Sentences with phrase «as class actions»

McCarthy Tétrault's experience in defending competition class actions, as well as class actions in general, is unsurpassed in Canada.

Ontario Courts have characterized pension claims as uniquely - suited to proceed as class actions.

Our network provides the basis for managing complex cross-border litigation matters, such as class actions, where a co-ordinated approach may be needed.

There is a desire in some corners of the American legal system for there to be disclosure of litigation finance arrangements in proceedings involving multiple claimants, such as class actions or multidistrict litigations.

However, dicta in Clements may leave open an argument that different considerations apply in cases involving multiple plaintiffs, such as class actions.

The private right of action (most likely to be done as class actions) were one such example of potentially serious consequences for what might otherwise be a minor breach of the statute or its regulations.

In Cyan, the court considered whether SLUSA's text and legislative purpose mandated that these cases — if brought as class actions — must be heard in federal court.

We have demonstrated results in both individual claims for damages as well as class actions in professional liability litigation.

As a result of the Firm's experience and its history in complex litigation and class action litigation, Berger & Montague ranks among the country's preeminent firms for managing and trying complex commodities and options related cases on behalf of individuals and as class actions.

These lawsuits are known as class actions and require the representation of an experienced South Carolina personal injury attorney.

Massive litigation such as class actions should be...

Employment - related claims, particularly in the wage - and - hour area, are increasingly being brought as class actions or collective actions.

«Thunder Bay is a little better serviced, but I think the same model applies that we could offer certain specialized services such as class actions that the local bar there may not be able to offer as well,» he says.

«You do a lot of commercial cases like contract disputes, as well as class actions, but you can also branch out into white collar work and collaborate with our private client group on fiduciary litigation.»

On June 26, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that 2 major lawsuits against CIBC and Scotiabank, alleging that employees were denied hundreds of millions of dollars worth of overtime pay, may proceed as class actions.

A large proportion of employment civil rights claims are brought as class actions or with the intervention of the EEOC.

«By going on the law society web site and listing myself as a class actions lawyer, there's no cost to me,» he adds.

Last June, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that both cases should be certified as class actions and allowed to proceed to trial.

«There's no warranty as to their level of scholarship or competence in that field,» he says, giving the example of him going out and touting himself as a class actions lawyer.

Mr. Laws has litigated employment cases in a host of federal and state forums, individual claims as well as class actions.

Only five of the cases were ever formally certified as class actions, although 21 resulted in court - approved class settlements.

They also hope to certify their case as a class action, presuming that the discrimination they describe affected a lot of other women employees as well.

At a hearing on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen asked if there was a «tension or inconsistency» for Uber to argue that every single one of its drivers is an independent contractor, yet to also argue that the legal issues in the case are so specific to each driver that it can't be decided as a class action.

If allowed to proceed as a class action, the 2013 lawsuit could cover more than 160,000 California drivers and give plaintiffs leverage to negotiate a settlement.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees.

The plaintiffs» racketeering claim was certified as a class action.

The lawsuit, if allowed to proceed as a class action, could cover more than 160,000 California drivers.

She is seeking $ 125,000, not the $ 50 million she sought when she was pursuing the matter as a class action.

You also agree that no claim subject to these Terms may be brought as a class action or in any other jurisdiction than English courts.

Your rights will be determined by a NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR and NOT a judge or jury and your claims can not be brought as a class action.

I just purchase this truck with 56,950 miles on it, had it two weeks and the truck is so disappointing (I can't curse on here so I don't care to go into details... but if there is a such thing as a class action suit for this truck I'm jumping on it).

I'm calling a local multi-million dollar, money grubbing law firm in my area to see if they'd be interested in taking this on as a class action.

Just this week, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court's certification of the case as a class action, and told the district court judge he needs to decide whether Google's snippets of text could be considered «fair use.»

What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle - based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers.

Well, see, this is where a REAL authors association could be useful, by filing on behalf of all its» members as a class action, and obtaining a standard of editing, say «more than three errors and the publisher can re-print at their expense and make sure the purchasers get the replacements.»

Can we do anything as a class action suit?

Imagine, for a moment, if the entire population of New Orleans brought suit against Peabody, Arch Coal, and ExxonMobil as a class action for their part emitting CO2 that «created» Hurricane Katrina, or all the families who lost family members in Katrina charged the companies with wrongful death lawsuits.

(The suits are referred to as a mass action because they involve multiple suits that raise similar claims, but they don't seek to be certified as a class action under the federal rules of civil procedure.)

[5] Jeff Berryman and Robyn Carroll, «Cy - près as a class action remedy — justly maligned or just misunderstood?»

The next major step in this case will be the filing of affidavit material by the plaintiff in support of a motion to have this case certified as a class action.

The Applicants applied to certify the action as a class action.

The matter was certified as a class action.

The complexity of the issues did not prevent them from being tried as a class action here,

On March 17, 2014, this action was certified as a class action by the Federal Court.

Although toxic tort claims can be filed on behalf of an individual, they often seek compensation for a group of people, which is referred to as a class action lawsuit.

Earlier this year, a federal judge approved the settlement of that lawsuit as a class action — awarding damages to all NFL players with diagnosed head injuries.

By, Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform As mechanisms for collective redress — better known as class action in the U.S. — spread across Europe, the European Commission is preparing to propose important new EU - wide legislation on collective redress this month.

The Court was not satisfied that there was sufficient evidence of systemic wrongdoing and further of the opinion was that the claims of the class members were not sufficiently common to permit the case to proceed as a class action.

The Court of Appeal's decision confirms that strata owners can pursue strata - related claims as a class action.

Slater & Gordon is unusual though in that it is essentially a plaintiff personal injury firm as well as class action lawyers and as such deep pockets are needed to fund this type of litigation and the business model they adopt is well suited to this type of litigation.