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28 Nov 2011, 12:09 am by Kevin LaCroix
  Judge Browning’s opinion may nevertheless represent something of a breakthrough, because it is, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney quoted in the Am Law Litigation Daily article linked above, the first holding in a class action lawsuit that the rating agencies were not entitled to First Amendment protection. [read post]
27 Nov 2011, 8:20 pm by Alan H. Crede
Eveleth Tavonite Co.: The first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit was filed in 1988 on behalf of Minnesota mining company employee Lois Jensen, who described a pattern of harassment and abuse beginning when she went to work there in 1975. [read post]
27 Nov 2011, 12:01 pm by Lovechilde
Yet the economic downturn that began in 2008 stands apart, distinguished by its severity, duration, and resistance to even the most vigorous (or extravagant) remedial action. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 5:51 am by Ted Frank
Class actions are supposed to benefit the class first, rather than the attorneys. [read post]
24 Nov 2011, 10:12 am by royblack
Their actions are immensely cruel to Shacknai and his remaining family. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 8:55 am by Elie Mystal
It’s easy to assume he was the original student when his defense of that student’s actions were so strong, but he simply wasn’t. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 7:00 am by Liz Kramer
Ameriprise notified the arbitrators that the couple was part of a class action that had been settled, and because they had never opted out of the class, they were bound by the settlement agreement’s release of their claims. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 11:20 am
The Seventh Circuit rejected a claim by an antitrust defendant that its liability insurance covers the defense of class action suits for price fixing. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 11:02 am by Kiera Flynn
West VirginiaDocket: 11-224Issue(s): Whether, when a state attorney general claims parens patriae authority and sues out-of-state defendants on behalf of private individuals under a state statute which requires that any recovery go to those individuals rather than the state, the defendants may remove the case as a “class action” under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 5:00 am by Wystan M. Ackerman
     Data Breach Class Actions:  A panel discussion on privacy laws and cyber-related coverages for data breaches highlighted in my mind how that is a significant new area of class action exposure for insurers, in two different ways. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 4:20 am by SHG
By attacking peaceful protesters they failed to protect those who needed their protection, and they instead served the political class by using violence against the people. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 1:50 pm by Geoffrey Rapp
Burns, Comment, Potential game changers only have eligibility left to suit up for a different kind of court: former student-athletes bring class action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, 6 JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW 391 (2011)Loftus C. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 11:31 am by Raffaela Wakeman
This is the 50th consecutive year that our committee has reported a defense authorization act. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 11:07 am by Wystan M. Ackerman
Avid readers of this blog will recall that, back on August 18, 2011, I posted about Rob Herrington’s new book, Verdict For The Defense, which focuses on strategies for reducing class action and mass action exposure. [read post]