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Erie Insurance Exchange v. Erie Indemnity Company

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The district court's order remanding plaintiff's action for misappropriation of funds against defendant, who is plaintiff's attorney-in-fact and...

Thompson v. Automobile Club of Southern California

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for class certification in an action challenging defendant's policies...

De La Cruz v. Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co.

Class Actions, Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A municipal vessel is a public work within the meaning of N.Y. Labor Law section 220 and article I, section 17 of the N.Y. State Constitution, so that...

Roth v. CHA Hollywood Medical Center

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's remand to state court of a wage and hour class action under the Class Action Fairness Act is reversed and remanded, where: 1) a...

In re IndyMac Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
The district court's order partially denying motions to intervene by proposed intervenors is affirmed, where: 1) American Pipe & Construction Co. v....

Padilla v. Maersk Line, Limited

Admiralty, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, a class of seafarers discharged from service on defendant's ships due to illness or injury, is affirmed,...

Flores v. Chevron USA Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Oil and Gas Law
Summary judgment for defendant in class action alleging violation of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act (Act) by sometimes requiring customers to...

American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
The Federal Arbitration Act does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class arbitration on the ground that the plaintiffs' cost of...

Cruz v. FXDirectDealer, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's suit alleging that defendant engaged in dishonest and deceptive practices in managing its online foreign exchange...

Lopez-Valenzuela v. County of Maricopa

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
The district court's summary judgment and partial dismissal of a class action challenging Proposition 100, a ballot measure passed by Arizona voters...