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Rangel v. PLS Check Cashers of California, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Affirmed the dismissal, on res judicata grounds, of a proposed wage-and-hour class action. While the plaintiff conceded that she was subject to a...

Fritsch v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Reversed a ruling that the amount in controversy in an employee class action was too low for federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act...

Moen v. Regents of the University of California

Labor & Employment Law, ERISA, Class Actions
Reversed decertification of a class of retired University of California employees who claimed they were denied promised health insurance benefits. The...

Mielo v. Steak 'N Shake Operations, Inc.

Civil Rights, Class Actions
Reversed the certification of a class in a lawsuit alleging that a restaurant chain violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because its parking...

Langan v. Johnson and Johnson Consumer Cos., Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Vacated the certification of a consumer class action alleging that Johnson & Johnson deceptively labeled several of its baby bath products as being...

Franchise Tax Bd. Limited Liability Corp. Tax Refund Cases

Tax Law, Class Actions
Reversed the denial of class certification in a case involving tax refund claims filed by limited liability companies (LLCs) which sought refunds of a...

True Health Chiropractic Inc. v. McKesson Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Class Actions
Reversed the denial of class certification in an action where a healthcare company was accused of unlawfully sending unsolicited faxed advertisements...

Hill v. Volkswagen, AG

Consumer Protection Law, Class Actions, Remedies
Affirmed the approval of a consumer class action settlement in a case where Volkswagen entered into the $10-billion settlement with a class of...

Walsh v. Defenders, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
Affirmed an order remanding a consumer class action to state court. The defendant home security equipment businesses had removed the case to federal...

China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh

Class Actions, Civil Procedure
Holding that a putative class member may not, in lieu of promptly joining an existing suit or promptly filing an individual claim, commence a class...