all - Opinion Summaries

LOMAS v. TRAVELERS PROPERTY CAS. CORP.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The Court affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's class action involving those employees who were subject to...

CARNEGIE v. HOUSEHOLD INT'L, INC.

Class Actions
Defendants unsuccessfully appealed an order by the district court certifying a plaintiff class because plaintiffs substantially complied with the...

WILLENS v. TD WATERHOUSE GROUP, INC.

Class Actions
In a class action case, the Court rejected plaintiff's appeal to certify his claim as a statewide class action for violations of the Consumer Legal...

KLAY v. HUMANA, INC.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
In a putative class action against HMOs, the court reversed a district court injunction disallowing defendant from arbitrating claims, including those...

KIRCHER v. PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
Court found that it did have subject matter jurisdiction under Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, and would proceed to the merits concerning...

LEBRILLA v. FARMERS GROUP, INC.

Class Actions
Lower court improperly denied certification of a class because plaintiffs' claims concerning defendant's car repair practices did present common...

SAPPINGTON v. ORANGE UNIFIED SCH. DIST.

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law
Plaintiffs' class action suit contesting a perceived reduction in retirement health benefits was rejected, because the court found no impairment of...

IRWIN v. MASCOTT

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Court sustained finding that defendants had violated injunction issued in a class action case. Defendant's claims of lack of jurisdiction and...

STONE v. FIRST UNION CORP.

Civil Rights, Class Actions
In a class action alleging age discrimination, plaintiffs have a right to intervene where the class representative may not be adequate due to the fact...

DAGHER v. SAUDI REFINING INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action alleging that the defendants conspired to fix the nationwide prices for the Shell and Texaco brands of gasoline through the creation...