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PARRIS v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LOWE?S H.I.W., INC.)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
Precertification communication with potential class members, like pre-filing communication, is constitutionally protected speech. Trial court erred in...

PLATA v. DAVIS

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
An interlocutory order denying a motion to exclude certain class members from a plaintiff class 1) was not a final order under 28 U.S.C. section 1291,...

POTTER v. NORWEST MORTGAGE

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Individual plaintiffs who settled their Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act claims cannot appeal denial of class certification, because plaintiffs...

KAVRUCK v. BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA

Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
Denial of class certification as to the causes of action for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair competition is affirmed. Triable issues of...

IN RE VITAMINS ANTITRUST CLASS ACTIONS

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech
District judge did not abuse his discretion in finding that a party's neglect in failing to opt out of a settlement was excusable, thus an order...

SNELL v. ALLIANZ LIFE INS. CO. OF N. AM.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Magistrate judge erred in finding that appellant's purported oral opt-in to a class should supercede her timely, written notice opting out of the...

STATON v. BOEING CO.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions
The district court acted within its discretion in certifying an employment discrimination case as a class action under FRCP 23(a). Parties to a class...

BASURO v. 21ST CENTURY INS. CO.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of a class certification motion brought by homeowners allegedly denied insurance benefits in the aftermath of an earthquake is affirmed, as...

DESIANO v. WARNER-LAMBERT CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
Because plaintiffs' suit, for relief on behalf of all health benefit providers that paid for Rezulin, involves claims of damages that were caused...

IN THE MATTER OF SYNTHROID MARKETING LITIG.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech
For each band of recovery after a class action alleging consumer fraud by a pharmaceutical company, consumer class counsel should recover at least as...