Sentences with phrase «of class action trials»

As it happens, I had also been asked to present on the topic of class action trials at a handful of conferences, so we had every reason to immerse ourselves in a thorough research project.

Co-authored «The Evolution of the Class Action Trial in Ontario» Western Journal of Legal Studies, Vol.

On July 4, 2017, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released a decision in Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Limited about an appeal from a dismissal of a class action trial against General Motors of Canada by a group of its terminated franchisees / dealers.

Not exact matches

David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm that argued the largest - ever employment gender discrimination case to go to trial — a class action suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $ 253 million jury award for plaintiffs in 2010, reduced post-trial to $ 175 million — noted that in that case, the company had just three investigators for a workforce of thousands.

Uber attorney Theodore Boutrous said a better procedure would be to first have a trial solely on the three drivers, instead of a «big, huge» class action that would set a risky precedent.

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While their argument got approved to go to trial in New York, the judge did refuse to certify a nationwide class - action lawsuit, citing that there were too many differences in the laws of individual states in regard to this particular case.

If the Xperia PLAY does reach class action status in the United States, it would break a long trend of trial lawyers generally ignoring the subject of revoked updates.

But the arrival of the Kindle Fire and the robust growth of the e-book market means there will be even more at stake when (and if) the class action suits go to trial.

Certainly, they violated their «life of loan» agreements and I am sure that they will lose when the multiple class action suits go to trial.

The brand new entry for the online RPG introduces more than 30 hours of fresh Elder Scrolls story content; a new playable class, the Warden; a new 4v4v4 fast - action PvP mode, Battlegrounds; a new 12 - player Trial; and a return to one of the most beloved locales in the Elder Scrolls universe, the iconic island of Vvardenfell from the award - winning RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Examples from the exhibition include: William Moore McCulloch, who worked tirelessly for equal rights at the risk of political suicide and was recognized by President Kennedy for his important influence in passing the Civil Rights Act; Edward Brooke, one of the first Republicans to call on President Nixon to resign in light of the Watergate scandal; Mose Wright, who in 1955 testified at the trial of the men who brutally abducted, tortured, and murdered his great nephew, Emmett Till, for allegedly whistling at a white woman; and Lois Jenson, a Minnesota miner who, in 1988, filed Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. and won the first class - action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States.

The companies, Imperial Tobacco Canada, JTI - Macdonald Corp., and Rothmans Benson & Hedges, are named in the class - action suit by a group of current and former smokers in the trial, which takes place in Quebec Superior Court in Montreal.

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Lightfoot represented the defendants in a series of toxic tort cases involving PCB contamination in Anniston, Alabama, which spawned two different downstream lake class actions, numerous consolidated mass tort actions and resulted in the largest and longest - running trial in Alabama history.

After five years of litigation and a nearly two - week trial, the team received a defense verdict on a hard fought class action case for breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Hughes.

V Andre Sherman is a trial lawyer specializing in the areas of product liability, pharmaceutical mass torts, consumer and employment class actions, and business litigation.

Within our litigation team, Torys has a group of class actions specialists with expertise that extends from pre-certification to trial.

Our trial and appellate experience is extensive, with experience leading and coordinating the defence and settlement of multijurisdictional class actions nationally and internationally.

Christopher M. Placitella is the author of a bi-weekly newsletter, «The Mass Tort Update», and has published numerous articles on trial practice, mass tort class action, mesothelioma and asbestos litigation.

Mr. Arias has written, lectured and spoken on various subjects at law schools, legal seminars, webinars and legal conferences on topics including: litigating class actions, mass tort litigation, expert witness depositions and cross-examination, death care litigation, unfair business practices, business litigation, settlement issues and strategies, construction defect litigation, business torts, complex litigation, electronic evidence, discovery, jury selection, the use of jury consultants and focus groups, employment law, trial of class actions and representative actions.

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Mr. Arias was awarded the AAJ Above and Beyond Award in 2016 and the AAJ President's Distinguished Service Award in 2015, serves as Co-Chair of the Class Action Litigation Group of AAJ, Chair of the AAJ Convention Planning Committee, Chair of the AAJ Leaders Forum Advisory Committee, Chair of the Membership Committee of CAOC, is a member of the LACBA Litigation Section Executive Committee and is the Founding Chair of CAALA's Plaintiffs Trial Academy.

Christopher M. Placitella is a shareholder in the law firm and an accomplished trial lawyer with a nationwide reputation as one of the country's leading legal authorities on mass tort, class actions, and cases about asbestos - related diseases.

In Salvas v. Wal - Mart Stores, the SJC ruled that a trial court judge erred when he decertified the class action, excluded testimony from the plaintiffs» expert witness, and granted partial summary judgment in favor of Wal - Mart.

In 2011, after undertaking a well - contested 45 - day class action trial of our own, and with another of our class action matters scheduled for trial shortly thereafter, my colleagues (Sarah Graham, Genevieve Meisenheimer, Lauren Nielsen) and... [more]

But the reform added the requirement that a judge must rule that each class action has a reasonable chance of success before it moves on to trial.

So, the Ontario Superior Court has added to the decisions confirming that class action proceedings are appropriate — even preferable — for claims arising from mass terminations, even if the common issues trial won't dispose of all the issues and some of the class members have already started or finished proceedings in other forums, particularly with the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Relations Board, which preclude class claims.

Facing well over $ 150 billion — yes, billion — in exposure from shareholder class actions arising from questionable investments and allegedly misleading analyst recommendations, Citi needed lawyers who could not only excel at what special counsel P.J. Mode calls «the nuts and bolts» of motions practice, courtroom arguments and trial work, but could also provide something extra: «a very mature, very developed strategic sense,» says Mode.

In 2011, after undertaking a well - contested 45 - day class action trial of our own, and with another of our class action matters scheduled for trial shortly thereafter, my colleagues (Sarah Graham, Genevieve Meisenheimer, Lauren Nielsen) and I began to suspect that the traditional view might no longer be accurate.

A Georgia state trial court has denied a motion to dismiss filed by Reed Elsevier, the parent company of LexisNexis, in a class action accusing the company — and Fulton County — of violating the state constitution by requiring court documents to be electronically filed at litigants» expense.

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The hunt for the legendary class action trial has moved out of the realm of myth and into everyday legal practice.

Representative matters include civil jury trials and bench trials in both state and federal court; complex civil litigation involving the energy industry, including defense of class actions; condemnations and surface damage disputes; and appellate work.

Mr. Cacace has represented clients in a wide range of matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including business litigation, intellectual property disputes, product liability actions, consumer class actions, and real estate disputes.

Had the proposed class action not been statute - barred, Justice Perell would have certified it, but with individual trials on the issue of causation, reliance, and damages.

Our trials have covered the spectrum of the types of cases which we handle, including toxic torts, product liability, consumer fraud, business and communications cases and class actions.

It noted that a trial judge's discretion is not unlimited, that there was no authority for awarding damages under the CSPA to class plaintiffs who had suffered no injury, and that the lower courts ignored the clear distinction in the CSPA between the kinds of damages available in an individual action and the actual damages available in a class action.

Other issue experts addressed current trends such as trial lawyer advertising, the global spread of class actions, and the growing over-enforcement culture among other litigation trends.

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

They include: Danielle Olofsson, who wrote the knowledge management component of Tech Support for the last few years; and online, columnist Lindsay Scott, who launched the Trial by Fire column in her first year of practice, has passed the torch; and class actions columnist Kirk Baert wrote his last piece at the end of December.

As a result, it is going to be up to the trial courts across the country to provide more guidance as to what «reasonable possibility» of success means when plaintiffs are asking for leave or authorization to go ahead with a securities - based class action against a publicly traded company.

The end result of a class action / mass torts lawsuit is simple: a defendant can settle the case or lose at trial, causing the injured plaintiffs to receive a percentage of the damages.

Mr. Friedman began his neutral career in 2011 following 37 years as a trial lawyer handling cases in the areas of insurance, class action, professional liability, business, real estate, and entertainment.

In Imperial Oil v. Jacques, 2014 SCC 66 the court upheld the ruling of a trial judge that allowed the plaintiffs in a class action to access government surveillance materials during civil discovery proceedings.

The state scored 49th in the key element category of scientific and technical evidence, 45th in trial judges impartiality, and 45th in its treatment of class action suits and mass consolidation suits.

Experienced in all aspects of class actions practice, including an emphasis on class action trials.

Jim is a trial lawyer with experience in a range of areas, including fiduciary, securities, commercial and class action, probate, and employment litigation in state and federal court.

Barack Ferrazzano's 40 + trial lawyers have managed thousands of commercial disputes concerning securities and derivative securities; contracts; motor vehicle franchises; trade secrets; licensing disputes; consumer class actions; real estate; professional liability; civil RICO and conspiracy actions; director and officer matters; negligence and product liability; bankruptcy and creditors» rights; and bank regulatory and other financial disputes.