all - Opinion Summaries

MCMANUS v. FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a suit against an RV manufacturer, the District Court abused its discretion in certifying the class under Rule 23(b)(2), where the sharp...

TING v. AT&T

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A legal remedies provision in defendant's service agreement is unenforceable as unconscionable under California's consumer protection laws,...

MEJDRECH v. MET-COIL SYS. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law
A grant of class certification in a soil and groundwater pollution case under federal and Illinois environmental law, limiting class treatment to...

O'SULLIVAN v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
District courts improperly certified classes of plaintiffs alleging that a mortgage broker accepted kickbacks from law firms in violation of the Real...

MOLSKI v. GLEICH

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts
Certification of a mandatory class was violative of class members' due process rights, where a broad release provision released claims of members and...

MARKVA v. HAVEMAN

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a class-action challenge to the Michigan Medicaid plan's methodology for calculating eligibility and benefits for relatives caring for dependent...

SANDWICH CHEF OF TEXAS, INC. v. RELIANCE NAT'L INDEM. INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In certifying an FRCP 23(b)(3) class in a RICO fraud action based on alleged overcharging of workers' compensation insurance premiums, the district...

CHRISTINA A. v. BLOOMBERG

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Juvenile Law
District court's approval of a settlement agreement did not, by itself, create an enforceable judgement or a consent decree, so, because a juvenile...

STERN v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (GETZ, KRYCLER & JAKUBOVITS )

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A trial court should order jurisdictional reclassification based on amount in controversy only after parties have received proper notice and an...

MANDEL v. HOUSEHOLD BANK

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Although a term barring class arbitration is unconscionable and is stricken, an arbitration agreement is enforceable and binding on a plaintiff...