To Toss CDO Disclosure Suit
• JPMorgan Wants Teller OT Actions Merged
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Nurse's ERISA Appeal Over Pay Records
• EMS Investors Add Goldman Sachs To Suit Over Buyout
• Pfizer Securities Fraud Suit Must Stay In NJ: Judge
• Eviction Cos. Face Sanctions For Underpaid Homeless
• Mars' Bid To Block Deposition Nixed In Antitrust MDL
• Tellabs Strikes $7.4M Deal In Securities Action
• Apollo Group Backdating Suit Gets The Boot
• 166 Plaintiffs Tossed From Neurontin MDL
• Howrey Hit With WARN Act Class Action
• Exotic Dancers, Clubs Reach $10M Deal In Wage Suit
• Cordell Can't Enforce Injunction In Fraud Case
• First American Fails To Nix Class In Title Rate Suit
• Check Your Sources
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Eaton Sales Reps Seek $150M In Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Bars Foreign Plaintiffs From Toyota MDL
• Dell Resolves Repair Service Suit For $30M
• Urban Outfitters Misread Trends, Shareholders Say
• Wells Fargo Sued Over Expenses Reimbursement
• WMI Edges Closer To Ch. 11 Exit With $13M Deal
• 3rd Circ. Revives Federal Junk Fax Class Suits
• WellPoint, Ex-Workers Settle Age Bias Suits For $2.6M
• Moody's, Standard & Poor's Escape $7.8B MBS Suit
• Rick James' Trust Freaks Out Over UMG Royalties
• A Winning Strategy For Beating IPO Class Actions
• DirecTech Settles Technicians' OT Class Action
• Wachovia Dodges 4 Securities Class Actions
• Judge Tosses Penske Car System Warranty Action
• Dana Execs Lose Bid To Toss Accounting Fraud Action
• Siemens Wins Bid To Toss Securities Class Action
• Credit Suisse, Cushman Duck $24B Investor Action
• UPS Contractors Pick Up Class Cert. In OT Suit
• State Street Off Hook In Fund Misrepresentation Suit
• $17M Settlement OK'd In Wells Fargo ERISA Case
• Dean Foods Seeks To Decertify Milk MDL Classes
• Judge Decertifies Dollar Tree Sex Bias Suit
• Court Denies Class Cert. In Moody's Securities Suit
• ERISA Suit Over Flagstar Plan's Stock Holdings Nixed
• Bosch Faces ERISA Action Over Plant Closure
• Class Cert. Granted In Fidelity Title Insurance Suit
• Navigating The Medicare Secondary Payer Minefield
• Class War And The Women Of Wal-Mart
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II
• $200M Mortgages Ltd. Fraud Suit Survives
• Coke False Marketing Action Has No Fizz, Judge Says