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Seijas v. Repub. of Argentina

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, International Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In a class action by holders of defaulted bonds issued by the Republic of Argentina, the district court's order of class certification is affirmed in...

Bomersheim v. Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' negligence suit claiming that defendant accepted a duty to provide medical care consistent with the applicable standard of care and...

Arkansas Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Caiafa

Banking Law, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, M&A, Securities Law
In an objection to the Vice Chancellor's approval of a settlement among a majority of Countrywide stockholders, Countrywide directors, and Bank of...

Alvarez v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In two lawsuits against the City of Chicago brought by paramedics, claiming that it willfully failed to properly compensate them for overtime,...

Pella Corp. v. Saltzman

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' suit against a window manufacturer, alleging that defendant committed consumer fraud by not publicly declaring a design defect that...

In re Burlington N. Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In plaintiffs' suit against defendants alleging that their failure to inspect and maintain a railroad trestle caused the town to flood damaging their...

Goldberg v Merrill Lynch Credit Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' class action suits seeking to recover document preparation fees charged by defendant for services performed by clerical personnel in...

Arguelles-Romero v. Superior Court

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts
In plaintiffs' petition for writ of mandate challenging the trial court's decision granting defendant's motion to compel individual arbitration in...

Parks v. MBNA Am. Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action lawsuit against MBNA America Bank, N.A., for its purportedly unlawful business practices under Bus. & Prof. Code section 17200,...

In re: Managed Care Litig.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts
In plaintiff's appeal from a district court's order enjoining plaintiff from pursuing a breach of contract claim against defendant that resulted in a...