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KIFER v. ELLSWORTH

Class Actions
In an action seeking the modification of injunction issued in a class action, the appeal is dismissed and remanded in order to take a firm grip of the...

TILLEY v. TJX COS., INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A class certification order is vacated where the district court 1) erred as a matter of law in employing Rule 23(b)(2) as a vehicle for certifying a...

WILLIAMSON OIL CO., INC. v. PHILIP MORRIS USA

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Commercial Law
In an action alleging collusion to fix cigarette prices, summary judgment in favor of the defendant manufacturers is affirmed where the pricing...

IN RE: CENDANT CORP. SECS. LITIG.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, "work product" of a non-testifying trial consultant in this case is privileged and subject to only limited...

DE ASENCIO v. TYSON FOODS, INC.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute over unpaid wages, where plaintiffs gained certification of an opt-in class under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the district court...

PEDCOR MGMT. CO., INC. v. NATIONS PERSONNEL OF TEXAS, INC.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA
Arbitrators, not courts, should decide whether class arbitration is available or forbidden, thus a class certification order for arbitration of ERISA...

IN THE MATTER OF MONUMENTAL LIFE INS. CO.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Insurance Law
An order denying class certification, in an action for injunctive relief alleging payment of lower benefits and charging of higher premiums to blacks...

LEVITT v. BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
The district court's conclusion, that there were sufficient "storm warnings" that would have caused a reasonably prudent investor to discover...

ADAMS v. KINDER-MORGAN, INC.

Class Actions, Securities Law
A fraud class action under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 1) pled facts with sufficient particularity to satisfy section 78u-4(b)(1) standards,...

LONDON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
Granting of class certification is reversed in an action alleging violations of Florida laws regulating credit life insurance, as plaintiff failed to...