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Spagnola v. The Chubb Corp.

Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a breach of contract class action involving homeowner-s insurance premiums, district court's grant of defendant's motion to dismiss is reversed...

Babineau v. Fed. Express Corp.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action for failing to pay hourly employees for all time worked, an order denying class certification is affirmed where the employees' punch...

Hohider v. UPS

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law
District court judgment certifying a class of employees alleging unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act is reversed where:...

Wiesmueller v. Kosobucki

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a class action challenging the Wisconsin policy of allowing graduates of law schools in the state to be admitted to practice law without taking the...

Narducci v. Moore

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law
In a class action against local government officials for surreptitiously recording phone calls from the local finance department, alleging violations...

Kohen v. Pacific Investment Mgmt. Co. LLC

Class Actions, Securities Law
In an action brought under the Commodity Exchange Act involving allegations that defendant cornered a futures market, district court's certification...

Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action for failure to pay overtime brought by current and former Countrywide External Home Loan Consultants, the denial of class...

Mevorah v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Banking Law, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action alleging failure to pay overtime brougt by current and former Wells Fargo home mortgage consultants, the District Court's order...

Clark v. American Residential Serv. LLC

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court order approving a settlement in a class action labor lawsuit is vacated where the trial court: 1) did not receive and consider the...

Admiral Ins. Co. v. Abshire

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
In an insurance fraud class action, the District Court's order remanding the action to state court is affirmed where the mere addition of class...