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Ellis v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Sanctions
The trial court's orders in a class action suit imposing monetary sanctions against plaintiff's counsel, awarding her no attorney fees, and awarding...

Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, ERISA, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claims that defendant breached its fiduciary duty of loyalty under ERISA when it chose to pay her life...

Hayes v. WalMart Stores Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
The trial court's order granting plaintiff's motion for class certification in an action asserting claims for violation of the New Jersey Consumer...

Rose v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
A claim of unlawful business practice under California's unfair competition law may be based on violations of a federal statute, even after Congress...

Manning v. Boston Medical Center

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage and hour action alleging that defendants deprived plaintiff-employees of their wages through the use of timekeeping policies and employment...

Keller v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a putative class-action alleging that defendant violated former college football player-plaintiffs' rights of publicity under California Civil Code...

Murphy v. DirecTV, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court's order compelling plaintiffs to arbitrate their putative class action charging defendants with violations of California's Unfair...

Avery v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court's order denying defendant's motions to compel plaintiffs to individually arbitrate the wage and hour claims they allege in this class...

Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Superior Court (Wilson)

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for writ of mandate to compel trial court to reconsider its ruling granting plaintiff's motion for class certification based solely on a...

In Re ProShares Trust Securities Litigation

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' complaint which alleged that defendants were liable for alleged omissions and misleading statements related to...