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Cunningham Charter Corp. v. Learjet, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' lawsuit asserting claims for breach of warranty and products liability on behalf of itself and other buyers of Learjets, denial of...

Steroid Hormone Product Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Government Law
In a class action lawsuit against General Nutrition Companies (GNC) involving over-the-counter sales of products containing anabolic steroids, brought...

Thomas v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Ass'n.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a physician's action against a health insurer for tortious interference with contract, plaintiff's appeal from a denial of his motion to proceed...

Murray v. Fidelity Nat'l Fin. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
In a class action alleging overcharges by a title insurance company, dismissal of the action is affirmed where the original named plaintiffs, after...

Voss v. Rolland

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Health Law
In a challenge by a small number of plaintiff class members to a 2008 amended settlement arising from a 1998 class action suit brought by...

Alton H. Piester, LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Class Actions
A finding by the National Labor Relations Board (Board) that employer violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act is affirmed where:...

Narouz v. Charter Comms., LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action for unpaid wages, the district court's denial of the parties' motion to certify a class for settlement purposes is vacated where: 1)...

Alaska Elec. Pension Fund v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance
In an action alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and disclosure claims relating to a tender offer, the denial of an intervenor's motion to recover...

Allen v. McWane Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act seeking payment for pre- and post-shift time spent donning and doffing protective gear, summary...

Ferrell v. Express Check Advance of SC, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against business entities that make payday loans, decision of the district court to remand the case to state court for lack...