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In re: Ceridian Corp. Sec. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a class action against a company and three former corporate officers accusing defendants of securities fraud that injured investors by artificially...

In Re: Merck & Co., Inc. Sec., Derivative & ERISA Litig.

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Securities Law
In a class-action securities-fraud complaint arising from the withdrawal from the market of the pain reliever Vioxx, dismissal of claims as barred by...

Pichler v. Union of Needletrades, Indus. and Textile Employees, AFL-CIO

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class-action suit alleging violation by defendant-labor union of plaintiffs' privacy rights under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA),...

Pleasants v. Am. Express Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action alleging that American Express defendants violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by issuing preloaded, stored-value cards...

Hoffman v. Construction Protective Servs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment class action suit, exclusion of evidence regarding damages is affirmed where: 1) numerous plaintiffs made state law claims separate...

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn v. Landstar Sys.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a class action lawsuit brought against defendant motor carrier alleging that freight hauling leases violated the Truth-in-Leasing regulations for...

Trout v. Sec'y of the Navy

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Remedies
In a class-action Title VII suit alleging sex discrimination by the Navy, order requiring plaintiffs to refund certain attorneys' fees and interest is...

Shook v. Bd. of County Comm'rs of the County of El Paso

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of mentally ill patients at a county jail, denial of class certification is affirmed...

Sicar v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Immigration Law
In a class action claim for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging the government has systematically misclassified plaintiffs' parole status...

Mamot Feed Lot & Trucking v. Hobson

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a class action raising federal usury and antitying claims against a bank, its holding company, and various shareholders, officers, and employees of...