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Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Under the California Arbitration Act, judicial review of the merits of an arbitration award is permissible where the contracting parties have...

Mark v. Spencer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action case, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not err in sustaining the demurrer without leave to...

Bull v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
An order denying qualified immunity in an 42 U.S.C. section 1983 class action suit is affirmed where, under the circumstances of this case, San...

Medrazo v. Honda of N. Hollywood

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Transportation
In a lawsuit alleging violations of Vehicle Code sections 11712.5 and 24014 by defendant motorcycle dealership, denial of class certification is...

Buckley v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under Title VII claiming race discrimination, sex discrimination, and retaliation stemming from plaintiff's employment as a special agent...

Rosenau v. Unifund Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) alleging that defendant sent deceptive debt-collection letters, judgment for...

In Re: Nortel Networks Corp. Securities Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a matter involving attorneys' fees following settlement of a private securities class action, judgment awarding 3% of the class's recovery to class...

Fellner v. Tri-Union Seafoods, L.L.C.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class-action suit alleging injury caused by methylmercury and other harmful compounds in defendant's canned tuna products, grant of a motion to...

Alch v. Time Warner Entertainment Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit against studios, networks, production companies, and talent agencies asserting an industry-wide pattern and practice of age...

Saunders v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In purported class actions on behalf of persons living in a "single, contiguous black community in Kansas City" claiming, inter alia, that...