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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]
6 Mar 2012, 4:50 am by Andrew Trask
As the court there noted, Either party may freely move for resolution of the class-certification question at any stage of the proceedings, and the class action allegations may be stricken prior to a motion for class certification where the complaint itself demonstrates that the requirements for maintaining a class action cannot be met. [read post]
In so holding, the court refused to permit the insurer to deny coverage for post-merger defense costs incurred in connection with a pre-merger shareholder class action lawsuit, rejecting the carrier’s argument that the insurer’s duty to defend the original policyholder’s officers and directors extinguished when the policyholder dissolved and merged into the surviving entity. [read post]
In so holding, the court refused to permit the insurer to deny coverage for post-merger defense costs incurred in connection with a pre-merger shareholder class action lawsuit, rejecting the carrier’s argument that the insurer’s duty to defend the original policyholder’s officers and directors extinguished when the policyholder dissolved and merged into the surviving entity. [read post]
In so holding, the court refused to permit the insurer to deny coverage for post-merger defense costs incurred in connection with a pre-merger shareholder class action lawsuit, rejecting the carrier’s argument that the insurer’s duty to defend the original policyholder’s officers and directors extinguished when the policyholder dissolved and merged into the surviving entity. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 10:12 pm by Walter Olson
Pending further disciplinary action, the State Bar of California suspended the right to practice of Michael Pines, whose exploits had garnered considerable press attention [Amanda Bronstad, NLJ; earlier here and here] Tags: California, discipline, don't, mortgages Related posts Prosecutors’ union pushes measure hobbling California lawyer discipline (2) Hundreds of California lawyers investigated over alleged loan modification abuses (5) Foreclosure-relief scams (0) … [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 1:17 am
  The panel addressed the issue of whether the groundwork is currently being laid for the next event and also discussed several emerging risks.The panel, providing the diverse perspectives of securities plaintiffs, defense counsel, coverage counsel, brokers and underwriters made several noteworthy predictions about emerging risks, including: increased bankruptcies will result in more litigation; plaintiffs' firms who typically bring securities class actions… [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 7:48 am
Licensing boards may review convictions and determine whether they warrant disciplinary action. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 11:52 am by Bexis
  As readers can tell from our federal and state class action cheat sheets, successful class actions in drug/device product liability litigation don’t happen much anymore, if at all. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 4:00 pm
Topics include: Wage & Hour Case Update, Class Action & Individual Wage & Hour Actions, Preparing for and Excelling in Mediations, Insurance Coverage in Wage & Hour and Class Actions, Class Certification, Dual filed Actions, Claims Administration, The Intricacies of Wage & Hour Cases in California, Discovery in Wage & Hour Actions, Meal & Break Period Case Analysis,… [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 11:40 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Recent California appellate decisions in the class action context examining: the extent to which merits issues can or should be considered in the class action context; the use of sampling methodologies; and the proper standard to be applied in exempt status cases at class certification. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 9:56 am by Salcido
Salcido Law Firm offers free consultations where you can sit down with an attorney and discuss what legal actions can be taken. [read post]
3 Dec 2014, 7:23 am by Maureen Johnston
At its Conference on December 5, 2014, the Court will consider petitions seeking review of issues such as the appealability of an order denying confirmation of a bankruptcy plan, certification of a class action settlement resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and license-plate designs portraying the Confederacy under the First Amendment. [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:21 am by Wage & Hour Blogger
  Significantly, the FLSA also allows employees to file class action lawsuits for a class of similarly situated employees to recover unpaid overtime. [read post]
1 Jun 2022, 8:12 am by Dan Bressler
“NCAA Wants Firm Removed From Race Bias Suit Over Conflict” — “The NCAA urged an Indiana federal court to disqualify Fegan Scott LLC from a proposed discrimination class action, saying one of the firm’s lawyers simultaneously worked for the collegiate organization’s document-review vendor. [read post]
28 Sep 2009, 5:50 am
That being said, your best defense is not necessarily a top criminal defense firm, but knowing the law and keeping yourself from needing a New York criminal defense attorney in the first place. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 1:52 pm by The Complex Litigator
The trial court denied the motion, stating that the CLRA expressly provides for class actions and declares the right to a class action to be unwaivable. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 8:00 pm
Judge Marrero consolidated these lawsuits into a class action suit that came to be known as Anwar v. [read post]
9 Dec 2014, 1:02 pm by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Often in the context of high-stakes class actions and collective actions, parties have litigated whether time spent undergoing a security screening must be compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). [read post]
6 May 2025, 7:46 am by Rebecca Tushnet
The court noted that six other state-wide classes were stayed before it, and a California class was seeking judgment against Premier in state court. [read post]