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Parra v. Bashas', Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action brought by current and former employees of defendant alleging that they had been discriminated against based upon their national...

Garcia v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class-action case brought against Tyson Foods alleging, inter alia, violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), defendants' appeal...

Rickher v. Home Depot, Inc.

Class Actions, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a class-action suit alleging that defendant's sale of damage waivers for tool rentals violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business...

Clark v. Optical Coating Lab., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions, Water Law
In a toxic tort action following a jury trial that resulted in mistrial, award of attorney's fees and sanctions to defendants is reversed where there...

In re Lugo

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Remedies, Sentencing
In a habeas class action on behalf of parole-eligible life prisoners involving, inter alia, efforts to reduce the backlog of parole suitability...

Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Ct

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving alleged violations of laws governing rest and meal breaks on transfer from the state supreme court, the court of appeals rules...

Bondi v. Capital & Fin. Asset Mgmt. S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, International Law, Securities Law
Denial of motion by debtor in foreign bankruptcy proceedings to enjoin actions brought against it in the United States is affirmed where the district...

In re: Mut. Funds Inv. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Cashed-out former employees remain "participants" in defined contribution retirement plans for purposes of section 502(a)(2) of ERISA when they seek...

Kutten v. Bank of America, N.A.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's class action claims as preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs...

In re BCBG Overtime Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a consolidated appeal reviewing a trial court's grant of a motion to strike allegations in a purported class action suit, the court of appeals...