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Jones v. Citigroup, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Order denying defendant's petition to compel arbitration of an unfair competition action filed by plaintiffs is reversed where plaintiffs did not show...

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1309, AFL-CIO v. Laidlaw Transit Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
A party seeking to appeal under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) must comply with the requirements of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure...

Mora v. Constr. Laborers Pension Trust for S. California

Class Actions, Construction, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in an ERISA case denying class plaintiffs, construction laborers, credits for hours of service giving rise to additional pension benefits...

Bell v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Postjudgment order denying defendant's motion to modify the calculation of prejudgment interest in a judgment is affirmed in a class action by former...

Sadoski v. Mosley

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Dismissal of former inmate plaintiff's civil rights complaint for damages and injunctive relief against defendants involving defendant-judge's...

Reeb v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII cases in which plaintiffs seek individual compensatory damages are not appropriately brought as class actions under Rule 23(b)(2) because...

Shah v. Meeker

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Order dismissing putative class action securities fraud claims as time-barred is affirmed where the district court properly found that plaintiff's...

Gargano v. Lee County Bd. of County Comm'rs

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax Law, Transportation
In a purported class action against county government operators of the Sanibel toll bridge, the trial court does have jurisdiction to review political...

Plubell v. Merck & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
Remand to state court of a putative class action against a drug manufacturer alleging deceptive trade practices is affirmed where the class action was...

Raider v. Sunderland

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Securities Law, Tax Law
Request from plaintiff, class representative in shareholder litigation, for an allowance or bonus payment to be paid out of class counsel's fee is...