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21 May 2012, 7:32 pm by Stephen Bilkis
On June 24, 2003, several families of victims of gun crimes (possession of a weapon) filed a class action suit against seven firearms manufacturers to recover damages as a result of their family members deaths. [read post]
19 Dec 2014, 7:21 am
  Again, the defendant’s ability to put on a defense is being hamstrung. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 9:24 am by randal shaheen
This opinion is important for any company defending a class action in the wild west, including consumer fraud cases and those brought under California’s UCL. [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 4:27 pm by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
., No 11-CV-06768 (Jan. 24, 2013), striking Plaintiffs’ class allegations, and cutting off Plaintiffs’ attempts to bring a multi-state class action at the pleading stage. [read post]
8 Oct 2024, 9:23 am by JacksonWhite Law
” The statute makes it clear that reckless driving can be a class 1 or class 2 misdemeanor offense and carries harsh penalties respective of those classes. [read post]
27 May 2014, 11:39 am by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
For More Information Actos | 2014 Trials Actos | The Latest Class Action Information The Status of Actos Litigation Bladder Cancer Cases Consolidated [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 7:56 am by Bethany Turke, Associate
The doctrine of “cy pres,” a term that derives from the Norman French expression “cy pres comme possible,” or “as near as possible,” is an equitable doctrine that allows money damages in class actions to be used for charitable purposes [read post]
15 Oct 2013, 2:44 am by Andrew Trask
The most important feature of this opinion from a defense perspective is that this was not necessarily that large a class action. [read post]
21 Jan 2019, 3:55 pm by Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle
Our Chicago business, commercial, class-action, and consumer litigation lawyers represent individuals, family businesses and enterprises of all sizes in a variety of legal disputes, including disputes among partners and shareholders as well as lawsuits between businesses and consumer rights, auto fraud, and wage claim individual and class action cases. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 2:39 am by Dan Murphy
But the commonly used defenses include: You acted in self-defense You reasonably didn’t realize that your words or actions would scare the victim Though you had a weapon, it wasn’t deadly You had no weapon Your statements were not threats The legal definition of menacing is constant. [read post]
14 Aug 2020, 7:56 am
For a home invasion to be charged, any of the following actions would apply: Threatens or inflicts harm while in possession of a firearm or other weapon Deliberately causes physical injury to an individual in the home Fires a weapon that causes harm or death to a person in the residence Commits rape, criminal sexual assault, or other sex crimes in the home Under Illinois law, home invasion is charged as a Class X felony since it is considered a violent crime. [read post]
13 Sep 2013, 5:00 am
  According to the court, “A defendant in a class action has a due process right to raise individual challenges and defenses to claims, and a class action cannot be certified in a way that eviscerates this right of masks individual issues. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 1:36 pm
For more information about felony charges and what class felony charges you or a loved one might be facing, you should contact a criminal defense attorney to help understand the nature of the crime as well as the class it falls within. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 7:00 am
In a follow-on action, the plaintiffs sought to certify a class of payers, alleging that, as a result of the merger, all patients and their insurers paid higher prices for hospital services. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 5:37 pm by Michelle Kisloff
The decision demonstrates that the plaintiff bar’s efforts to develop privacy class actions may be gaining some traction. [read post]