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Kaplan v. Reed Smith LLP

Securities Law, Class Actions, Attorney's Fees
Addressed a fee dispute between two law firms that had served as co‐class counsel in a securities class action. Affirmed an order enjoining a state...

Myers v. Raley's

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Held that, in light of intervening decisional law, the trial court must reconsider its denial of class certification in a wage and hour lawsuit....

Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert

Class Actions, Civil Procedure
Held that the federal rule governing appeals from orders granting or denying class certification is not subject to equitable tolling. The plaintiff...

In re JPMorgan Chase and Co.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Held that the district court "appears to have erred" in ordering that thousands of current and former employees be notified of a pending Fair...

Fierro v. Landry's Restaurant Inc.

Class Actions, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Held that the trial court erred in dismissing a proposed wage-hour class action on statute of limitations grounds. The issue involved the so-called...

Jimenez-Sanchez v. Dark Horse Express, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Held that the trial court erred in denying class certification to truck drivers bringing wage and hour claims against their employer. Reversed and...

Red Barn Motors, Inc. v. NextGear Capital, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Banking Law
Held that the district court did not adequately explain its reason for rescinding certification of a class in a business dispute between numerous...

Nielen-Thomas v. Concorde Investment Services LLC

Securities Law, Class Actions
Held that a state law fraud lawsuit against an investment adviser was precluded by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. The statute's...

McCleery v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Insurance Law
Affirmed the denial of class certification in a wage-and-hour case involving property inspectors in the insurance industry. The inspectors proposed to...

Kendrick v. Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc.

Transportation, Class Actions
Held that a proposed class action lawsuit challenging the Golden Gate Bridge toll-collecting system belonged in state court. Affirmed the remand of...