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Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Chester, Willcox & Saxbe

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Judgement Enforcement, Product Liability
In an action brought by a class member who had participated in tobacco litigation in Florida as part of nationwide tobacco litigation in the late...

Konkol v. Diebold, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a class action securities-fraud lawsuit against Diebold, Inc., brought by investors alleging that between 2003 and 2005 Diebold engaged in a series...

Rine v. Imagitas, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law
In a class action regarding the disclosure and use of drivers' personal information under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA), summary...

Shell Oil Co. v. CO2 Comm., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a motion to a district court involved in the ongoing adjudication of a class action settlement regarding whether the settlement committee's...

In Re: Schering Plough Corp. ERISA Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit against Schering-Plough Corporation and certain of its officers and directors under ERISA section 502(a)(2) arising out of the...

Gooch v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal arising from an action brought by an insured alleging breach of the insurance contract involving how defendant-insurer administers...

Hooper v. Advance Am.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action alleging violations of state payday loan laws, a denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where...

In re Vioxx Class Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action against Merck, the manufacturer and marketer of Vioxx, seeking recovery for the difference in price between what the plaintiffs paid and...

Mims v. Stewart Title Guar. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate
In defendant's appeal from the district court's order certifying a class in an action alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act...

Howe v. Bank of America N.A.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' putative class action suit against defendant and other entities claiming discrimination under the Unruh Civil Rights Act by requiring...