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New Jersey Federal Judge Declines To Recuse Self From Reimbursement Suit
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on April 15 declined to recuse himself from a case in which health plan participants are suing a health care insurer for using flawed data to calculate the...
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California Federal Magistrate Judge Refuses To Remand Wage-And-Hour Class Suit
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal magistrate judge on April 22 refused a motion to remand a wage-and-hour class complaint to state court, finding that the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million...
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Chinese Vitamin C Makers Seek To Vacate, Reduce $153.3M Judgment
NEW YORK - Chinese vitamin C manufacturers on April 11 moved to reduce by $22.5 million a $253.3 million damages award in favor of a direct purchaser class on its allegations that Chinese corporations...
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New Jersey Federal Judge Recuses Self From Reimbursement Class Suit
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on April 15 recused himself from a class action multidistrict litigation case involving a dispute over out-of-network reimbursement rates, saying he had a...
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New York Federal Judge Refuses To Reconsider TCPA Suit Due To State Law
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on May 1 declined to reconsider dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class complaint, finding that state law bars the action from proceeding in...
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Class Claims Over Reward Program Dismissed Against 1 Of 2 Rental Car Agencies
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on April 24 dismissed class claims against one of two rental car companies accused of failing to disclose fees associated with participation in a customer...
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New York Federal Judge Dismisses Copay Dispute For Lack Of Standing
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on April 19 dismissed a health care copayment dispute, finding that the plaintiff lacked standing to bring her claims (Marianne Gates v. United Healthcare Insurance...
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Michigan Appeals Court Modifies Class Definitions In Reimbursement Dispute
DETROIT - A Michigan appeals panel on April 18 partially affirmed and partially reversed class certification of five classes in a suit alleging that a health insurer failed to properly reimburse...
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Employer Ordered To Turn Over Employee Information In Wage Payment Class Suit
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A retail employer must turn over employee records to a class plaintiff alleging that her former employer violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act (WPCA) when it...
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ACLU Class Complaint: Westboro Baptist Demonstrators May Desecrate Flag
DES MOINES, Iowa - The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a class complaint on April 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on behalf of members of the Westboro...
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Woman Claims Kashi Sugar-Coats Sugar In Its Products
SAN DIEGO - Kashi Co. misrepresents the sugar in its products as "evaporated cane juice syrup" or "evaporated cane juice" in an attempt to appear healthier, a woman alleges in an April 15 California...
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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Antitrust Violations Against Blue Cross Blue Shield
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas resident filed a class action lawsuit on March 21 in an Arkansas federal court, alleging that agreements between Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and its...
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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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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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