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A.B. Data, Ltd. Class Action Administration - A Notice of Pendency and Settlement of Class Action was issued August 26, 2010 in connection to In re Ticketmaster Entertainment Shareholder Litigation. The suit alleged that the Defendanst breached their fiduciary duties to the shareholders in their merger with Live Nation, Inc. The notice administrator can be reached at: Ticketmaster Share Holder Litigation Notice Administrator Attn: Fulfillment Department C/O A.B. Data, Ltd. 3410 West Hopkins Street PO Box 170500 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8042 866-561-6065 414-961-7499 (fax) fulfillment@abdataclassaction.com The Times-Picayune - A class action law suit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans charging BP and other companies involved with the drilling and subsequent oil leak should be held liable for punitive damages. A three to one punitive damage award is possible if the defendant is found guilty of "malicious behavior and dangerous activity carried on for the purpose of increasing a (defendant's) financial gain."... AboutLawsuits.com - The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided that all of the federal lawsuits brought over the Gulf oil spill should be consolidated for pretrial litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The Panel's transfer order was issued August 10, 2010 and consolidates 77 actions that have been brought to date... In re Take Two Interactive Securities Litigation, No. 1:06-cv-00803-RJS, and SEC v. Brant, No. 1:07-cv-1075-DLC Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Application for Attorney's Fees and Expenses and Fairness Hearing - The Proposed Settlement of this Class Action is pending in the United States District Court Southern District of New York. Links to proof of claim and release form , as well as an E-Claim Filing Template can be completed but must follow theTake-Two E-Claim Guidelines. For more detailed information visit In re Take-Two Interactive Securities Litigation Website. The due date to submit a claim form in this case is September 21, 2010. MarketWatch - A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded securities of Massey Energy Company between February 1, 2008 and May 16, 2010. The complaint alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934... |
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To read Class Action News updated daily visit Class Action Related Headlines. Our Class Action News Search also contains links to recent Class Action Cases in the News. Our Class Action Litigation Library offers articles on Consumer law, Class Action, Tours, Travel Agents, and additional offsite legal articles. Read our recently posted CONSUMER LAW 2008 Update written by Judge Dickerson discussing consumer protection statutes most frequently used in New York State courts. This paper is prepared annually for New York State Civil Court Judges and the Town & Village Resource Center. This paper updates the information in earlier versions (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007) also found in our Class Action Litigation Library.
Other new articles in our library include Burdens of Jurisdictional Proof written by Professor Lonny Hoffman, George Butler Research Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, discussing who bears the burden of jurisdictional proof under the Class Action Fairness Act. Avoiding Investment Fraud: Don't Get Taken and Avoid E-mail Scams: Don't Get Taken both written by Timothy E. Eble...
"It is a fact that any investments involve a certain degree of risk. So how does an invididual avoid being taken in by a fraudulent investment adviser?..."Also recently added "Choosing a class action rep"reprinted here by permission of LawyersUSA discussing important considerations an attorney must examine when selecting a class action representative...
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