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Olvera v. El Pollo Loco, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action labor dispute against a restaurant, trial court's order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a complaint filed by...

Rodriguez v. West Pub. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Education Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies
In an antitrust action regarding a bar preparation course, the District Court's approval of a settlement is affirmed, where the incentive agreements...

Buckingham v. Gannon

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from the District Court's order disapproving a settlement of an ERISA class action, the appeal is dismissed, where the order disapproving...

Watkins v. Wachovia Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action seeking seeking damages for unpaid overtime compensation, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant against co-plaintiff...

Tarkington v. California Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action involving unemployment insurance benefits, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board decision denying plaintiff's unemployment...

Halbach v. Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co.

Class Actions, ERISA
In a class action involving disability benefits, district court's grant of summary judgement for plaintiffs is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

Vega v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an action to recover commissions paid to salespersons based on the sale of prepaid cellular telephone accounts, the District Court's certification...

Brown v. Tenn. Dept. of Fin. & Admin.

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a class action for denial of Medicaid services, the denial of the state's motion to vacate the settlement is reversed, where the settlement was...

Hunt v. Imperial Merchant Servs., Inc.

Class Actions, Debt Collection
In a class action for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the District Court's order requiring Defendant to fund notice to the class...

Tanoh v. Dow Chem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from an order remanding several hundred personal injury actions to state court, the order is affirmed, where neither the parties nor the...