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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. VISA INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
The district court's approval the largest class action settlement in the history of antitrust law is affirmed over defendants' challenge to the...

MARTIN v. FRANKLIN CAPITAL CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging illegalities in automobile financing and insurance contracts, denial of plaintiff's request for attorney's fees, based on...

CA. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S RET. SYS. v. THE CHUBB CORP.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities class action lawsuit, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's second amended complaint was properly within its discretion.

HILAO v. ESTATE OF FERDINAND MARCOS

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a settlement agreement involving a class of plaintiffs who had sued for violations of their human rights, Defendant-Republic of the Philippines's...

WIWA v. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, International Law, Military Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action suit alleging brutal repression of an ethnic minority, the district court's quashing of a subpoena directed to a non-party, and its...

KERN v. SIEMENS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
An order certifying an "opt-in" class of heirs, beneficiaries, and personal representatives of individuals killed in a Ski Train Fire is reversed...

WALTERS v. WEISS

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Benefits
42 U.S.C. Sec. 657(a) does not create an individually-enforceable right to have child support benefits distributed in strict compliance with the...

FIDEL v. FARLEY

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action, dismissal of plaintiffs' claim against defendant-Ernst & Young is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to allege facts...

GALLIVAN v. AT&T CORP.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Plaintiff's claim, seeking to recover telephone charges that were allegedly imposed fraudulently by defendant-telephone company, is barred by the...

NEWBY v. ENRON CORP.

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action suit stemming from the downfall of Enron Corporation, the district court's decision to approve a $40 million dollar...