Sentences with phrase «damages by class members»

The settlement also allowed individual suits for compensatory damages by class members, as long as they weren't based on theories that included fraud and misrepresentation.

Not exact matches

They are seeking damages from former CEO Gene Isenberg and current CEO Anthony Petrello as well as members of the board of directors in a federal class action lawsuit filed by the Erie County Employees Retirement System.

On August 27, 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court resolved one aspect of this issue under Ohio law by holding in Felix v. Ganley Chevrolet, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2015 - Ohio - 3430, that plaintiffs alleging violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) must show that all members of a putative class suffered injury or «damage in fact» as a result of the challenged conduct.

The class action brought against FCA NV, FCA and FCA Canada Inc. (FCA Canada) alleges that Canadian purchasers of the Vehicles were deceived by the defendants» failure to disclose the presence of this software, resulting in losses and damage to members of the class.

In Heller v. Uber Technologies, the plaintiff, David Heller, was seeking $ 400 million in damages for the class as well as a declaration that Uber violated the Employment Standards Act by failing to pay benefits to the putative class members.

Cassels Brock submitted on appeal that the trial judge erred in his findings concerning the scope of the dealer retainer; by finding that Cassels Brock breached its duties to the class members; in his treatment of the Saturn dealers» claims; by inferring causation; by awarding aggregate damages; and in his quantification of damages.

In 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc. («1250»), Justice Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice took the extraordinary step of invalidating the majority of opt - out notices obtained from potential class members in a certified class proceeding due to the irreparable damage caused to the process by the aggressive conduct of a third party.

In 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc. [1](«1250»), Justice Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice took the extraordinary step of invalidating the majority of opt - out notices obtained from potential class members in a certified class proceeding due to the irreparable damage caused to the process by the aggressive conduct of a third party.

The dissent, written by Justice Ginsburg (and joined by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan), viewed the decision as creating a high risk that unnamed class members will «forfeit their constitutionally shielded right to opt out of the class and thereby control the prosecution of their own claims for damages.»

The information collected about potential class members will assist counsel in prosecuting the class action and assessing what damages were suffered by the class as a whole.

Provides immunity for businesses and government agencies who follow specified procedures; provides exclusive remedy in contract, if no written contract: limits recovery to direct economic damages; bars recovery for damages which plaintiff could have avoided or mitigated; requires mediation; prohibits class actions against government agencies; requires each class member has a loss of $ 50,000 to bring a class action; provides liability protection for directors and officers; and requires filing of suit by March 1, 2002.

By definition, members of the proposed class are persons who have spent time in jail from a relatively young age, have developed drug and alcohol problems, have damaged senses of masculinity, and have maintained their silence for years.

The court did not certify an entitlement to punitive and compensatory damages, but stated that liability in waiver of tort may be justified even without individual proof of loss by members in the class [para. 173].

Defended board members and officers against claim that improper revenue recognition damaged the company, including by causing a securities fraud class action to be brought against it.