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11 May 2012, 3:09 pm
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision to not grant the petition of two pension funds asking to certify a class action of investors that allegedly suffered financial losses in mortgage-backed securities. [read post]
11 May 2012, 2:16 pm by Jody Nathan
Siddiqi, Olsen sued Siddiqi  and Global in a class action for sending unsolicited faxes under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). [read post]
11 May 2012, 8:20 am by admin
The American cases are being pursued under “class action” litigation. [read post]
11 May 2012, 8:17 am
., a "consumer class action based upon Defendant’s willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. [read post]
11 May 2012, 4:30 am
  The Seventh Circuit noted that Murray’s suit was a duplicate of Thorogood’s suit, with just enough differences to confuse the Murray Court about the defendant’s defense of collateral estoppel and if the refusal to enjoin Murray’s suit was permitted, there was nothing standing in the way of the plaintiff’s counsel filing carbon-copy class actions against the defendant in other states as well. [read post]
11 May 2012, 4:30 am
  The Seventh Circuit noted that Murray’s suit was a duplicate of Thorogood’s suit, with just enough differences to confuse the Murray Court about the defendant’s defense of collateral estoppel and if the refusal to enjoin Murray’s suit was permitted, there was nothing standing in the way of the plaintiff’s counsel filing carbon-copy class actions against the defendant in other states as well. [read post]
10 May 2012, 9:06 pm
The Reeses filed their claim as a putative class-action lawsuit, but the Georgia district court found that they had not stated a claim because Ellis Painter was not a debt collector within the meaning of the FDCPA. [read post]
10 May 2012, 11:17 am by Rich Vetstein
When the owner started an eviction action, and the tenants predictably shot back with a slew of counterclaims. [read post]
10 May 2012, 9:11 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Richard Pierce, GWU Law Article III: it’s fine to take a class of disputes previously disputed by Art. [read post]
10 May 2012, 8:52 am by Matt C. Bailey
As reasoned by the Court, “Concepcion … reaffirmed that the FAA ‘permits agreements to arbitrate to be invalidated by 'generally applicable contract defenses, such as fraud, duress, or unconscionability…’” and “[b]ased on these available defenses to the validity of an arbitration agreement, courts have permitted parties opposing a motion to compel arbitration to take discovery on the unconscionability of an arbitration provision,… [read post]
10 May 2012, 7:16 am
I am particularly pleased by the appeals court’s thoughtful analysis of the federal preemption issue, which is a popular defense by drug companies and others that wish to escape the consequences of their actions by hiding behind compliance with inadequate federal laws. [read post]
9 May 2012, 12:48 pm by William McGrath
When asked to approve a $90 million settlement (which was to be paid by insurance coverage) between class action plaintiffs and the directors and officers in the In re: Lehman Bros. [read post]
9 May 2012, 12:48 pm by William McGrath
When asked to approve a $90 million settlement (which was to be paid by insurance coverage) between class action plaintiffs and the directors and officers in the In re: Lehman Bros. [read post]
8 May 2012, 12:36 pm by Anup Surendranath
 The BJP’s defensiveness over Narendra Modi is evident in its reaction to the report submitted by the Supreme Court appointed amicus, Raju Ramachandran, on the Zakia Jafri case. [read post]
8 May 2012, 6:06 am by Staci Zaretsky
[New York Times] * A Harvard Law professor has come to Elizabeth Warren’s defense, claiming that an alleged affirmative action advantage played no role in her hiring. [read post]
8 May 2012, 3:00 am by The Editors
He has handled trials, arbitrations, mediations, as well as class actions in courts around the country. [read post]
8 May 2012, 2:39 am by Andrew Trask
And its opinion is instructive reading for class-action defense lawyers. [read post]