all - Opinion Summaries

Lewis v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In suit alleging violations of California's Automobile Sales Finance Act, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and the Unfair Competition Law, in the form...

Evory v. RJM Acquisitions Funding LLC

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a consolidation of four suits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, one decision is affirmed and the remaining three reversed and remanded...

In Re: City of Fayetteville Firemen's Pension & Relief Fund

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities class action, an appeal from a denial of class certification is dismissed as untimely where the 10 day limit under Rule 23(f) to file...

In Re Sci Texas Funeral Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an action brought by plaintiffs raising individual and class claims against defendants for violating federal and state disclosure requirements...

In Re US Home Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated alleging their homes were built without shower pans, petition...

Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In the Second Circuit, a plaintiff may plead a theory of aiding and abetting liability under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). In an action brought by...

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP v. Sutton

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, attorney's fees for the lead plaintiff's attorney are vacated and remanded where the district court failed to...

Gruer v. Merck-Medco Managed Care, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA
In ERISA class action that alleged defendant breached its fiduciary duty in failing to act in class plaintiffs' best interest in defendant's capacity...

Prater v. Ohio Educ. Ass'n

Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by retired employees of defendant claiming that defendant improperly terminated their health benefits, which allegedly had become...

Wernikoff v. Health Care Serv. Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a complaint alleging violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act based on a medical insurance rate structure,...