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Schmidt v. Cal. Highway Patrol

Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Attorney's Fees
In a class action against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for a writ of mandate to compel the CHP to comply with Penal Code sections 849.5 and...

Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a case to determine whether a court or an arbitrator decides if an arbitration agreement permits or prohibits classwide arbitration, the Court of...

Young v. RemX, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute resolution and arbitration action, arising from a wage and hour lawsuit involving individual and class claims, the Court concluded...

Van Dusen v. Swift Transp. Co. Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action labor law case brought by interstate truckers against their employer, an interlocutory appeal from a district court's case...

Rollins v. Dignity Health

Tax-exempt Organizations, Class Actions, ERISA
In a putative class action against an employer, alleging it has not maintained its pension plan in compliance with the the Employee Retirement Income...

Martin v. Yasuda

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought by plaintiffs are individuals who enrolled in defendant's cosmetology program, alleging violations of state labor law and...

Duran v. Obesity Research Institute

Class Actions, False Advertising
In a putative class action against a weight-loss supplement manufacturer and a retailer, alleging defendants falsely claimed that defendant's...

Richardson v. Director Federal Bureau of Prisons

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action brought by a former inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg seeking both individual monetary damages for alleged...

Mazzei v. The Money Store

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Banking Law
In a class action against The Money Store alleging overcharge of late fees on mortgages, in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs,...

SRM Global Master Fund Ltd. P'ship v. Bear Stearns Cos.

Class Actions, Securities Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by a registered private investment fund, asserting that Bear Sterns Companies and its auditors made material misrepresentations in...