Sentences with phrase «on class action litigation»

Winston - Salem, NC, USA About Blog The Employment & Labor Insider blog provides insight on class action litigation, employee benefits, labor relations, and compensation.

Winston - Salem, NC, USA About Blog The Employment & Labor Insider blog provides insight on class action litigation, employee benefits, labor relations, and compensation.

Litigation counsel Daniel Levi will participate in a conference focusing on class action litigation presented by the Mexican Bar Association.

The January 2015 issue of Plaintiff Magazine has this article, and several others, in a symposium edition on class action litigation.

Phil is a leading actuarial consultant on class action litigation...

Because of our widely recognized expertise in this area, our attorneys frequently speak before various audiences on class action litigation and serve on local and national rules committees involving complex litigation issues.

U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform President Lisa A. Rickard yesterday urged the European Commission to «follow its own advice» as it prepares a new directive on class action litigation in the European Union....

The purpose of the Forum is to facilitate a high - level exchange of ideas and in - depth dialogue on class action litigation.

He practices in the area of labor and employment law, with a particular emphasis on class action litigation, especially in the area of wage and hour laws.

Winston - Salem, NC, USA About Blog The Employment & Labor Insider blog provides insight on class action litigation, employee benefits, labor relations, and compensation.

Not exact matches

In re HP Securities Litigation consists of two consolidated putative class actions filed on November 26 and 30, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that from August 19, 2011 to November 20, 2012, the defendants violated Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements related to Parent's acquisition of Autonomy and the financial performance of Parent's enterprise services business.

Daniel Campbell is an associate at McDermott Will & Emery where he focuses on commercial litigation matters, including collective and class actions and products liability actions.

J. Christian Nemeth is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery where he provides legal counsel on complex commercial litigation, including class actions and other commercial disputes in the food, beverage and agribusiness industries.

«CSPI's litigation department is acting as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit against PepsiCo, on behalf of consumers who purchased Naked Juice products that were falsely and misleadingly labeled as 100 % Juice 100 % Fruit «ALL NATURAL» suggesting that the beverages» vitamin content is due to the nutritious fruits and juices, rather than the added synthetic compounds such as calcium pantothenate (synthetically produced from formaldehyde).

Requiring this case to be litigated on an individual basis would risk disparate results in nearly identical suits and exponentially increase the cost of litigation... Class action, by contrast, would achieve economies of time and effort, resolving common legal and factual issues «without sacrificing procedural fairness or bringing about other undesirable results.»

It is obviously too soon to predict the future of the potential class action litigation, but similar cases have turned on the ease or difficulty of proving there was another course of action a prudent and knowledgeable fiduciary would have taken to get rid of the stock as an investment option without running afoul of insider trading restrictions on public stock.

The Zurich - based firm, in an examination of the consequences of globalization of class actions on insurers, said, «We expect, however, that climate change - related liability will develop more quickly than asbestos - related claims and believe the frequency and sustainability of climate change - related litigation could become a significant issue within the next couple of years...»

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 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 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.

«Commentary on litigation in the Windy City on topics such as business litigation, breach of contracts, fraud, building defects, real estate disputes, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, auto accidents, truck crashes, dog bites, employment discrimination and class actions.»

[127] Professor Piché in her text Fairness in Class Action Settlements, supra at pp. 179 - 80 summarizes the various factors for the settlement approval test into seven factors; i.e.: (1) judicial risk analysis: likelihood of recovery, or likelihood of success on the merits weighed against amount and form of settlement relief; (2) future expense, complexity and likely duration of litigation; (3) class reaction: number and nature of objections; (4) recommendations and experience of counsel and opinion of interested persons; (5) adequacy of representation: good faith and absence of collusion; (6) discovery evidence sufficient for «effective representation» and (7) adequacy of notice of proposed settlement to absent class memClass Action Settlements, supra at pp. 179 - 80 summarizes the various factors for the settlement approval test into seven factors; i.e.: (1) judicial risk analysis: likelihood of recovery, or likelihood of success on the merits weighed against amount and form of settlement relief; (2) future expense, complexity and likely duration of litigation; (3) class reaction: number and nature of objections; (4) recommendations and experience of counsel and opinion of interested persons; (5) adequacy of representation: good faith and absence of collusion; (6) discovery evidence sufficient for «effective representation» and (7) adequacy of notice of proposed settlement to absent class memclass reaction: number and nature of objections; (4) recommendations and experience of counsel and opinion of interested persons; (5) adequacy of representation: good faith and absence of collusion; (6) discovery evidence sufficient for «effective representation» and (7) adequacy of notice of proposed settlement to absent class memclass members.

The litigation began with a class - action suit filed by another lawyer on behalf of the flight attendants.

Tony focuses his practice on complex business and corporate litigation involving financial service institutions, real estate development and management companies, commercial and contract disputes, indemnification claims, shareholder actions, business transactions, class actions and D&O litigation.

Although it is always desirable to move on promptly with litigation, the simple fact is that in certain cases the interests of justice demand a rather more stately and measured pace than would be proper with regard to another class of action.

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.

Mr. Leopold specializes in consumer justice litigation with a focus on complex products liability, managed care, catastrophic injury and class action litigation.

This gaggle follows the three - partner, white - collar and class action litigation group that left Drinker on March 14.

A counsel in the Litigation Department, Hallie S. Goldblatt has worked on a variety of complex litigation matters, including securities class actions, general contract disputes, intellectual property litigation, and regulatory invesLitigation Department, Hallie S. Goldblatt has worked on a variety of complex litigation matters, including securities class actions, general contract disputes, intellectual property litigation, and regulatory inveslitigation matters, including securities class actions, general contract disputes, intellectual property litigation, and regulatory inveslitigation, and regulatory investigations.

Brendan has acted on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance matters for Australian - based and international clients, including flooding, storm, earthquake, fire and explosion events, electricity supply issues and machinery break - downs, as well as high - value class action litigation, public and product liability, and subrogation claims.

Andi is an experienced litigator focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation, including shareholder and corporate governance disputes, fraud, RICO, land use, construction, shareholder derivative suits, business torts, supply chain, class actions, product liability, trade secrets and non-compete disputes.

Mr. Leopold also serves on the plaintiffs» trial team in the Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, as lead counsel in the HCA Class Action and Polaris ATV matter, and as co-lead counsel in the Red Light Class Action.

She focuses her practice on complex business litigation and arbitration, including class action defense, breach of contract, product liability, and fraud.

Managing Partner Theodore J. Leopold specializes in consumer justice litigation with a focus on complex products liability, managed care, catastrophic injury and class action litigation.

But how can you stay on top of what's «trending» in the world of class action litigation?

Mr. Leopold lectures frequently at professional gatherings on such issues as personal injury, product liability, class action litigation, trial tactics and consumer justice.

John concentrates his practice on representing corporate clients in tort defense, products liability, mass torts, class actions, toxic torts, asbestos, litigation management, food liability, professional liability, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, environmental litigation, intellectual property litigation, construction defect litigation, general liability, premises liability, and business and insurance disputes.

Tom practices in the area of civil litigation focusing on corporate / commercial litigation, securities litigation, product liability defence and class action defence.

Tyler Cowen tries putting the shoe on the environmentalist foot, while Eugene Kontorovich at the Volokh Conspiracy observes that «Thiel's conduct fits into the «public interest» or «ideological» litigation paradigm» and claims that «By current standards, Thiel's funding should raise no eyebrows — unless one also wants to revisit public interest litigation, class actions and contingent fees.»

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.

The AmLaw Litigation Daily (May 13, 2016 edition) and Los Angeles Business Journal (May 10, 2016 edition) both reported on the Kingoschu Family Partners, et al., v. Public Storage, et al., case in which the shareholder class action suit was defeated.

Professor Brickman argues that the BP suit is representative of a larger trend in American class action litigation whereby the plaintiffs» lawyers are hired on a contingency fee basis and end up reaping enormous sums from the settlement.

Chris Groves focuses his practice on a variety of commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, insurance coverage litigation, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, employment - related class actions, consumer class actions, corporate takeover litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, patent infringement ligation, and license agreement disputes.

Our litigation defense attorneys have significant experience with MDL matters to include having served on steering committees for multi-national corporations experiencing MDL class action litigation issues throughout the United States.

Later, when I joined Schulte Roth & Zabel, I focused my practice on representing hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and private clients, as both subjects and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations on the state and federal level, and in a variety of state and federal litigation arising from commercial and investment disputes, including claims of fraud, securities class actions, and derivative actions.

We regularly advise leading businesses on high - profile litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims arising from product defects across a wide range of sectors, from consumer electronics, automotive, medical devices and pharmaceuticals to industrial machinery, aerospace and chemicals.

2001 - Present, included in the list of The Best Lawyers in America ® in the field (s) of Personal Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions — Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs (Mass Tort, Occupational Disease, Toxic Tort), based on peer review ratings.

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.

In addition to serving as managing partner, Shuford maintained an active practice at Lightfoot, focusing on toxic tort, complex commercial, class action and mass tort litigation throughout the Southeast.

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.

We represent clients on both sides of the docket in securities fraud class actions, merger and acquisition (M&A) litigation and corporate governance litigation.

Corey Brady is an associate in Weil's Complex Commercial Litigation practice, where he focuses on litigating a wide variety of disputes, including class actions, product liability and environmental claims, and bankruptcy and restructuring engagements.