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Briseno v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Class Actions, False Advertising
In putative class actions brought against ConAgra Foods in eleven states by consumers who purchased Wesson-brand cooking oil products labeled '100%...

Chan Healthcare Group, PS v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Class Actions, Judges & Judiciary, Attorney's Fees
In a consolidated appeal presenting an issue of first impression in the circuit, namely the scope of appellate jurisdiction to review a district...

Driscoll v. Granite Rock Co.

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Construction
In a labor and employment law class action, the trial court's entry of judgment for defendant concrete company is affirmed where there was sufficient...

Augustus v. ABM Security ServicesAugustus v. ABM Security Services

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions
In an employment law class action, the Court held that California Labor Code section 226.7 prohibits on-duty and on-call rest periods and requires...

Rainero v. Archon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a class action suit brought on behalf of a class of preferred stock shareholders, the court affirmed where the district court’s dismissal is for...

Marilley v. Bonham

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by a class of nonresident commercial fishers challenging California’s nonresident fee differential for commercial fishing...

Driscoll v. Granite Rock

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Construction
In a suit brought on behalf of a class of approximately 200 current and former concrete mixer drivers, claiming that construction company defendant...

Lubin v. Wackenhut Corp.

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions
In a class action alleging labor violations related to meals, rest breaks, and wage statements, the trial court's grant of defendant's motion to...

In re: Nexium Antitrust

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
In an appeal arising from the first pharmaceutical-settlement antitrust action tried before a jury since the Supreme Court's decision in FTC v....

Fredrickson v. Starbucks Corp.

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Tax Law
In a class action brought by three former baristas at Starbucks, challenging defendant's practice of withholding state and federal taxes from...