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Class Action Cases in the News
April 2008- epicos.com - A class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging that false and misleading statements regarding the Company's prospects were made by the defendants....
- Houston Chronicle (chron.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned class-action status that had been granted by a lower court to smokers in a "light cigarettes" suit...
- Bloomberg.com - The new federal identity-theft law requiring merchants to show no more than the last 5 digits of a credit card number has prompted a number of class action cases against large and small violators of this new law...
- consumeraffairs.com - With one class action lawsuit settled out of court, a new class action law suit against Apple Computers has been filed alleging that customers were misled by by Apple's claim of "millions of colors" in the new MacBook... Also read more in the AppleInsider "Apple hit with another 'millions of colors' lawsuit."
- Apple 2.0 - An explanation of the first "millions of colors" class action lawsuit brought against Apple is explored. This lawsuit was settled out of court..
- lawyersandsettlements.com - A class action lawsuit against Candela Corporation (NASD: CLZR) alleging materially false and misleading statments about the company's financial health were made between February 1, 2006 to August 21, 2006. This lawsuit has been brought on behalf of Western Pennsylvania Electrical Employees Pension Fund and other institutional investors...
- PatriotLedger.com - A class action lawsuit has been brought against Hannaford Bros. It is alleged that there have been approximately 2,000 cases of debit or credit card fraud related to the security breach effecting over 160 Hannaford stores in the New England area...
- Chevrontoxico.org - A historic class action lawsuit was launched against Chevron in 2003 alleging the company is responsible for dumping billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into Ecuador's rainforest...A report by a court appointed expert in the final phase of this class action has proposed Chevron pay $7-$16 billion...
- AP - A settlement has been reached in Charles Parker, et. al., v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears Holdings Corp. has agreed to install safety brackets or offer gift cards in this Illinois class action lawsuit settlement...
- SFBC Administrator Notice of Pendency explaining the hearing on the proposed settlement, the pendency of class Action and the right to share in Net Settlement Fund...
- Suprema Notice of Pendency explaining the hearing on proposed partial settlement in re Suprema Specialities, Inc. Securities Litigation.. .
- Eschelon Notice of Pendency explaining the proposed settlement of the Eschelon class action on behalf of Eschelon share holders during March 20, 2007 through August 31, 2007...
- In re: AirGate PCS, Inc. Securities Litigation A notice of pendency and proposed settlement on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired AirGate PCS, Inc....
- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has replaced its February 2007 decisionin the Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination class action case and issued a new opinion that reaffirms a federal district court's certification of a class action with only slight modifications. For additional information see: The UCL Practitioner and Wolters Kluwer Labor & Employment Law
- NBC10.com - A class action law suit has been filed on behalf of Maryland residents whose drinking water taken from wells has been poluted by toxic chemicals. This lawsuit alleges that Constellation Power Source Generation, Inc. contaminated groundwater near fly ash dump sites...
- The Dallas Morning News - Two American Airlines Inc. passengers have sued American Airlines for delays experienced by approximately 12,000 passengers in December 2006. They are seeking class action status ...
- Business Wire - While the number of securities fraud class action litigation cases increased 43‰ litigation for 2007 over all was 14‰ below the ten year average...
- Prime Newswire - A lawsuit seeking class action status was filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of those shareholders of Basin Water, Inc...
- Panama City (wjhg.com) -Governor Crist and legal support are looking closely at the increased insurance premiums being charged in Florida and researching the possibility of a class action suit as a remedy for the consumer...
- Reuters - "US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Look at Litigation Impact" Rep. Fossella (NY Repub.) and Rep. Meeks (NY Dem.) urged a review of the impact of securities class-action litigation. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in 2008 dealing with this type of litigation...
- The New York Times - Class-Action Cases have risen with the increase of litigation related to subprime lenders. This issue is examined by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal
- In Massachusetts the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled November 19 against Dynamics Research Corp. In 2003 DRC sent a 5-line email explaining a new dispute resolution program was being implemented and continued employment precluded any class action against the company. Read the Court of Appeals' decision or Public Justice's amicus brief.
- Reuters UK - While stressing this is not a class action settlement and it is not an admission of guilt Merck Pharmaceutical Company announced November 9th they have agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle lawsuits filed in U.S. courts...
- CNNMoney.com - GMH Communities Trust (the "Company") has reached a settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit brought on behalf GMH common share purchasers during specific time periods in 2005, 2006 and 2007...
- Pollstar - Class Action status has been granted by a Los Angeles judge making it possible for a class-action lawsuit against Clrar Channel Communications and Live Nations alleging illegal ticket inflation...
- TimesOnline - This Business section article from TimesOnline examines a recent U.K. class action case against retailers and manufacturers who defrauded footbal fans by overcharging for "replica kits." Class Action Lawsuits and their European transitionis also examined...
- Channel Register- The US Supreme Court has denied HP's appeal of a class action status granted by the District Court of Oklahoma in 2005...
- Bloomberg.com- This opinion piece by Ann Woolner discusses the merits of class action suits being brought against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by hourly workers...
- The Supreme Court of New Jersey has decertified the class action suit brought against Merck on behalf of union health plans that had purchased Vioxx for their members...
- (Bloomberg.com)A US Appeals Court has reversed a 2006 ruling and ordered a federal judge to reconsider a proposed class-action lawsuit against underwriters...
- Nike, Inc. has agreed to a $7.6 million settlement in a class action that charged Nike with racial discrimination...
- LegalNewsline.com- A class action lawsuit has been brought against Expedia, Inc. charging Expedia with violating the identity theft prevention statute that requires no more than the last five digits of a credit card...
- Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) and PharmaNetDevelopment Group Inc. (formerly SFBC International, Inc.) have reached a settlement in the securities class-action lawsuit against PharmaNet Development Group...
- PRNewswire -A Texas law firm has announced a classaction lawsuit against the online auction site ebay on behalf of consumers who have used this auction service...
- Public Justice - The Supreme Court of the State of Washington in Scott v. Cingular Wireless has rulled that the cell phone company cannot ban its customers from bringing class actions against it...
- PrimeNewswire - A class action against Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC et.al. on behalf of those affected by the Coffeyville Resources refinery Oil spill has been filed in the US District Court, District of Kansas...
- Law.com - A motion to dismiss a class action law suit brought against the Italian dairy company Parmalat prior to their bankruptcy reorganization was denied by Federal Justice Kaplan in the Southern District Courts of New York...
- SanFernandoValley Business Journal - Back Doctors Chiropractic have filed a class action suit against Zenith National Insurance Corp. alleging improperly discounted medical bills...
- HeraldNewsOnline.com | Member of the Sun Times News Group -Class Action status was granted to a lawsuit brought against Caterpillar alleging that workers who retired between 1992-1998 should be entitled to provisions in a previous contract...
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit re: Lewallen v. Green Tree Servicing, L.L.C. denied Green Tree its right to arbitrate Lewallen's claims...
- A complaint was filed this month in California by AXIS Dance Company seeking to enjoin hotels.com from continued violation of California's civil rights laws. Plaintiffs are not seeking damages. "Plaintiffs bring this action to remedy ongoing discrimination against persons with mobility disabilities"...
- The accounting firm of Ernst & Young have agreed to a $9 million dollar settlement in a class-action suit that has lasted five years involving PNC Financial Services Group, American International Group, and Ernst & Young... (BankNet360) April 13
- New Jersey Federal Judge dismisses with prejudice a consolidated securities class action filed against Merck & Co., Inc. in connection with Vioxx disclosures... (LawFuel.com) April 13
- After 7 years State Farm settles class action suit brought by 70 Oklahoma policy holders in a case involving tornado damage and alleging the use of biased experts...
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield settles nation wide class action law suit that will affect how physicians are reimbursed...
- Gilbert Chan, Staff Writer for the Sacbee.com, reports on a recent survey of corporate attorneys that found California one of the "least business-friendly legal systems" in the U.S...
- The California Wage and Hour Law Weblog examines the recently released survey conducted by Harris Interactive that found California one of the worst state legal systems...
- First BanCorp PressRelease-An agreement in principle was announced by First BanCorp on March 5 to settle claims in a shareholder class action...
- DallasNews.com-The Supreme Court announced it would not consider the appeal by AT&T to overturn a lower court decision that allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed in the state court...
- Consumer Law & Policy Blog- This blog sponsored by Public Citizen's Consumer Justice Project discusses recent actions of the Texas Supreme Court that makes class action certification difficult and yet prevents individual litigation of the same claims...
- Re Astropower, Inc. Securities Litigation-A Summary Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action for all persons who purchased the common stock of Astropower between May7, 2001 and April 1, 2003...
- New York Law Journal-In the class action lawsuit against Comverse Technology the federal judge overseeing this action has vacated a magistrate's lead counsel recommendation...
- Layover.com-A $6.25 Million class action settlement has been reached in the action brought by OOIDA against Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc...
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research- "The Sorcerer, the Apprentice, and the Broom," an article by Peter Wallison, discusses problems encountered with private securities class actions...
- Lawyers and Settlements-The advantages and disadvantages of class action litigation to settle grievances with stock brokers...
- New York, NY-A shareholder class action has been filed in the Central District of California against New Century Financial Corp. alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...
- RISMedia-A class action motion has been filed by patent holder Real Estate Alliance, Ltd. against the National Association of Realtors alleging patent infringement...
- "Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts" Forbes.com reports on February 15 in an article by Brian Wingfield. This article discusses the impact CAFA 2005 has had on the Federal Courts and class action litigation...
- A multi-billion dollar sex discrimination class action brought against Wal-Mart may impact as many as two million past and present female employees Legalweek.com reports...
- Bloomberg.com reports the $200 billion lawsuit against the Philip Morris unit of Altria Group cannot proceed until an appeals court decides its class action status...
- An article posted in a Federal Civil Practice Bulletin Blog discusses a District Court decision dealing with attorneys' fees awarded in a recent class action...
- Class Action Suit brought on behalf of consumers of T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright charging negligence for failure to maintain adequate computer security when handling consumer credit card information...
- U.S. District Judge Senter considers certifying a class action against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. regarding Mississippi Katrina lawsuits...
- An allegation that Openwave Systems, Inc. violated the federal securities law has prompted a class action lawsuit to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Sourthern District of New York...
- Notice of Final Settlement concerning Pearson v. Boliden Limited et al securities class action litigation and Canadian citizens who acquired common shared in Boliden Limited...
- Investment News reports that certification of a class action against Midland National Life Insurance Co. has been recommended by a judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii...
- Wells v. Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.
Baltimore Court Preliminarily Approves Class Action Settlement Between TLPJ, JPMorganChase Bank and Chevy Chase Bank Over Allegedly Excessive Interest Charges to Credit Cardholders...(Read TLPJ Press Release).
For additional details visit Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Class Action Lawsuits Listing/Links
A list of some of the current class actions is given and links provided for further information. - Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, Shadi(PDF)
Syllabus and Opinion (March 21, 2006) - Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, Shadi
Article by Deborah Ziff, Medill News Service