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Crupar-Weinmann v. Paris Baguette America, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
Dismissal of a class-action suit alleging a willful violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) is affirmed because subsequent...

Abella Owners' Association v. MI Windows & Doors, Inc.

Product Liability, Class Actions
In the appeal of a class action judgment in which a homeowner's association was asking to be exempted from the settlement agreement because its...

Ziglar v. Abbasi

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a putative class action against two classes of federal officials brought by men of Arab or South Asian descent who, following the September 11...

Plantier v. Ramona Municipal Water Dist.

Public Utilities, Water Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law
In a class action against a Water District challenging the method used by District to calculate wastewater service 'fees or charges' between about...

In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation

Water Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
In consolidated multi-district litigation arising from contamination of groundwater in Orange County, California from various oil companies' use of...

Microsoft Corp. v. Baker

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a putative class action alleging a design defect in defendant's Xbox 360 video game console, in which the District Court struck plaintiffs' class...

Williams v. American Honda Finance

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a putative class action brought by a borrower-plaintiff against an auto loan financier that repossessed plaintiff's car after she defaulted on the...

In Re: Zoloft Products Liability Litigation

Class Actions, Evidence, Drugs & Biotech
In multi-district litigation involving allegations that the anti-depressant drug Zoloft, manufactured by Pfizer, causes cardiac birth defects when...

John v. Whole Foods Mkt. Grp., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
In a putative class action alleging that New York City grocery stores operated by Whole Foods Market-defendant systematically overstated the weights...

Bartoni v. American Medical Response West

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an class action brought under Labor Code section 2698 et seq., the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) by current and former employees of...