May 25, 2007 10:19 AM | Posted by Kenya Reddy | Insurance, News | Link
Class action alleges price-fixing in railroad fuel surcharges. Former and current black employees file class action lawsuit against Bank of America alleging racial bias. Northern District of Georgia gives preliminary approval to settlement of class action against Immucor. The United State Supreme Court dismisses antitrust class action against Verizon and three regional Bell companies. Hotels.com faces class action lawsuit for failure to guarantee accessibility of advertised hotels. Blue Cross of California settles class action over cancellation of health insurance policies.
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May 15, 2007 1:23 PM | Posted by Blaise Huhta | Insurance, News | Link
Attorneys’ Fees Barred for One Lawyer because of Misconduct in Settlement of Diocese Class Action
Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Practices Against Allianz is Given Class Action Status by Minnesota District Court
LAPD Sued Again Over Rally
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May 11, 2007 4:10 PM | Posted by Kenya Reddy | Insurance, News | Link
Federal judge blasts plaintiff’s counsel in denying class certification in suit against Oreck Direct
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May 11, 2007 3:00 PM | Posted by Dean Morande | Southern District of Florida
The Southern District of Florida explained in no uncertain terms that adjudicating a proposed nationwide class action where the laws of all fifty states would be implicated would be "absurd and clumsy."
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May 11, 2007 2:59 PM | Posted by Dean Morande | Middle District of Florida
What is the numerosity threshold for the certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act? Not twelve.
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May 10, 2007 3:24 PM | Posted by Robert Ciotti | Arbitration
May a court reconsider its order sending class action claims to arbitration after the arbitrators have then dismissed those claims as not eligible for arbitration?
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May 8, 2007 11:18 AM | Posted by Kenya Reddy | Insurance, News | Link
Proceeds from class action settlement between Microsoft and State of Florida will benefit state schoolsBritish soccer league and independent music publisher Bourne Co. file class action lawsuit against YouTubeOhio judge will hold settlement fairness hearing on Friday, May 11, 2007 in Carfax class action lawsuit Software firm Quovadx Inc. settles final class-action lawsuit pending against the company
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May 8, 2007 11:05 AM | Posted by Kathryn Christian | Analysis
The Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA") was enacted on February 18, 2005. Section 9 of CAFA provides that the statute applies only to suits “commenced on or after the date of enactment of this Act": is there an exception to this requirement?
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May 8, 2007 9:13 AM | Posted by Dean Morande | Middle District of Florida
The court in this Middle District of Florida decision made clear that discovery at the pre-certification stage is limited to issues bearing on the class certification decision--discovery aimed at merits or damages issues is not permitted.
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May 7, 2007 10:51 AM | Posted by Dean Morande | Middle District of Florida
The Middle District of Florida reenforced the principle that, no matter how it's pleaded, a claim that is actually based on fraudulent conduct is not suitable for class treatment.
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May 7, 2007 9:02 AM | Posted by Amanda Arnold Sansone | Alabama District Courts
In a short order, a District Judge adopted a Magistrate Judge's ruling that an Alabama inmate could not fairly represent a proposed class, and, therefore, denied class certification.
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May 4, 2007 8:34 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen | Florida State Courts
In settlement discussions, we are frequently asked by our class action defendant clients whether they can obtain an agreement from class counsel not to represent future claimants in litigation against them. Is that permissible? No, according to rule 4-5.6(b) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. In fact, according to yesterday's Florida Supreme Court opinion, entering into such an agreement could result in disbarment!
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May 3, 2007 2:38 PM | Posted by Kathryn Christian | Analysis
The last post in this series stated that a cause of action for fraud cannot be maintained as a class action in Florida state courts. What about the Eleventh Circuit?
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