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Pfizer, Inc. v. Lott

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
The Class Action Fairness Act does not apply to the present class action since the suit was filed in the state court the day before the Act was...

Sikirica v. Nationwide Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
A writ of summons alone cannot be the "initial pleading" that triggers the 30-day period for removal under 28 U.S.C. section 1445(b).

Sanchez v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Developmentally disabled recipients of Medicaid funds and their service providers do not have a private right of action against state officials to...

Alan v. Am. Honda Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Plaintiff's appeal from an order denying a motion for class certification is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction since plaintiff's notice of appeal was...

Pigford v. Johanns

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an action by black farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture, alleging racial discrimination in the administration of...

Bailey v. State Farm

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied defendant's request for a permanent injunction to bar...

Taubenfeld v. AON Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a class action alleging violations of federal securities laws, lead counsel's award for fees and expenses is affirmed over its challenge to the...

Harley v. Agostini

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging that defendant-employer breached its fiduciary duties under ERISA, plaintiffs failed to present the kind of clear and...

Discover Bank v. Super. Ct. of L.A.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Under California law, class action waivers in consumer contracts of adhesion, where the party with superior bargaining power has carried out a scheme...

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Serv.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
When at least one named plaintiff in a diversity action satisfies section 1332(a)'s amount-in-controversy requirement, and the other elements of...