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Hypertouch, Inc. v. Super. Ct. of San Mateo

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
A requirement that individual members must "opt-in" to a class action lawsuit in order for it to be binding is not required by the due process clause...

John Doe v. Miller

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
When the putative class in a class-action lawsuit is likely to be prejudiced by the dismissal or settlement of the suit, the district court should...

Anderson v. Westinghouse Savannah

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, the district court properly denied a motion for class certification on the ground that plaintiffs' challenges to...

MRRM v. Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, & Brickman

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
The district court did not abuse its discretion in allocating a class action attorney fee among three law firms where the allocation properly reflects...

Pritchett v. Office Depot, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
The removal provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 do not apply to pending state court cases that were removed after the effective date...

Pioneer Elec. Inc. v. Super. Ct. of L.A. County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
When issuing a precertification communication to members of a putative class, the court must take reasonable steps to assure that consumers receive...

Hash v. US

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action lawsuit alleging "taking" claims under the Fifth Amendment, defendant's conversion of plaintiff's land to a public trail was a...

Cummings v. Connell

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
When nominal damages are awarded in a civil rights class action, every member of the class whose constitutional rights were violated is entitled to...

Baldridge v. SBC Comm.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, plaintiff's interlocutory appeal of a class certification order is dismissed for want...

Frey v. Trans Union Corp.

Class Actions
In a claim alleging a violation of unfair competition laws, the trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion for class certification is reversed...