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13 May 2011, 12:30 pm by Sheppard Mullin
Thus, states may not apply generally applicable contract defenses in a way that "disfavors arbitration. [read post]
13 May 2011, 7:53 am by admin
Risk: $$$ Issue: Wage & Hour Class Action Description: Now is not the time to mess around with the Fair Labor Standards Act. [read post]
13 May 2011, 7:16 am by Kiera Flynn
Concepcion, which it describes as a “devastating blow to consumer rights” and a model to illustrate how companies can avoid class actions. [read post]
12 May 2011, 2:24 pm by admin
The DREAM Act is even part of the Department of Defense’s2010-2012 Strategic Plan to assist the military in its recruiting efforts. [read post]
12 May 2011, 10:07 am by Christopher Danzig
., who got benchslapped so hard on Monday that they won’t be able to see straight for a week.Read on to learn about what Chief Judge Royce Lamberth (D.D.C.) described as a discovery abuse “so extreme as to be literally unheard of”….First, some background.For several years, D.C. has been fighting a class action lawsuit that accuses it of failing to provide accessible preschool special education. [read post]
12 May 2011, 7:00 am by ADR Times
Concepcion, defense lawyers around the country are trying to force class actions lawsuits into arbitration. [read post]
12 May 2011, 6:41 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The decision analyzes potential defenses when applicants mount a class action claiming that the pre-employment test has a disparate impact on a protected-category group. [read post]
11 May 2011, 1:57 pm by Jessica Erickson
Defense lawyers even claim that plaintiffs now use an “Anywhere but Chancery” approach when filing state law class actions and derivative suits. [read post]
11 May 2011, 12:47 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
The court reconsidered its earlier decision and dismissed this class action complaint. [read post]
11 May 2011, 6:46 am
The latest opinion re meal period class actions is called Lamps Plus Overtime Cases, or Flores v. [read post]
11 May 2011, 5:25 am by Edward M. McNally
 The Court disagreed and did a careful analysis of why the class action could proceed despite the defense effort to "pick off" the class representative. [read post]
10 May 2011, 10:03 am by Venkat
If there was ever a situation that highlights the need for scrutiny of lawyers' fees in privacy class action, this is it. [read post]
10 May 2011, 9:55 am by Above the Law
” Not only is compensation higher relative to its peers, but the firm is also one of the “best law firms to work for” according to its associates.This firm has defended more securities class action lawsuits than any other U.S. law firm, and has an impressive patent prosecution and defense success rate to boot. [read post]
9 May 2011, 8:29 pm by uwlegalscholarship
Aside from being policy relevant and topical, research projects should fall into one of the following categories: - Class actions and aggregate litigation - Criminalization of corporate conduct - State and/or Federal False Claims Acts/qui tam/whistleblowers - Consumer protection (e.g., consumer arbitration and consumer protection acts) - States Attorneys General scope of enforcement authority/retention of private counsel - Third-party financing of litigation - Federal Rules of… [read post]
9 May 2011, 8:40 am by Sheila Blackford
“I stay late at the office on Thursdays and attend a kick boxing class that runs until 9 p.m. [read post]
9 May 2011, 3:36 am by Bob Kraft
Under CSHB 274… Middle class families could be financially devastated not only if they lose a valid lawsuit, but even if they just don’t win big enough. [read post]
9 May 2011, 3:31 am by Bob Kraft
Under CSHB 274… Middle class families could be financially devastated not only if they lose a valid lawsuit, but even if they just don’t win big enough. [read post]