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Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class action suit by women employees against Wal-Mart alleging sexual discrimination under Title VII, certification of plaintiffs' class with...

Eclipse v. US Compliance Co.

Class Actions, Insurance Law
In a class action suit based on the allegation that defendant faxed advertisements to plaintiff and other businesses without first obtaining their...

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

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law
In suit against health insurance provider under the Unfair Competition Law, denial of class certification of similarly situated insureds is reversed...

Ortiz v. Lyon Mgmt. Group, Inc.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In class action alleging violations of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act and the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act regarding...

Albritton v. Cagles, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In cases arising from some of the "donning and doffing" litigation, alleging compensation is owed for time spent putting on and taking off protective...

Best Buy Co. v. Barrera

Class Actions, Contracts
In a class action suit brought against Best Buy to recover restocking fees deducted from returns made on certain returned merchandise, a court of...

Houston Mun. Employees Pension Sys. v. Ferrell

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit involving whether members of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) may bring a declaratory judgment action to declare their...

Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas v. Ademaj

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a class-action suit challenging the validity of insurer's recouping of a legislatively imposed fee from insureds, the decision in favor of the...

Gonzales v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

Class Actions, Immigration Law, Remedies
An order granting preliminary injunctive relief to a class of aliens, enjoining defendants from denying certain applications for permission to reapply...

In Re: Literary Works in Elec. Databases Copyright Litig.

Class Actions, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Order certifying a class of freelance authors and approving a settlement of their copyright infringement claims arising from the unauthorized...