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HERNANDEZ v. STOCKTON UNIFIED SCH. DIST.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Education Law
The settlement of a school desegregation case, which allowed the trial court to retain jurisdiction for two years, is affirmed over plaintiffs' claim...

ROWINSKI v. SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Securities Law
Plaintiffs' class suit, alleging defendant's dissemination of "biased investment research" breached the parties' services contract, is preempted by...

DAWALT v. PURDUE PHARMA.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging the wrongful manufacture of a prescription drug, defendant-pharmaceutical company's appeal is dismissed where the district court's...

CITY OF MONROE v. BRIDGESTONE CORP.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action lawsuit, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is remanded to determine whether the complaint adequately pleads...

IN RE: DAOU SYS. INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claim, alleging security fraud, is reversed where the complaint states a sufficiently particularized claim for accounting...

ROBERTSON v. NEXTEL WEST CORP.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Public Utilities
The district court's approval of a nationwide class action settlement, concerning billing disputes between wireless telephone companies and their...

IN RE: RITE AID CORP

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In assessing the reasonableness of attorneys' fees in a section 10(b) securities class action, the district court abused its discretion when it...

STATE v. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit concerning corporate embezzlement, dismissal of plaintiff's False Claims Act and unfair competition law claims is reversed.

ESTRADA v. PRS, INC.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action alleging unfair business practices, plaintiffs who were dismissed from the action may not appeal where, even though they have...

DABIT v. MERRILL LYNCH

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, only class actions brought by plaintiffs who satisfy the purchaser-seller rule of Blue Chip v....