all - Opinion Summaries

Pioneer Elecs. (USA), Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
This appeal raised the issue of the extent to which California's right to privacy provision protects purchasers of potentially defective DVD players...

Lebeau v. US

Class Actions, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In a class action brought against the government under the Little Tucker Act for breach of trust based on what plaintiffs asserted was the Secretary...

Langbecker v. Elec. Data Sys. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Class certification of employees' ERISA action arising from defendants' alleged mismanagement of a company's 401(k) retirement plan is vacated and...

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law
Appeal from denial of a motion to amend a 1996 order entered by the district court as part of its ongoing remedial relief in a class action brought...

Payton v. County of Carroll

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of 12 of 13 counts and denial of class certification in a putative class action against various counties challenging an administrative fee...

Holdeman v. Devine

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit brought by participants in an ERISA-governed medical benefit plan who were left with significant medical bills when their...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment compelling arbitration of a dispute brought by a union over a side agreement that limited company contributions to retiree healthcare...

Fears v. Wilhelmina Model Agency, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Sanctions
Orders approving settlements in a class action brought by professional models against modeling agencies for conspiracy to fix commissions in violation...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand a class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive...

Galeno v. Blockbuster, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Denial of motion to remand a class action -- involving disgruntled customers of Blockbuster alleging that the "no late fee" program is a decptive...