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18 Sep 2007, 11:12 am
Molly Selvin's article entitled, "Top class-action lawyer may plead guilty in kickbacks," may be found in the Business Section of the September 18, 2007 edition of the Los Angeles Times. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 8:14 am
Not every intra-class conflict will be this stark, but defense attorneys can use the reasoning in Schlaud to show why intra-class conflicts are a problem in other class actions that involve large groups with divergent interests. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 9:09 pm
Labor Law Class Action Against Water Storage District Properly Dismissed by Trial Court because Water District Subject to Federal Labor Laws but not State Labor Laws California State Court Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action in California state court against his employer, Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (the District), alleging violations of California’s labor code; the class action complaint alleged that defendant failed to… [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 9:09 pm
Class Action Claims Challenging Increases in Homeowner’s Insurance Premiums Properly Dismissed Except for One Aspect of Breach of Contract Claim Second Circuit Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action against his homeowner’s insurer, Chubb, alleging inter alia violations of New York’s Insurance Law and deceptive business practices act; the class action complaint alleged that Chubb violated the terms of the policy “by… [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 11:59 am
Class Action Lawsuits Class action lawsuits come into play when more than one person is filing a case against the company for similar injuries. [read post]
22 Jan 2013, 5:51 am
” These penalties when aggregated in a class action can become very large. [read post]
25 May 2020, 4:32 am
While these decisions undoubtedly provide ammunition for class action defense attorneys, it remains to be seen whether other courts deciding the myriad similar lawsuits in New York will adopt a similar reasoning and approach. [read post]
13 Jun 2009, 5:04 pm
Eight indigent criminal defendants whose cases were still pending trial filed a civil class action against the State of Michigan and the Governor alleging that the systems for court-appointed defense counsel in Berrien, Genesee, and Muskegon counties violated their rights to the effective assistance of counsel under the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions. [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 9:24 am
Consumer advocates often contend that Congress should prohibit arbitration agreements with class action waivers because servicemembers and other consumers need class actions to effectuate their statutory rights. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 7:43 am
Amongst other requirements, Rule 23(a) allows for class certification only when there are questions of law or fact common to the class and claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or defenses of the overall class. [read post]
4 Nov 2024, 1:33 pm
Vorel, who was reported missing in action during the Korean War in July 1950, was recently identified through DNA analysis. [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 4:12 am
California Supreme Court Rejects Privacy Rights Arguments of Pioneer Electronics' Defense Attorneys that Consumers Who Contacted Company and Complained about Product Defects Must Thereafter Affirmatively Consent to Release of Contact Information to Attorney Prosecuting Putative Class Action Involving the Same Product Defects In Consumers' Complaints Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Pioneer Electronics alleging defects in DVD… [read post]
8 Nov 2009, 7:48 pm
Class Action Alleging Violations of California’s Song-Beverly Act Properly Dismissed because Zip Codes are not “Personal Identification Information” Within the Meaning of the Statute California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Williams-Sonoma alleging inter alia violations of California’s “Song-Beverly” Act, which “prohibits merchants that accept credit cards in transacting business… [read post]
5 Aug 2020, 7:18 am
Deciding that certain damages claimed by the underlying case plaintiff were covered “Loss” under a professional services policy, the Eleventh Circuit determined that AEGIS must pay to defend a Georgia landlord in a class action for wrongful failure to return tenants’ security deposits under O.C.G.A. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 1:16 pm
And the Supreme Court of Texas often delves into the merits of defenses to determine whether or not they "apply" to class members. [read post]
30 May 2014, 9:11 am
” “[A] class action trial management plan may not foreclose the litigation of relevant affirmative defenses, even when these defenses turn on individual questions. [read post]
1 Sep 2007, 6:14 am
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Texas extended the defendants' win streak in defeating class actions to 13-1 since 2000. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 4:58 am
Class Action Alleging Breach of Contract Against American Express for Failing to Automatically Refund Various Travel Insurance Premiums Lacked Evidentiary Support because Contract Underlying Class Action Dispute Unambiguously Required Enrollees to Contact American Express as a Condition Precedent to Obtaining such Refunds California Trial Court Holds Plaintiffs filed a class action against American Express alleging breach of contract arising… [read post]
7 Apr 2008, 3:26 pm
Several of the class actions have been certified. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 5:12 am
The district court denied plaintiffs’ first motion for conditional class action treatment of the FLSA claims, id., at 7132-33. [read post]
