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City of N.Y. v. Maul

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Family Law, Government Law
In an action concerning the alleged failures of the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) and the New York State Office of Mental...

Moffitt v. Residential Funding Co., LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' interlocutory appeals challenging the district court's denial of their motions to remand their cases to state court, arising from their...

Bright v. US

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a putative class action lawsuit, brought by landowners seeking compensation under the Fifth Amendment pursuant to the Tucker Act for the alleged...

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds Int'l. Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an antitrust class action, the Second Circuit's reversal of the district court's order vacating an arbitration panel's order allowing for class...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a Title VII action alleging discrimination against female employees by Wal-Mart, certification of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) class of current...

Int'l Union, AFL-CIO v. Shell Oil Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action alleging that defendants' oil refineries violated various California labor laws, the district court's order remanding the case to...

Greenwich Fin. Servs. Distressed Mortgage Fund 3 LLC v. Countrywide Fin. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In defendants' appeal from the district court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to remand plaintiffs' securities class action to state court, the appeal...

Wallace v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a plaintiff's proposed class action lawsuit filed against GEICO General Insurance Company and its employees under Business and Professions Code...

Hale v. Sharp Healthcare

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law
In plaintiff's putative class action lawsuit against Sharp Healthcare and Sharp Grossmont Hospital for violation of the UCL, violation of the...

Durell v. Sharp Healthcare

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law
In a putative class action suit for violation of the unfair competition act and violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), among others,...