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Massachusetts Federal Judge Only Partially Dismisses Class Suit Against Vibram
BOSTON - A Massachusetts federal judge on Feb. 20 only partially granted a motion to dismiss a class complaint accusing the makers of "barefoot" running shoes of engaging in deceptive marketing,...
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Calif. Federal Judge Partially Dismisses Wage-And-Hour Claims Against US Airways
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 19 partially granted a motion to dismiss a class complaint filed by former US Airways Inc. employees seeking unpaid overtime, wages for missed meal...
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Judge Refuses To Dismiss Class Action Suit Over Excessive Title Insurance Fees
BALTIMORE - A federal judge in Maryland on Feb. 4 denied Stewart Title and Guaranty Co.'s motion to dismiss as moot a woman's class action suit claiming that the company overcharged her for title...
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Federal Judge Adopts Report Recommending Dismissal Of Mold Action
HELENA, Ark. - An Arkansas federal judge on Feb. 22 adopted a report and recommendation of a federal magistrate judge, who opined that an inmate's mold-related exposure claims against various prison...
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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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Class Actions For Release Of Vinyl Chloride From Train Consolidated In New...
CAMDEN, N.J. - Eight putative class action lawsuits filed against CONRAIL, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and CSX Transportation Inc. for personal injuries and business losses allegedly caused by the...
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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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California Panel Reverses Ruling For Insurer In Employee Theft Coverage Dispute
SAN DIEGO - Finding that an employee dishonesty coverage limitation is not conspicuous, plain and clear, a California appeals panel on Feb. 27 reversed and remanded a lower court's ruling in favor of...
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Notary Falsification Invalidates Foreclosure State Supreme Court Says
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Falsification by a notary of dates on foreclosure documents, resulting in a loss of more than $151,000 in the sale of a house, invalidates that sale, the Washington Supreme Court ruled...
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Chancellor: Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Preempted By McWane Doctrine
WILMINGTON, Del. - Dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims filed by investors in a lawsuit against current and former officers and directors of a snack food manufacturer is proper because the...
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2nd Circuit Vacates Dismissal, Orders Consideration Of Alternate Sanctions
NEW YORK - A district court cannot dismiss an execution motion filed by plaintiffs as a sanction against an attorney without first considering other sanctions that involve less harm to the plaintiffs,...
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves Dewey & LeBoeuf's Plan Of Liquidation
NEW YORK - The federal bankruptcy judge presiding over the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of former law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf on Feb. 27 approved the firm's second amended plan of liquidation (In Re: Dewey...
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U.S. Trustee: Nortel's Motion To Waive Disclosure Rules In Bankruptcy Not Proper
WILMINGTON, Del. - The U.S. trustee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Nortel Networks Inc. on Feb. 27 filed a brief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware objecting to Nortel's motion...
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Court Fines Council 50,326 Pounds For Ignoring Asbestos In School
LONDON - The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on March 1 announced that a civic council has been fined after pleading guilty to violations related to failures in managing asbestos in...
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