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21 Sep 2010, 5:25 am by David G. Badertscher
.$350 Million UnitedHealth Class Action Settlement ApprovedNew York Law JournalA New York federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $350 million class action settlement with UnitedHealth Group, awarding $89 million in attorney fees and expenses along the way. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 5:46 am by Walter Olson
“Family sues for $25 million over death of Virginia Beach homeless man” [Pilot Online] New paper proposes voucherizing indigent criminal defense [Stephen Schulhofer and David Friedman, Cato Institute, more] “Why the Employee Free Choice Act Has, and Should, Fail” [Richard Epstein, SSRN] Free-market lawprofs file brief in class action arbitration case, Concepcion v. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 6:12 pm by Todd Henderson
I grew up decidedly middle class, attending public schools all the way. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 10:38 am
As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 7:25 am by Jon L. Gelman
Jon Gelman represents clients in individual and class action cases in complex litigation across an array of practice areas, regularly litigating challenging cases involving multiple parties in state and federal jurisdictions throughout the United States, either as sole counsel for the plaintiffs or in association with local counsel and other firms. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 6:55 am by Jon L. Gelman
Jon Gelman was ranked for its work in Workers’ Compensation.Jon Gelman represents clients in individual and class action cases in complex litigation across an array of practice areas, regularly litigating challenging cases involving multiple parties in state and federal jurisdictions throughout the United States, either as sole counsel for the plaintiffs or in association with local counsel and other firms. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 12:00 pm
Motley Rice was ranked on both a national and metropolitan level for its work in mass tort litigation and class actions and was also selected for its personal injury and commercial litigation work on the metropolitan level. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 9:17 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
  According to Vice President Biden, “[S]topping worker misclassification is a priority for the President’s Middle Class Task Force. . . . [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 8:26 am by David Lat
Maybe someday there will be a class action lawsuit against Google for making us stupid.Don’t count on Judge Brown to join such a lawsuit:The consensus is that Judge Brown is still sharp and capable, though colleagues acknowledge that his appearance can be startling. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 5:52 am by OBABL Staff
In October 2004, Dawson was selected as one of the Top 50 Up-and-Comers under 40 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and in October 2005, she was named a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyer magazine for her class action and complex litigation practice. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 5:27 am by David G. Badertscher
Hall was the co-chairman of Nixon Peabody's national class action team.Visit lawjobs.com News & ViewsA Lesson From 'Mad Men': Predicting Law Firm Stars and Major ClientsThe Legal IntelligencerHow can a law firm ascertain who may be its major clients in the future and what lawyers may be its breakout stars? [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 1:19 am by Kevin LaCroix
National Australia Bank precludes claim by "f-squared" claimants – that is, U.S. residents who purchased shares of a Non-U.S. company on a foreign exchange – Southern District of New York Judge Victor Marrero dismissed the claims of investors who purchased their Alstom shares on the Euronext exchange from the long-running Alstom securities class action lawsuit. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 7:06 pm by Dorothy
MAYKEL AVILA, Appellee. 3rd District.Contracts -- Loan pledge agreement -- Securities -- Deceptive and unfair trade practices -- Torts -- Corporation and its sole shareholder filed complaint against bank and registered broker-dealer alleging defendants are civilly liable under various theories for their actions in pledging assets of accounts that plaintiffs hold with defendants' banks as security on loan made to shareholder's son without plaintiffs' authorization --… [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 4:43 pm by Russell Jackson
  The fact that it is a class action in which the allegations are made does not change that simple fact. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 10:01 am by Eugene Volokh
The courts found that the police action removing people from private businesses violated the Equal Protection Clause. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 6:02 am by Morning Dockette
With eggs and milk both facing class action lawsuits, what are we supposed to eat… poptarts? [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 5:00 am by Kimberly A. Kralowec
Since no other basis for relief on their behalf was ever suggested, the court did not err by concluding that the UCL afforded no basis for the class-wide affirmative relief they sought in this class action. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 9:45 am by Joseph C. McDaniel
There are two defenses to a stay lift action in Arizona (and elsewhere) that concerns a residential house and a first mortgage. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 5:39 am by David G. Badertscher
Scalia granted a request from the companies on Tuesday, but said he would reconsider his order later this month after hearing from plaintiffs who won a class action lawsuit against the cigarette makers.Departures From Billing Standards Lead to Loss of $424,000 in FeesNew Jersey Law JournalLaw firms are free to use block billing and measure their time in quarter-hour increments, but those practices can come back to bite them when they apply for fees in federal court. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 4:30 am
 A defendant may also waive his right to remove by taking some substantial offensive or defensive action in the state court action indicating a willingness to litigate in the tribunal before filing a notice of removal with the federal court. [read post]