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Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging That Chase Improperly Raised Rates
PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal judge in Oregon on Feb. 21 granted Chase Bank USA N.A.'s motion for summary judgment and denied class certification in a suit alleging that the bank improperly raised annual...
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Tennessee Federal Judge Reluctantly Dismisses Post-Dukes Class Claims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Class claims of gender discrimination in a progeny case of the original Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (222 F.R.D. 137, 188 $(N.D. Cal. 2004$)) are time-barred under a landmark 1988...
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Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Drug, Alcohol Tests For New U.S. Steel Workers Legal
PITTSBURGH - U.S. Steel Corp. can conduct random drug and alcohol testing on probationary employees because the practice is job-related and "consistent with business necessity" pursuant to the...
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Judge: Chinese Companies Must Defend Claims Related To Vitamin C Imports
NEW YORK - The federal judge in New York overseeing litigation in which Chinese corporations are accused of participating in an illegal cartel to fix prices and limit supply for exports of vitamin C to...
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9th Circuit: Class Suit Over BMW Financing Agreements Belongs In Federal Court
PASADENA, Calif. - A class complaint accusing BMW Financial Services NA LLC of various violations in connection with vehicle financing agreements belongs in federal, not state, court, the Ninth Circuit...
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N.J. Federal Judge Transfers Class Suit Over BMW Wheels To Calif. Federal Court
NEWARK, N.J. - A class complaint filed by a California man accusing BMW of North America LLC of defective alloy wheels on its 2007 and later 5 Series vehicles belongs in federal court in California,...
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Carnival Faces Class Suit By Stranded Passengers Who Went 6 Days Without...
MIAMI - An Oklahoma couple filed a class complaint in Florida federal court on Feb. 18 accusing Carnival Corp. of negligence that led to an engine room fire earlier in the month on its cruise ship...
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Wal-Mart Gender Bias Class Suit Filed In Wisconsin Federal Court
MADISON, Wis. - A class complaint filed by five Wisconsin women on Feb. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin is the latest attempt to bring gender discrimination claims...
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Texas Appeals Court Reverses $10M Judgment Against Houston Fen-Phen Attorney
HOUSTON - A Texas state appeals court panel on Feb. 28 reversed a $10 million judgment against a fen-phen attorney after finding that an expert for former clients was improperly allowed to testify that...
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Majority: Louisiana's Direct Action Statute Does Not Trump Reporting Provision
NEW ORLEANS - A lawyers professional liability insurance policy's provision requiring that a claim be reported within the policy's effective period is enforceable in a third party's lawsuit seeking...
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Credit Card Agreement Permits Call Recording, Federal Judge Rules
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge in California on Feb. 26 dismissed a putative class action alleging that FIA Card Services, National Association (FIA) invaded consumers' privacy by recording phone...
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2nd Circuit Upholds Denial Of Police Captain's Racial Discrimination Claim
NEW YORK - A police captain's failure to take a newly minted promotion exam caused him not to be considered when a position opened, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 27 upholding...
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8th Circuit: Family Trust Cannot Block FDIC's Sale Of Debtor's Asset
ST. LOUIS - A panel of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 27 ruled that anti-injunction provisions in federal law pertaining to financial institutions prevented a family trust from...
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Judge Approves Settlement With Supplier Of Tainted Chinese Drywall Products
NEW ORLEANS - The federal judge in Louisiana overseeing MDL 2047 on Feb. 27 approved an unopposed motion to settle claims brought against a drywall supplier following a verdict in its favor in a...
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Apple Denied JMOL, Remittitur After $368 Million Verdict In FaceTime Patent Case
TYLER, Texas - A Texas federal judge on Feb. 26 denied a motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to Apple Inc. following a jury's finding that the tech giant's FaceTime and VPN On Demand (VPNOD)...
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TD Bank, Rothstein Creditor Reach $41M Deal To Resolve Ponzi Scheme Claims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The federal bankruptcy judge presiding over the Chapter 11 proceeding of former law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler (RRA) on Feb. 26 agreed to a settlement in which TD Bank will...
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Australian Judge Awards Transportation Worker $1.3 Million For Meso Claim
SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian tribunal on Feb. 26 awarded a former transportation worker who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure at a bus depot and his family damages, ordering the State...
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Ohio Appellate Panel Affirms Denial Of Workers' Comp Claim For Bus Driver...
CLEVELAND - A unanimous Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Eighth District Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 28 unanimously affirmed summary judgment as a matter of law against a regional transit authority bus driver...
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Florida Appeals Panel: No New Trial Necessary For Slip-And-Fall Action
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Second District Florida Court of Appeal on Feb. 27 reversed a trial court's decision to grant a new trial to the plaintiff in a premises liability case based on comments made by...
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Federal Judge Denies TRO In Medicaid Termination Of Benefits Suit
PORTLAND, Maine - A federal judge in Maine on Feb. 28 denied a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to vacate an order by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approving a...
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