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Fener v. Belo Corp.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action, denial of plaintiff's class certification motion is affirmed where defendant's allegedly fraudulent press release...

Lefkoe v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
In an appeal from a Massachusetts district court's order modifying a protective order issued by a Maryland District Court to allow disclosure of a...

In re CP Ships Ltd. Sec. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In an objector's appeal from the district court's final approval of the settlement of a securities fraud action, an order approving the settlement is...

Holk v. Snapple Beverage Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging that Snapple products were deceptively labeled, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) defendant waived its express...

County of Nassau, NY v. Hotels.com, LP

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Tax Law
In a dispute involving hotel taxes, district court judgment is vacated and remanded for a further jurisidictional determination as there are...

Brown v. Nucor Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the denial of plaintiffs' motion for class certification in an employment discrimination action, denial of the motion is vacated...

Madden v. Cowen & Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action for misleading plaintiffs in connection with the sale of a closely held corporation to a publicly traded acquirer, the...

American Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. v. York County

Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
District court judgment holding that plaintiff was equitably estopped from pursuing its claim for reimbursement of deductibles related to a class...

O'Brien v. Ed Donnelly Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an action seeking unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, judgment pursuant to defendants' Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 offer of judgment is...

Desai v. Deutsche Bank Secs. Ltd.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, denial of plaintiffs' motion for class certification is affirmed where no authority supported plaintiffs' proposed...