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Freeman v. Blue Ridge Paper Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law
The Class Action Fairness Act prevents plaintiffs from artificially structuring their suits to avoid federal jurisdiction. There is no colorable basis...

Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging deceptive marketing of a food product for toddlers, dismissal of the suit is reversed where: 1) deficiencies in appellants'...

Party City Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego County

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a writ proceeding arising from an order denying petitioner's motion for summary judgment in a prospective class action suit brought under the...

Morgan v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action, store managers were reasonably found to have been willfully denied overtime pay. Where store managers were shown to spend 80 to 90%...

Palisades Collections LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
Neither the general removal statute at 28 U.S.C.A. section 1441(a) nor the class-action removal provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. section 1453(b) permits a...

Dennison v. Carolina Payday Loans, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In seeking to remove to federal court this class action brought on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina, defendant failed to demonstrate the...

Johnson v. Advance Am.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In seeking to remove to federal court this class action brought on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina, defendant failed to demonstrate the...

Cozzarelli v. Inspire Pharm.

Class Actions, Securities Law
Dismissal of complaint alleging securities fraud is affirmed where Appellants failed to raise the requisite "strong inference" of scienter and failed...

Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action by some 135,000 unsuccessful job applicants against petitioner-Starbucks alleging that employment application included "illegal"...

Troyk v. Farmers Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a class action suit against defendant-Farmers Group alleging breach of contract and violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, grant...