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Miller v. Thane Int'l, Inc.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a class action brought against defendants under sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 alleging control person liability against...

Lussier v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal by putative class representatives in wage dispute litigation, denial of their request for attorney's fees following a successful motion...

Navarro v. Mukasey

Class Actions, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of petitioners' motion to reopen their deportation proceedings on the basis that they qualified for the benefits of a...

Ticconi v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit against plaintiff's health insurance provider defendant-Blue Shield under the Unfair Competition Law alleging it violated the Insurance Code...

Vietnam Ass'n for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chem. Co.

Class Actions, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of action brought by a purported class of Vietnamese nationals under the Alien Tort Statute for injuries allegedly sustained by their...

In re: Syncor ERISA Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
When parties (1) enter into a binding class action settlement agreement, which requires court approval pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of...

Bowden v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

Class Actions, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to collect for underpayment of oil and gas royalties under lease, a court of appeals judgment reversing a trial court's certification of...

In Re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Ingram Barge Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from a grant of defendants' motion to strike plaintiffs' class action allegations and jury demand, the appeal is dismissed as there was...

Anderson v. CNH US Pension Plan

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action brought by several retirees of a company against two entities that administer the company's pension and retirement plans,...

In re: High Sulfur Content Gasoline Prods. Liability Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
In a class action case arising in circumstances in which a refinery allegedly produced contaminated gasoline that was purchased and used by thousands...