Sentences with phrase «behalf of the class»

Instead, one lawsuit can be brought on behalf of a class of people whose cases raise common issues.

On behalf of the class of 2013, I urge you to practice patience.

If that occurs, the action will be converted from an individual action to an action on behalf of all Class members.

In such cases a representative defendant is named as the party defending the case on behalf of the class.

Gardens partner and chief counsel Glenn McGowan, who has negotiated on behalf of class action shareholders, is also supporting the EziBuy proposal.

That is, the DVD resource would impart the knowledge and develop critical thinking skills on behalf of the class teacher, who would oversee its delivery.

Class Counsel have been litigating this case on behalf of the class since 2012.

We are experienced with the particular procedural issues that arise in class action litigation, and prepared to zealously advocate on behalf of our class clients.

[5]-RRB- The MLG arrangement encourages only a minimal commitment on behalf of the class leading to sub-optimal settlements negotiated by class counsel who are primarily interested in recovering a generous legal fees payment.

The MLG arrangement discourages maximum commitment on behalf of the class because even if class counsel should win at trial, they will not be entitled to any compensation, whether from the recovery (no such agreement is in place) or via the plaintiff's claim for costs (no costs can be awarded because the representative plaintiff has no liability to pay legal expenses.

A class action may be commenced in any common law province, and can be brought on behalf of class members in that province or across multiple regions in Canada.

A proposed class action was commenced on May 25, 2010 against Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters Canada Limited on behalf of a class of Canadian lawyers and law firms.

A settlement was filed on behalf of the class action lawsuit on Wednesday.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Henry Schein between March 7, 2013, and February 12, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»).

Hagens Berman prosecuted a lawsuit against TAP Pharmaceuticals Products, Inc. on behalf of a class of consumers and third - party payors who purchased the drug Lupron.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Central District of California, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09157, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Crypto securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In January 2017, the Group received approval of the Delaware Chancery Court for a $ 5.6 million settlement it achieved on behalf of a class of shareholders of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. over an ignored merger offer in 2012.

Shareholder Litigation., C.A. No. 422598 - V (2018), the Maryland Circuit Court, Montgomery County, approved a $ 17.5 million settlement that plaintiffs achieved as additional consideration on behalf of a class of shareholders of American Capital, Ltd..

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 00646, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Xunlei securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On Friday, February 16, 2018, the Maryland Circuit Court, Montgomery County, approved a $ 17.5 million settlement that plaintiffs achieved as additional consideration on behalf of a class of shareholders of American Capital, Ltd..

The plaintiffs who originally filed the lawsuit on behalf of the class — Ingrid Avendano, Ana Medina and Roxana Del Toro Lopez — worked in the same engineering department as Fowler.

Seaman's complaint requests a jury trial and approval of the case as a class action «on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals,» presumably the employees of Duke and UNC.

al., v. eHarmony, Inc., et al., was filed in 2007 on behalf of a class of gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals in California who alleged that they were unable to use the company's website to be matched with same - sex partners.

The plaintiff is demanding compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the class and is represented by Johnathan Shub of Kohn, Swift and Graf of Philadelphia and Brian Kabateck, Joshua H. Haffner and Jennifer Duffy of Kabateck, Brown, Kellner LLP of Los Angeles.

Davis was working on behalf of his class, the working class.

Yesterday evening, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's (CEI) Center for Class Action Fairness objected on behalf of a class member to an unfair settlement and an excessive attorneys» fees request in In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Inc. 2014 NLTD (G) 114 Actions — Contracts — Courts — Criminal Law — Practice — Restitution — Torts — Trade Regulation Summary: The two individual plaintiffs sought to bring a class action against Atlantic Lottery Corp. (defendant), on behalf of a class of persons harmed by video lottery terminals (VLTs).

In a separate action, plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages on behalf of a class.

A representative plaintiff is the person named as the plaintiff in a class action to litigate the case on behalf of the class.

Defense verdict on behalf of a Class 8 vehicle manufacturer resulting from a vehicular fire allegedly caused by defective brakes

Lash & Goldberg LLP has the substantial experience and extensive resources necessary to effectively defend against class actions or lead regional and national litigation on behalf of a class of plaintiffs.

The action was brought on behalf of a class of people defined as follows: The action relates to a transaction whereby $ 40,000,000 was taken from the participating policyholders» account of GWLAC and used towards the financing of the acquisition of London Insurance Group Inc. (the parent company of London Life Insurance Company) by GWLAC and Lifeco.

First, there is an amount of up to $ 300,000 that the defendants are paying to cover the expenses incurred on behalf of the class members up to September 21, 2014.

This class action was commenced in May 2010 against Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters Canada Limited on behalf of a class of Canadian lawyers and law firms.

Alnasir Pardhan sued BMO as a result of Damji's fraud, and he brought a motion to certify his lawsuit as class action against BMO on behalf of the class of individuals whose investments were flowed through the Cash Plus account.

«opt - out» (brought on behalf of all class members, except for those who (1) opt out; or (2) are not domiciled in the United Kingdom at a specified time, and do not opt in).

A representative plaintiff is the person who prosecutes the case on behalf of the class, and provides instruction to the lawyers for the class.

«Despite facing significant factual and legal hurdles, Lead Plaintiff's Counsel were ultimately successful in negotiating a large settlement [valued at $ 200 million] on behalf of the Class Members.»

Instead of starting separate lawsuits or having each plaintiff named in the case, the representative plaintiff can pursue the claim on behalf of the class.

Legal counsel appealing the decision on behalf of the class has commented that many class actions in Ontario are initially denied but subsequently allowed on appeal.

Yesterday, May 25, 2010 Sack Goldblatt launched a class proceeding against Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters Canada Limited on behalf of a class of Canadian lawyers and law firms.

Class counsel, who have extensive experience in complex class action litigation, have efficiently and competently managed their enormous task and have vigorously and effectively, prosecuted the case on behalf of the class.

In a 5 - 4 decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, No. 09 - 893, the conservative majority held that the Federal Arbitration Act pre-empts state contract law principles in determining the enforceability of a class arbitration waiver — an arbitration agreement that expressly precludes arbitration on behalf of a class.