Defended
class action claims against life insurer alleging false and deceptive practices in marketing of annuity products.
Harris v. St. Vincent Healthcare, 371 Mont. 133, 305 P. 3d 852, 2013 MT 207 — Obtained dismissal of
class action claims against hospital, upheld on appeal.
Defense of
class action claims against multi-level marketing firms alleging that the defendants were participating in illegal Ponzi schemes
The employees»
class action claims against IQT and the other defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, negligence, inducing breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
In future
class action claims against nationwide corporate defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead of allowing for a single consolidated class action in a single state court lawsuit.
Successfully resolving claims against clients for over 25 years on terms favorable to clients, including technology vendor contract disputes and other commercial litigation, lease disputes for national and regional companies, and early resolution of several
class action claims against national retailers and international travel company.
In their bid to sink
the class action claims against them, Pearson attorneys acknowledged that the potential class could be «tens of thousands of authors.»
Two gay men filed
class action claims against ChristianMingle's parent company, Spark Networks, in 2013.
Perell J. dismissed the proposed Lipson
class action claim against the defendant law firm as statute - barred.
Not exact matches
In April, users filed a lawsuit seeking
class action status
against Tidal that
claimed the company misled its users about a Kanye West album being exclusively released on the music service.
ACA Lawyers has obtained funding to mount a
class action against mining services firm WorleyParsons,
claiming that it lacked transparency around the company's performance last year.
Tiger Brands said it has received notice of two
class action suits
against the firm, with the total amount
claimed against the company estimated at 425 million rand.
According to Bullard, «the DOL has laid out in detail written documentation examples of material conflicts of interest and the firm's program for mitigating them, which is a virtual roadmap — and also an evidentiary motherlode for bringing both arbitration
claims and
class actions against firms.»
Investors
claimed it involved insider information, giving the company's internal staff an advantage over them and leading to
class -
action lawsuits
against the exchange.
Maurice Blackburn lodged documents in the Federal Court on Wednesday to begin a
class action against Treasury Wine Estates over what it
claims was a late disclosure of heavy write - downs.
While MLS commissioner Doug Logan denied Clemetson's allegations, the league's handling of Caligiuri underlined flaws in the system, which in February prompted 10 players to file a
class -
action suit
against MLS,
claiming that the league's restraints on players violated antitrust laws.
You'll recall a recent post where I told you about a
class action lawsuit filed
against the manufacturers of Nutella for making misleading nutritional
claims about its product.
A nonprofit disability rights organization filed a
class -
action lawsuit
against Uber,
claiming the ride - hailing service discriminates
against New York City riders with disabilities by not providing enough access to vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.
Class Action Litigation — Vote Passed (220 - 201, 1 Present, 7 Not Voting) The bill would prohibit federal courts from certifying proposed classes of individuals for a class - action lawsuit unless each member of the class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of claims made against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related inju
Class Action Litigation — Vote Passed (220 - 201, 1 Present, 7 Not Voting) The bill would prohibit federal courts from certifying proposed classes of individuals for a class - action lawsuit unless each member of the class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of claims made against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related inj
Action Litigation — Vote Passed (220 - 201, 1 Present, 7 Not Voting) The bill would prohibit federal courts from certifying proposed
classes of individuals for a
class - action lawsuit unless each member of the class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of claims made against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related inju
class -
action lawsuit unless each member of the class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of claims made against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related inj
action lawsuit unless each member of the
class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of claims made against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related inju
class has suffered the same type and degree of injury, and it would require quarterly reports by asbestos trusts of
claims made
against the trusts and any payouts made by the trusts for asbestos - related injuries.
A US couple have filed a proposed
class action lawsuit
against Amazon,
claiming they sustained eye injuries from solar eclipse glasses purchased on the site.
Under a state law passed in June of last year, ride - hailing contractors are required to pass a criminal background check, but county lawmakers lobbied for more thorough vetting for prospective contractors in Westchester amid a slew of allegations
against Uber and its employees, including a
class action suit
claiming drivers had sexually assaulted customers.
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Claiming that odors released from a plastic manufacturing plant have forced them indoors, a group of Orangeburg residents has filed a
class -
action lawsuit
against Aluf Plastics.
A
class -
action suit,
claiming personal and property damage to more than a million Florida residents, is filed
against the malathion manufacturer Cheminova.
Barry is considering being part of a proposed
class action lawsuit filed by Sean McGuinn who is
claiming fraud
against the online dating site.
The federal
class action against the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and several U.S. Border Patrol agents
claims that the agents have harassed students and a school secretary and brandished a pistol at a football coach from Bowie High School.
The process, and persistent charter
claims of being short - changed, has spurred court battles, acrimonious policy debates in the state legislature and even suggestions of a massive,
class -
action lawsuit
against traditional public schools.
As noted in our review of the standard C - Max Hybrid, there are several
class action suits
against Ford
claiming that owners can't come close to the 47 mpg EPA rating for city, highway and combined driving.
See, e.g., Stewart v. Associates Consumer Discount Company, 1 F. Supp.2 d 469 (E.D. Pa. 1998)(motion to dismiss for failure to state a
claim denied where borrower brought
class action against debt consolidation company); Lawson v. Nationwide Mortgage Corp., 628 F. Supp.
Class -
action suits have been filed
against mortgage lenders in Kentucky and California who foreclosed upon homeowners who
claim they made mortgage payments after having home loans modified.
Restricting schools that participate in the federal student loan program from using abusive arbitration clauses (also known as «rip - off clauses») and
class action bans to silence students» complaints, force students to «go it alone» with any
claims they have
against their school, and keep students» fraud
claims against schools out of court;
Pet owner Frank Lucido has filed a
class -
action lawsuit in California
against Nestle Purina PetCare Company,
claiming that Beneful contains toxins have made thousands of dogs sick or even resulted in death.
If the prohibition
against class actions and other
claims brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be unenforceable, then all of the preceding language in this Arbitration section will be null and void.
Pet owner Frank Lucido has filed a
class -
action lawsuit in California
against Nestle Purina PetCare Company,
claiming that Beneful contains toxins have made thousands of dogs sick or even resulted...
A
class action lawsuit has been brought
against the makers of premium dog food brands Orijen and Acana
claiming false advertising and...
In September 2011, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a
class action lawsuit
against Barkworks, a southern California pet store chain, «
claiming the stores repeatedly engage in fraud and false advertising in an effort to conceal from customers that they source their puppies from abusive «puppy mills» — large - scale commercial dog breeding facilities.
In February, Frank Lucido filed a
class action suit in federal court in California
against Nestlé Purina PetCare Co.
claiming two of his dogs became sick and one died after he fed them Beneful.
«While we will continue to pursue our
claims against them, we decided that it is in the best interest of our pet parents and our company to resolve the
class actions now.
Seven different
class action lawsuits brought
against Blue Buffalo from across the U.S. were combined into a single jurisdiction in Missouri after laboratory testing (performed at the request of pet food giant, Purina) proved that the pet food, which
claimed to use absolutely no by - products actually contained by - product meal.
Randy Nunez and a few others have filed a definitive frivolous
class action lawsuit
against Microsoft and Bungie that
claims that Halo 3 isn't compatible with the Xbox 360.
Abington IP
claims that they're considering filing a
class -
action suite
against Microsoft, and they're attempting to rally all those who were banned to their cause.
In April 2013, two plaintiffs attempted to bring a
class action lawsuit
against Sega and Gearbox, which they
claim used «bait and switch» tactics with the game's marketing.
Should I look into a
class action suit
against all of the folks
claiming catastrophy due to global warming?
Franchisee
claims licence was rejected because he is the lead plaintiff in a
class action lawsuit
against the company, and a member of a dissident franchisee group
Software makers issued patches to protect
against vulnerabilities, but Intel is facing a
class action lawsuit
claiming...
A California attorney has dropped his putative
class action against Avvo in which he
claimed that by using attorneys» names and likenesses on its website, Avvo was violating California's laws on rights of publicity and unfair competition.
Our team has worked with US federal, state and local government agencies to defend
against governmental enforcement
actions and citizen suits, response cost litigation, indemnification
claims, toxic tort
class actions, imminent and substantial endangerment litigation, and criminal environmental
claims.
Obtaining summary judgment in (and complete dismissal of) a state wage and hour
class action filed in Orange County Superior Court by hourly drivers
against a respiratory care company and involving statutory and contractual overtime
claims;
Compelling to arbitration — and ultimately obtaining dismissal with prejudice of all
claims — a statewide putative
class and representative
action brought
against a craft store chain in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that involved meal and rest break, failure to pay wages, inaccurate wage statements, unfair business practices, and PAGA
claims;
Striking all state
class action claims and limiting conditional certification of an FLSA collective
action to three units of a hospital in a
class / collective hybrid
action brought by a former nurse
against a hospital in Wisconsin state court for meal period and overtime
claims;
In Bristol - Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, No. 16 - 466 (June 19, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state court does not generally have specific personal jurisdiction to entertain
class -
action claims by non-resident plaintiffs
against a company headquartered outside of the forum state (here Bristol - Myers Squibb was not based in California).