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In Re: Series 7 Broker Qualification Exam Scoring Litig.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a class action asserting breach of contract, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation by the administrator of the broker qualification exam...

Marrs v. Motorola, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA class action, plaintiff-appellant's motion for leave to correct his notice of appeal to clarify that he was appealing in both his...

Mogel v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Class Actions, Government Law, Insurance Law
Grant of motion to dismiss plaintiffs' action against defendant-life insurance company for failure to state a claim is vacated and remanded where...

Sullivan v. Oracle Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a would-be class action brought by three nonresidents of California against Oracle seeking damages under California law for failure to pay...

Jensen v. Phillips Screw Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
Sanctions order against law firm for unreasonably and vexatiously multiplying the proceedings in a class action case are vacated in part and remanded...

Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class and individual action against defendant-former employer for violations of the Labor Code, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where:...

Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Product Liability
In a class-action suit claiming deceptive advertising by defendant of clothes dryers with stainless-steel drums, certification of a class under the...

Harper v. 24 Hour Fitness, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a putative class action against defendant-24 Hour Fitness concerning the terms for the renewal period, order decertifying a limited class that had...

Ross v. Am. Express Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from the district court's holding that defendants-American Express may avail themselves of the arbitration clauses in the cardholder...

Cundiff v. Verizon California, Inc.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corp. Governance, Remedies
Following judgment in favor of plaintiffs in a class action consumer protection suit against defendant-Verizon California alleging unfair business...