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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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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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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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Judge: Plaintiffs In Bard Vena Cava Filter Class Action Belong In Federal Court
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on April 26 said that state plaintiffs who filed a state court medical monitoring class action against C.R. Bard Inc. for allegedly defective inferior vena...
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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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