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SINYARD v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Class Actions, Tax Law
Attorneys' fees in class action lawsuit are income to the plaintiff taxpayers even if the defendant pays the plaintiffs' counsel directly.

NATHENSON v. ZONAGEN INC.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In determining whether plaintiffs have pled the necessary "strong inference" of scienter in a securities class action complaint, the district court...

ACREE v. GEN. MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Contracts
Under Civil Code section 1717(a), when plaintiffs' class action results in a favorable liability verdict, plaintiffs' counsel is entitled to obtain...

JOHNSTON v. HBO FILM MGMT., INC.

Class Actions
In making a class certification decision based on the "predominance" of mass claims over individual claims, the court need not take as true the...

ZUCKER v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In order for attorneys bringing a derivative shareholder's action to be entitled to fees upon settlement of the litigation, the commencement of the...

KANTER v. WARNER-LAMBERT CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
For diversity jurisdiction, party seeking removal must allege state citizenship of each of the defendants, not merely conclude that none are citizens...

WESTON v. AMERIBANK

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A parallel class action case does not toll the statute of limitations for an individual's Truth In Lending Act claim where the class action complaint...

MCCAULEY v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In determining whether a diversity case meets the minimum jurisdictional amount, the defendant's potential cost in complying with injunctive relief...

IN THE MATTER OF: SYNTHROID MARKETING LITIG.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
District judges are not entitled to block appellate review of their decisions by the expedient of denying party status to anyone who seems likely to...

MCALLEN MED. CTR., INC. v. CORTEZ

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A trial court must conduct a complete review of Tex. R. Civ. P. 42's criteria before determining that a case may proceed as a class action even for...