Wal-Mart wants women's pay class-action suit thrown out Aug 26, 2010
"The class is larger than the active-duty personnel in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard combined making it the largest employment class action in history by several orders of magnitude," Wal-Mart argued in its petition to the Supreme Court ... Legal experts say its decision could have a sweeping impact on if and how future employment lawsuits get certified as class actions ... Richard Seymour, a Washington, D.C.-based plaintiff lawyer who specializes in employment class... (USA Today -- Money)
Hemispherx settles securities lawsuits Aug 25, 2010
Hemispherx Biopharma settles class action securities lawsuits - Philadelphia Business Journal ... Hemispherx Biopharma settles class action securities lawsuits ... agreed Tuesday to settle all of the pending securities class actions against the biotechnology company that had been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
HealthTronics to settle class action suit Aug 25, 2010
HealthTronics proposes settlement to class action suit - Austin Business Journal ... HealthTronics proposes settlement to class action suit ... (Nasdaq: HTRN) will soon settle a class action suit filed by shareholders in the wake of its $233 merger with Philadelphia-based (Nasdaq: ENDP). (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Cycleway claim turns into classless action Aug 25, 2010
THE purported class action lawsuit against the City of Sydney's Bourke Street cycleway has collapsed, with the lawyer involved admitting he acts for one company, not the claimed 102. John Mahony of Mahony Dominic Lawyers sent a letter of demand to the council on July 30 and claimed to act for 102 businesses adversely affected by the cycleway. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lawsuit filed over BOK overdraft fees Aug 25, 2010
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 17 by Tulsa attorney Mark Waller for Susan Eaton, asks that it be certified as a class action and asks for damages and restitution with the amount of damages to be determined at trial. "This is a widespread practice that seems to be occurring with most banks, so that it's not uncommon for this to happen," Waller said. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Cosatu calls for expanding strike Aug 25, 2010
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Hurricane Katrina Blame Case Could Bring Billions in Lawsuits Aug 24, 2010
Army Corps of Engineers now faces class action lawsuit for Katrina devastation. "It was like getting a camel through the eye of a needle but we did it," said Pierce O'Donnell, the Los Angeles attorney who led the case for the plaintiffs. (ABC News)
Ariff shows ASIC's ineptitude Aug 24, 2010
Not surprisingly, many of Ariff's victims, including Bill Doherty, Robbie Fong and Martha Tsamis, are investigating launching a class action against ASIC.. The alleged 19 offences, including 13 breaches of the New South Wales Crimes Act and six breaches of the Corporations Act, relate to Ariff's conduct while he was the liquidator of HR Cook Investments between June 9, 2006, and March 29, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Send It To Andy! Aug 23, 2010
Despite what you read about class action suits and union power, the pendulum has swung in favor of power to companies. Race, religion, disability and age discrimination complaints increase under a more receptive Democratic administration touted at press conferences. (CBS News)
Investors on lookout for weak links Aug 23, 2010
It is understood that litigation funder IMF is considering launching a class action against Downer over lack of transparency in the months leading up to June 1 writedowns. In Christine Nixon's case, her decision to leave the Foster's board was attributed to health problems and the fallout from the bushfires royal commission. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Key to Many BP Claims: Closeness to Oil Spill Aug 21, 2010
The losers could, however, still file a lawsuit seeking damages or become part of an existing class action case. Feinberg said his goal is to have emergency checks done within 24 hours for individuals and seven days for businesses. (CBS News -- US)
Chemical company sued over creek spill Aug 21, 2010
But the chemicals in Trail Creek also damaged property owners whose land backs up to the creek, according to a class action lawsuit filed in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Friday ... More property owners plan to join the class action, Krasle said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Widow gets $270K Aug 21, 2010
Piendle's case, like the roughly 8,000 others, were spawned when the Florida Supreme Court in 2006 threw out the $145 billion a Miami-Dade County jury awarded smokers in a class action suit filed by longtime smoker Dr. Howard Engle. While upholding the jury's findings the cigarette-makers had lied about the dangers of smoking, the high court ruled that each of the smokers had to prove how they were uniquely harmed by cigarettes. (The Palm Beach Post)
Dodd-Frank Act Promises Large Bounties for Whistleblowers Aug 21, 2010
He is a member of the firm's white-collar defense and investigations, class action and health care litigation practices. Andrew D. Kennedy is an associate in Jenner & Block's litigation department. (Law.com)
Moving dist. center affects Zumiez in Q2 Aug 20, 2010
In the second quarter of last year, Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) settled a California class action regarding overtime pay and meal breaks for $1. 3 million. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Dell shareholders mad at Michael Aug 19, 2010
The class action lawsuit accuses of shipping at least 11. 8 million faulty computers and instructing employees to conceal the problem from users. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Market Forecaster: The August supply/demand report Aug 19, 2010
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Monsanto and certain executives for possible violations of the Exchange Act. The lawsuit alleges that Monsanto failed to disclose adverse facts about the company's financial condition and business prospects. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
E-mails on health effects of herbicide draw on rapper's lexicon and spark ethics complaint Aug 19, 2010
The chemical is currently the subject of a class action lawsuit launched against Syngenta by 15 providers in Illinois who are seeking at least $350 million for facilities to purify drinking water of atrazine, which they say poses a threat to human health. Syngenta says such claims are false. (Scientific American)
Delaware Ruling Lets Investors Team Up Against Hedge Funds Aug 19, 2010
According to court records in an unrelated Northern District of Texas class action, In Re Parkcentral Global Litigation, The Perot Family Trust wholly owns and controls Parkcentral Capital Management L.P. Parkcentral Capital is the general partner to and investment adviser for Parkcentral Global ... The ruling may also help the plaintiffs in the Texas class action, Alavi said ... Texas District Judge Barbara Lynn on Aug. 5 dismissed the class action against the Parkcentral defendants, which... (Law.com)
Year on, life @ Satyam goes on sans Raju Aug 18, 2010
Though the Mahindras have been successful in settling the $1 billion Upaid suit for just $70 million, the sword of huge legal liabilities in the form of class action suits filed by investors against the listed Satyam still hangs over the company. The restatement of accounts, which has to be completed by June 30, 2010, too is proving to be tough with numerous family promoted companies seeking refunds of Rs 1,230 crore. (India Times, India)
Local business owner sues BP Aug 18, 2010
Represented by Kurt Arnold of Arnold LLP of Houston, Groomer said many of their clients could be consolidated to form a class action suit against the oil giant. Not expecting a settlement for five to 10 years, Groomer said business remains steady, despite the changes triggered by the April 20 tragedy. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Monsanto's war-zone harvest Aug 18, 2010
In 1984, a class action lawsuit brought by US veterans who had been exposed to Agent Orange resulted in a $180 million settlement with the chemical companies in exchange for a no-fault finding and pre-emption of future suits from the claimants. A devastating legacy Two-and-a-half decades later, the US government has finally reopened the issue and for the first time turned its attention to the people of Vietnam. (Asia Times Online)
Lawsuit against Raymond James thrown out Aug 18, 2010
A federal judge in New York dismissed a class action lawsuit against. The suit, filed in November 2009, alleged Raymond James engaged in a scheme to defraud shareholders by misrepresenting the adequacy of the loss reserves for the loan portfolio at its subsidiary, , and the financial health of the loan portfolio between April 28, 2008 and April 14, 2009. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Lowe's Settles Drywall Case for $6.5 Million Aug 18, 2010
5 million that will be paid mostly in Lowe's gift cards for his class action clients and more than $2 million in fees and costs in a settlement of a suit over allegedly stinky drywall calls it the first opportunity for consumers to "get a dime" out of such a case ... The class action suit, filed just six weeks ago in Muscogee County Superior Court in Columbus, Ga. (Law.com)
Seattle law firm opens office in D.C. Aug 17, 2010
Connolly s practice focuses on pharmaceutical pricing fraud cases, qui tam litigation and antitrust class actions. HBSS is extremely excited to have someone with Jennifer s deep experience in antitrust law and class action litigation on board, Berman said ... Connolly has experience leading antitrust practices and has held leadership positions in numerous complex class actions, including In re Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation as interim co-lead counsel for indirect purchasers; In re Live... (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Defamation Suit Against Lawyer, PR Firm Tossed Aug 17, 2010
The battle began in 2008, when the 600-plus member Korean Cleaners Association of Atlanta filed a potential class action in federal court alleging that Infinite had deceived them into signing three-year contracts at inflated rates in the months following Hurricane Katrina, when natural gas prices spiked because of damage to offshore drilling platforms, pipelines and other infrastructure. That case, Cheoun v. Infinite Energy, 1:08-cv-03553, was filed by Pardue, then with Hartman, Simons, Spielman... (Law.com)
3rd Circuit Gives Thumbs Down to 'Fraud-Created Market' Theory Aug 17, 2010
In the lower court, O'Neill refused to certify the case as a class action after rejecting the fraud-created-the-market theory. Now the 3rd Circuit had conducted a thorough autopsy of the theory and pronounced it dead. (Law.com)
Acsa makes R400 000 payment to World Cup passengers Aug 16, 2010
The company was taking legal advice on launching a class action law suit for its customers after spending Thursday fielding calls and emails from angry passengers. Cabin crew did not know what was happening at the time, and did not know what to tell passengers leading to frayed tempers. (Business Report, South Africa)
NAB supports Labor policy on bank fees Aug 15, 2010
The big four banks, along with six other domestic lenders and two global banks are facing a $5 billion class action over honour, dishonour, over-limit and late payment fees charged on transaction and credit card accounts from 2004. Law firm Maurice Blackburn and litigation funder IMF Australia Ltd are claiming the fees were excessive, punitive charges as they were much higher than the actual cost to the bank for a breach of contract on the accounts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
AT&T faces class action on international roaming Aug 13, 2010
ATs class action on international roaming - Dallas Business Journal ... ATs class action on international roaming ... A class action suit in California claims charges "exorbitant" fees for international roaming on calls that customers did not answer, and "structured their bills so that customers were not aware of these charges," court documents say. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
In the Case of the Billion-Dollar ERISA Typo, 7th Circuit Upholds Win for Verizon Aug 13, 2010
The panel, which also included 7th Circuit judge Joel Flaum and senior judge William Bauer, found that Verizon clearly communicated its intentions to plan participants, who, until the class action began, didn't object to the lump-sum payments they received. And though the appellate court said it was "baffling that a major corporation would not invest greater resources to ensure accuracy in the drafting of such an important document," the judges concluded that Verizon hadn't demonstrated a lack... (Law.com)
S&P lowers WellCare Health Plans outlook Aug 12, 2010
WellCare reported Monday it had reached significant in pending securities class action and civil lawsuits with various government agencies ... 6 million for the civil lawsuit settlement, and $194 million for the securities class action suit. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Greenville joins lawsuit against BP Aug 12, 2010
This week, the City of Greenville joined many other small towns, joining a class action lawsuit against BP.. "We're getting our numbers together, but it's obvious to us, by talking to our hotels, that our numbers are down, maybe as much as half," said Mayor Dexter McLendon. (WSFA.com, AL)
Class Certification Denied in 'All Natural' Snapple Case Aug 12, 2010
The latest plaintiffs' defeat is the denial of class certification in a purported Manhattan federal district court class action against Snapple ... Lapinski said the New Jersey case has been stayed for six months, following a request by another New Jersey federal district court judge who's overseeing a similar class action involving consumer claims against Arizona Ice Tea, for a Food and Drug Administration determination of whether high-fructose syrup is a natural ingredient. (Law.com)
Pine Grove plan raises questions Aug 12, 2010
Attorney Robin Shanley, a lifelong resident of Palenville, threatened a class action lawsuit against the owner of the Pine Grove, Murariu Brothers, Inc., if access to the bridge was not provided, citing the right for prescription easement due to longtime use by the community. What access is going to be afforded to allow access to the swinging bridge. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Police raid Google Korea over alleged privacy breach Aug 12, 2010
The probe in one of Asia's most wired countries came as a fresh setback to Google, which already faces investigation over "Street View" by 37 US states as well as an informal investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission, and a variety of probes overseas and class action lawsuits. Google confirmed in an emailed statement that South Korean police visited the company's office in conjunction with their investigation around data collection by Street View cars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Williams: What Handouts To Cut Aug 12, 2010
If this issue goes the wrong way, I will as I'm sure many others will, get me the best contingency lawyer I can find and file a class action lawsuit against the federal government. I will demand all the money I have ever paid into the SS system and Medicare. (Townhall.com)
Banks have strong case for rate rise Aug 12, 2010
The class action that has been launched against them here will probably show that in the past they charged penalty fees, for example, that exceeded the costs they incurred. But they've been kicking the fee habit - CBA cut fees by $200 million in 2009-10 - and their profits aren't indefensibly fat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
IMF gives Babcock's liquidators funds Aug 12, 2010
IMF agreed to provide $400 million to fund more than nine new cases in 2009/10, including $100 million to fight 12 banks in a class action over bank exception fees. 2010 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Judge Orders Wells Fargo to Pay Back $203M in Fees Aug 12, 2010
The judge found the customers, who were part of a class action, were not properly informed of the bank's policies on processing payments and were unaware the bank would allow debit purchases to go through when their accounts were overdrawn. "Internal bank memos and e-mails leave no doubt that, overdraft revenue being a big profit center, the bank's dominant, indeed sole, motive was to maximize the number of overdrafts," Alsup wrote. (ABC News -- Wire)
Former VictoryLand employees file class action lawsuit Aug 12, 2010
A group of former VictoryLand employees today filed a class action lawsuit against the casino for failure to comply with federal regulations on the employee health insurance plan. According to the suit, VictoryLand failed to notify employees of the availability of insurance coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, failure to remit premiums for insurance withheld from paychecks, failure to comply with the requirements of the American Recovery and... (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
AT&T faces international roaming suit Aug 12, 2010
ATs class action on international roaming - Sacramento Business Journal ... ATs class action on international roaming ... A class action suit in California alleges that AT T overcharged customers for wireless roaming in foreign countries, in some cases for calls they did not answer. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Wells Fargo ordered to pay $203M Aug 11, 2010
Richard M. Heimann, lead trial attorney for the plaintiffs and class in California Wells Fargo overdraft fee class action lawsuit, of Lieff Cabraser Heimann Bernstein ... In connection with a class action lawsuit by California consumers, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup held in a 90-page opinion that San Francisco-based Wells violated California law. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Calif. Justices Find No Private Right to Sue for Tip-Pooling Violations Aug 11, 2010
Employment lawyers said it would shut down class action litigation brought under Labor Code 351 -- which says tips belong to employees -- because the court said that section doesn't contain a private right of action ... The class action was filed in 2002 by Louie Lu, a card dealer who objected to a rule at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino that required him to pool 15 to 20 percent of his daily tips with chip runners, floormen, porters and other employees ... Beyond conclusively deciding the question... (Law.com)
Arthritic patients who took Vioxx given two weeks to make a claim Aug 11, 2010
HUNDREDS of NSW victims of the arthritis drug Vioxx could miss out on compensation because they have not registered for a class action, lawyers Slater & Gordon say. The Federal Court of Australia ordered the firm to advertise in newspapers this week to tell potential claimants they have until August 25 to register claims or risk missing out on compensation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lowe's Settles Drywall Class Action Suit Aug 11, 2010
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What is Exposition? An Example of ... Aug 10, 2010
Janice Hally - Basics of screenwriting - Janice Hally The scene is from "Class Action" ... The following example is from Class Action with actors Gene Hackman as Jed and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Margaret. (Suite101.com)
Exposition the Most Difficult Asp... Aug 10, 2010
The scene used for demonstration is from the movie Class Action with actors Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. The script was written by Carolyn Shelby & Christopher Ames and Samantha Shad. (Suite101.com)
Vioxx users sought for class action Aug 10, 2010
Australians who suffered a heart attack after taking the arthritis drug Vioxx have just weeks to join a class action against the drug's maker. Vioxx was withdrawn from sale globally in 2004 following concerns over its side effects, and Australia's Federal Court ruled earlier this year it could double a person's risk of heart attack. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
About 70 Fla.-based BP lawsuits stalled Aug 9, 2010
BP lawsuits stalled till panel of judges decides venue for federal cases. Web Web Search by YAHOO. (The Palm Beach Post)
Charles Cassis, co-founder of Louisvilles Frost Brown Todd law firm, dies Aug 8, 2010
Cassis was part of the team representing the tobac 000037DC co industry in national tobacco litigation and did so in 2001 before the Kentucky Supreme Court in a class action suit for intervention by individual plaintiffs in that litigation. Brian Myers of Pearson Funeral Home in Louisville said Cassis died at about 1 a.m. Friday at his home after a short illness. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Almost Family profit up 38% Aug 8, 2010
The company also said four complaints have been filed against its board of directors and chief financial officer and one suit seeking class action status has been filed. Almost Family earned $8. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Recent High Court Cases Already Having Major Impact Aug 7, 2010
Class action defendants have already begun to benefit from the high court's recent decisions in Stolt-Nielsen and Morrison. said class actions can be submitted to arbitration only when both parties have clearly agreed to it, not when arbitration clauses are vague or silent on the subject ... Because of rules regarding appeals, corporate defendants often oppose arbitration of class action disputes, even though they often prefer resolving individual disputes through arbitration. (Law.com)
'Loser' Jillian Michaels Sued Over Diet Pills Aug 7, 2010
The class action suit was filed in the Stanley Mosk Court House in Los Angeles by one R.D. (the plaintiff wishes to be known only by her initials), according to the public information office at the. Related. (ABC News)
Afexa Announces Court Approval of Class Action Settlements Aug 6, 2010
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 5, 2010) - Afexa Life Sciences Inc. ("Afexa" or the "Company") (TSX: - ) announced today that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a proposed Ontario class action lawsuit in conjunction with its approval of the settlement of all related claims. As part of the settlement and in conjunction with the Ontario Court Order, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has dismissed a parallel proposed Alberta class action lawsuit ... This news release... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Holder challenges lawyer fees in Tyco settlement Aug 6, 2010
2 billion settlement for Tyco shareholders in 2007, one of the largest securities class action recoveries in history. The attorneys were awarded $464 million in fees, or about 14. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
People on the Move: June 21 Aug 6, 2010
Frank M. Young III, an attorney with LLC, was featured speaker at the presentation Class Action Lawsuits and the Oil Spill: What You Need to Know on June 9 in Orange Beach. It was sponsored by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism, South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
MICHAEL WEST Aug 6, 2010
ONE thousand people an hour have swamped the hotlines at IMF Australia as the litigation firm confirmed it would fund a series of class action lawsuits against the big banks, which it claims have ... Millions of Australians are being urged to join a class action against the nation's banks, seeking the return of up to $5 billion in penalty and late fees ... EXCLUSIVE Australias banks face the biggest class action in corporate history for overcharging customers some $5 billion in penalty and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Online travel companies lose tax hearing Aug 6, 2010
A number of North Texas cities were part of that class action case, including Dallas and Fort Worth. That San Antonio case is going through various post-trial motions by both sides. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
BP faced with lawsuit over Texan leak claim Aug 5, 2010
Meanwhile, Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer, filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of 2000 claimants linked to the alleged Texas leak in April and May, the London Daily Telegraph reported. The lawyer - who is also representing people affected by the Gulf of Mexico spill - said his clients were seeking compensation for ''health effects, including all symptoms associated with acute benzene exposure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Chefs Seek Payment for Virgin Oils' Phony Purity Aug 5, 2010
The lawsuit, which seeks class action status, targets 10 major olive oil brands, including Bertolli, Filippo Berio, Carapelli, Star, Colavita, Mezzetta, Pompeian, Rachael Ray, Mazolla and Safeway Select. It also names 10 major supermarket chains and big box stores that allegedly marketed substandard oil under the extra-virgin banner, based on covert testing done by the law firm, Callahan said. (ABC News -- Wire)
Update: Macon and Greene Counties' bingo lawsuits Aug 5, 2010
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A federal judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order in a class action lawsuit over bingo. The lawsuit claims the raids in Greene and Macon Counties are a violation of voting rights. (WSFA.com, AL)
Suit alleges exploitation of Filipino teachers in La. Aug 5, 2010
By Mike Hasten, Gannett BATON ROUGE Hundreds of Filipino teachers recruited to teach in Louisiana schools were thrust into massive debt, unsavory living conditions and, in effect, indentured servitude, an attorney charges in a class action lawsuit to be filed today. About 350 teachers were recruited through a placement service for Filipinos, which the lawsuit says charged them exorbitant application fees and transportation and housing costs and demanded up to 30% of their salaries their first... (USA Today)
Volkswagen, Audi Owners to Share in $69 Million Settlement of Design-Defect Suit Aug 5, 2010
A U.S. magistrate judge in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday approved a $69 million settlement in a nationwide class action by owners of Volkswagens and Audis whose interiors leaked during rainstorms. The settlement also provides for $9. (Law.com)
Consolidated Toyota Class Action Cites Calif. Consumer Protections Aug 4, 2010
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