all - Opinion Summaries

Berryman v. Merit Prop. Mgmt. , Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit alleging that defendant-property manager wrongfully charged certain fees in connection with the transfer of title for home purchases,...

Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action against an employer over the employer's use of a medical test for promotion purposes, denial of attorney's fees for plaintiffs is...

Aviation Data, Inc. v. American Express Travel Related Servs. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Refusal to approve class action settlement based on counsel for defendant's misleading of plaintiffs in the course of negotiations by offering to make...

Bryan v. BellSouth Commc'ns, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law
In case involving putative class action alleging that defendant's Federal Universal Service Charge was excessive and that defendant violated North...

Jenkins v. BellSouth Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In putative class action alleging a pattern and practice of racial discrimination in promotions and compensation by defendant, a district court lacks...

Culpepper v. Irwin Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate
In class action against mortgage lender under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, summary judgment for defendant and decertification of the...

Great Plains Trust Co. v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Debt Collection, Transportation
In a class action against a railroad alleging breach of contract, fraud, and unjust enrichment on account of its failure to make a required year's...

Akkerman v. Mecta Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, False Advertising, Health Law
Order denying motion for class certification in action under the Unfair Competition Law for deceptive advertising against defendant, the manufacturer...

Juarez v. Arcadia Fin., Ltd.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In class action brought under the Unfair Competition Law alleging that defendant engaged in unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices by...

Lott v. Pfizer, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In a purported class action against a pharmaceutical company alleging misrepresentation of health hazards associated with two drugs, award of...