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Abdullahi v. Pfizer

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claiming that defendant-pharmaceutical company violated a customary international norm...

Meyer v. Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A plaintiff has no standing to sue under the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) without some allegation that he or she has been damaged by...

Miller v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a class action complaint alleging that California and Arizona "holiday statutes" prohibit defendant-Bank of America from charging late fees or...

Moore-Thomas v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of an uncertified class action alleging that defendant failed to pay plaintiff and other former employees all wages due upon termination is...

Winnett v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that defendant-employer breached its promise to provide lifetime retiree medical benefits to plaintiffs at no cost, a district...

Dey v. Continental Central Credit

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a proposed class action complaint for violation of California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) raised in connection with plaintiff's timeshare...

Telco Group, Inc. v. Ameritrade, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Dismissal of a claim for failure to prosecute is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not challenge this dismissal on the merits; 2) because plaintiff's...

Ramkissoon v. AOL LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against an ISP alleging violations of federal electronic privacy law and California law resulting from defendant's release...

Estate of Landers v. Leavitt

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a putative class action brought by Medicare participants challenging denial of coverage for post-hospitalization care in skilled nursing...

Pitt County v. Hotels.com, L.P.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a county's putative class action brought against a number of online travel companies for failure to pay the county's hotel occupancy tax, dismissal...