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IN RE: ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in certifying a class of plaintiffs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2), who allege that their employer constructively discharged...

CONSUMER CAUSE, INC. v. MRS. GOOCH'S NATURAL FOOD MKT.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
An unnamed member of a putative class who successfully objects to class certification and approval of a proposed classwide settlement agreement may be...

ROBBINS v. ALIBRANDI

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Even where a negotiated attorney's fee may represent a reasoned business decision to settle, a negotiated fee that exceeds a fair and reasonable fee...

MCINTOSH v. MONSANTO CO.

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions
In a price-fixing conspiracy claim concerning corn and soybean seeds, the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion to certify two classes is...

CARROLL v. UNITED COMPUCRED COLLECTIONS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
An offer of judgment pursuant to Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in a case where class certification is pending but has not yet been...

LAW v. CONT'L AIRLINES CORP.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class-action suit for "pay protection," summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where the district court properly deemed...

IN RE: SULZER ORTHOPEDICS PROD. LIAB. LITIG.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action settlement concerning the recall of defective hip implants, plaintiffs' appeal of a Special Master's decision, regarding their...

IN RE: SULZER ORTHOPEDICS PROD. LIAB. LITIG.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action settlement concerning the recall of defective hip implants, plaintiff-class member's appeal of the award of fees and expenses is...

IN RE: SULZER ORTHOPEDICS, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action settlement concerning the recall of defective hip implants, the award of attorney fees is affirmed where the district court's...

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. v. SUPER. CT. OF LA

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
No member of the bar, either maintaining an employment relationship or sharing office space with an attorney class representative during the...