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EQT Production Co. v. Adair

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Order granting class certification to five related class action suits pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) is vacated and remanded, where...

Hendershot v. Ready to Roll Transportation, Inc.

Class Actions
Order denying plaintiffs' motion for class certification is reversed, where: 1) the court’s analysis of the numerosity factor was incorrect; 2) the...

Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of class certification is reversed and remanded, where: 1) employees who use their personal cell phones for work-related calls must be...

Loos v. Immersion Corp.

Class Actions, Securities Law
The district court's dismissal of a securities fraud class action alleging violations of Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 20A of the Securities Exchange Act...

MAZ Partners LP v. PHC, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant in a class action brought by plaintiff-stockholders challenging the fairness of a corporate merger is vacated...

Rebolledo v. Tilly's, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court's order denying defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff-employee's putative class action regarding statutory...

Menkes v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiffs' purchased supplemental private...

Minter v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action alleging that defendants violated Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), by creating a joint venture, to...

Tatum v. RJR Pension Investment Committee

Class Actions, Corp. Governance, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action brought on behalf of plaintiff and other participants in defendant-employer's 401(k) retirement savings plan alleging that...

State of Hawaii v. HSBC Bank Nevada

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
The district court's denial of a motion for a remand to state court is reversed and remanded, where neither the federal question statute nor the Class...