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3 Sep 2006, 7:55 am
As a resource for class action defense attorneys who must defend against actions brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., we provide the text of the FCRA. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 5:27 am
The class action “sought class-wide injunctive relief, lost pay, and compensatory and punitive damages. [read post]
16 Jan 2007, 9:16 pm
A state appellate court has ruled that a lower court prematurely dismissed a putative class action against Merck on behalf of people who used Vioxx for at least six (6) weeks but who have not evidenced any medical problems. [read post]
1 Apr 2014, 9:52 am
Supreme Court class-action developments. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 2:05 pm
I have written several times about Assistant Manager class actions being quite difficult to defend because these employees often perform a great deal of “subordinate” type work, making the issue of “primary duty” a tricky one. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
Chamber of Commerce and DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
Chamber of Commerce and DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 8:07 pm
Class Action Alleging Violations of Federal Securities Laws based on Oil Company’s “Proved Reserves” Estimates in Public Offering Documents Warranted Dismissal because Cautionary Language Warned Reasonable Investor of Risk of Lower Reserves Texas Federal Court Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Cano Petroleum (an independent oil and natural gas company) and individual officers and directors of Cano, as well as defendants… [read post]
10 Aug 2009, 9:13 pm
Trial Court Properly Granted Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Class Action Challenging Infertility Treatment Benefits because California Law Requires only that Blue Cross “Offer” such Coverage on Terms Negotiated with Employer, not that the Insurance Benefits Provide “Full” Coverage for Infertility Treatments California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Blue Cross of California alleging for… [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 4:00 am
What's more, the high court depublished three appellate cases that favored the defense in early 2013. [read post]
25 May 2010, 10:15 am
I have handled a number of wage-hour class actions where the plaintiffs allege federal (i.e. [read post]
6 Dec 2009, 8:09 pm
District Court did not Err in Dismissing Class Action Complaint Against Dredging Contractors seeking Monetary and Injunctive Relief for Damages Caused by Hurricane Katrina because Defendants Acted Pursuant to Government Contracts under Act of Congress and were Entitled to Government-Contractor Immunity Fifth Circuit Holds Plaintiffs filed a putative class action against the federal government and thirty-two others (the Contractor Defendants) “who dredged the… [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:02 am
Defense attorneys removed the lawsuits to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), asserting that the lawsuits fell within CAFA’s “mass action” provision “which allows the removal of cases joining the claims of at least 100 plaintiffs that otherwise meet CAFA’s jurisdictional requirements. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 6:59 am
The other class action complaints: Forest moved to dismiss the Missouri state law claim brought by non-Missouri plaintiffs on choice of law grounds. [read post]
18 May 2025, 9:01 pm
” By contrast, assuming a nationwide class action for injunctive relief under Rule 23(b)(2), which permits no opt-outs (and we note with interest that no one at argument discussed that issue; the assumption that any class action would not permit opt-outs is yet another implicit recognition that the merits of the constitutional challenge are relevant to the remedies at issue here), if a class were certified and the plaintiffs’ application for a… [read post]
20 Feb 2007, 4:50 am
Defense attorneys removed the action to federal court. [read post]
20 Jan 2022, 12:16 pm
The litigation exposure, or market capitalization losses, amounts to $12.35 billion, or about 6% of total U.S. securities class actions Rule 10b-5 exposure.[5] About 38% of securities class actions, or 5 of 13, against non-U.S. issuers also rely on short-seller research. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 5:19 am
dubious cases that involve significant defenses and choice-of-law issues. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 2:23 am
Their defense brief included a list of various federal and state laws that represent substantive policy choices curbing class action remedies or ruling out class action claims in specific contexts. [read post]
26 Sep 2009, 3:35 am
In the world of wage and hour class action litigation, employers are increasingly seeking to use the "on-duty" meal break exemption as a waiver defense to the action. [read post]
