Sentences with phrase «first class action case»

Not exact matches

A San Francisco federal judge, in what was apparently the first case to cite last month's SCOTUS opinion Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund remanded a securities class action against a blockchain startup to San Francisco Superior Court while keeping another in federal court.

The case was first filed in April 2013, and class action was denied by Judge Denise Cote this past June.

To get a broad overview of this class action in the making, we first breakdown the case as it's presented in the complaint.

He represents insurance companies in cases involving first - party and third - party claims, personal lines and commercial policies, bad faith claims, complex coverage disputes, class actions and claims under California's Business and Professions Code.

Noting cases involving the California Bar Association, Martindale Hubbell, Esquire Publishing and The El Paso Times in which opinions about attorneys constituted protected speech, Avvo's Motion to Dismiss cites extensive case law protecting media outlets» First Amendment rights and rebuts the allegations in the Class Action Complaint.

Lowe notes that a class action related to harm to pets is a case of first impression and concludes by recommending that «this may be the appropriate time to test the old assumptions and make some new law in this area.»

Katy Miller earned her reputation as a first - rate employment attorney, tough litigator and savvy negotiator over a 25 - year career that includes successfully pursuing wrongful termination, class actions, and discrimination cases of all types.

DOJ entrusted Allan to represent the United States in some of its most high profile cases including a large class action challenging the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) pattern of discrimination against Black and Hispanic applicants - which settled for about $ 100 million - and the first - ever employment discrimination lawsuit that DOJ filed to protect the rights of a transgender individual.

Recent notable reported cases include R (Miller and Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2017] UKSC 5 (acting for one of the interested parties in the Article 50 litigation at both Divisional Court and Supreme Court levels) and Dorothy Gibson v Pride Mobility Products Ltd [2017] CAT 9 (acting for the respondent in the first opt - out class action in UK competition proceedings).

Recognized as leading Canadian lawyers in product liability defence, we have handled precedent - setting cases, including the first medical device class action to go to trial in Canada.

Lead trial counsel in the first medical products class action / common issues trial tried to verdict in Canada (146 trial days), successfully defending one of the world's leading manufacturers of life - saving cardiac devices in a national class action claiming more than a billion dollars in damages (awarded 2013 Canadian Product Liability Impact Case of the Year by LMG Life Sciences)

Within the first three years of practice, Jeff orally argued a case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully defended a large healthcare corporation from serious fraud allegations with a team at trial and obtained a large recovery for consumers in a statewide class action.

The Certification Motion: Before the plaintiff can proceed any farther with the class action, it is first necessary to get the court's approval of the case as a class action.

Our powerful blend of litigation and arbitration experience brings expertise to all sides of complex disputes, including successfully defending clients against private, government, and class action suits and representing plaintiffs in major cases of first impression.

Once a decision is rendered on whether the case can move forward as a class action, the Vienna regional court will set a date for the first hearing.