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Insurer Appeals Late Notice Decision In Reinsurer's Favor
NEW YORK - An insurer filed a notice of appeal in a New York federal court on April 23 regarding a summary judgment decision in favor of its reinsurer in a case grounded in the late notice that the...
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Privilege, Common Interest And Reinsurance Disputes
By Robert M. Hall I. Introduction As a general proposition, a party waives attorney-client and work product privileges when it shares privileged documents with a third party. There are a number of...
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U.S. High Court Asked To Rule On State's Case Qualifying As Mass Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court must decide whether a state's parens patriae lawsuit may be removed to federal court as a "mass action" under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) because of...
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Petition Asks U.S. High Court To Rule On CAFA Diversity Requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court must rule on whether the citizenship of the individuals on whose behalf monetary relief claims are brought by a state satisfies the Class Action Fairness Act's...
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9th Circuit Reverses Approval Of $45M Settlement In Credit-Reporting Class Suit
PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 22 reversed approval of a $45 million settlement of a class action brought under the Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA), finding that the...
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$5.75 Million Settlement Approved In Suit Over Sexual Abuse At Hawaii School
HONOLULU - A Hawaii federal magistrate judge on April 22 approved a $5.75 million settlement to end a class complaint filed by students and parents of students who attended a Hawaii school for blind...
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California Federal Magistrate Judge Approves $200,000 Unpaid Wage Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal magistrate judge on April 26 granted final approval of a $200,000 settlement for a class of assistant store managers seeking compensation for overtime and missed...
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Preliminary Approval Of Settlement In Autodialing Class Action Suit Denied
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge in California on April 15 denied a consumer's motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement, ruling that the consumer failed to properly show how the...
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KeyBank Settles Relationship Managers' Overtime Claims For $4.9M
NEW YORK - A New York federal magistrate judge on April 29 granted final approval of a $4.9 million overtime settlement for KeyBank N.A. employees throughout the country (Eric Beckman, et al. v....
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Kansas Federal Judge Approves 4th Wage Settlement Motion, Reduces Attorney Fees
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The parties in a wage-and-hour suit finally had their collective action settlement agreement approved April 17 after filing nearly the same agreement four times and having it...
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HSBC To Settle Overtime Class Claims For $15.6M
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on April 30 granted preliminary approval of a $15,625,000 overtime settlement for HSBC Bank USA N.A., HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (together,...
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Fifth Third Agrees To Pay $16M To Settle Federal Securities Law Claims
CINCINNATI - Fifth Third Bancorp and a number of other defendants agreed to pay $16 million to settle claims that Fifth Third misrepresented its involvement in the subprime securities market in...
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Judge Grants Final Approval To Settlement Between LCD Defendants, Indirect...
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal judge in California overseeing the film transistor-liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCD) antitrust litigation on April 1 in an amended order granted final approval to a $571...
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Judge: Rule 68 Offer Of Judgment Does Not Moot Debt Collection Suit
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on April 10 ruled that a debt collector's Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 offer of judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit does not...
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Preliminary Certification Granted In Suit Challenging Defense Of Marriage Act
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California federal judge on April 19 provisionally certified a class complaint challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and alleging...
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Comcast Employees Seeking Wages Denied Certification Due To Lack Of Classwide...
SEATTLE - A Washington federal judge on April 17 denied certification of a class of Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC employees who claim that they are owed pay for work performed prior to...
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New York Federal Judge Certifies Tennis Umpires Seeking Additional Wages
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on April 25 certified a class of tennis umpires who claim that they were improperly misclassified as independent contractors while working the U.S. Open and are owed...
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Kansas Federal Judge Grants Conditional Cert In TV Producers' Overtime Suit
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas federal judge on April 23 conditionally certified a class of television producers seeking unpaid straight time and overtime compensation (Melissa Greenstein, et al. v....
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Kansas Federal Judge Certifies Class Of California Claims In 'Hot Fuels' Cases
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Plaintiffs bringing California unfair competition law (UCL) claims in the "hot fuels" multidistrict litigation adequately allege standing and liability, a Kansas federal judge held...
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Mich. Appeals Court Affirms, Reverses Class Order In Reimbursement Suit
DETROIT - A Michigan appeals panel on April 18 partially affirmed and partially reversed class certification in a suit alleging that a health insurer failed to properly reimburse chiropractors...
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