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Benjamin v. Dep't of Pub. Welfare of the Commonwealth fo Pennsylvania

Class Actions, Government Law, Health Law
In a class action suit brought by individuals with "mental retardation" who reside in intermediate care facilities operated by the Department of...

Rota-McLarty v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In plaintiff's putative class action, alleging violations of various state consumer protection laws for undisclosed finance charges and other unfair...

Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit against an employer alleging overtime pay, rest and meal period violations, trial court's denial of the employer's petition to...

In re: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' putative class action antitrust lawsuit on behalf of themselves and similarly situated pharmacies that contracted with defendant to...

US v. Bormes

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary
In an attorney's putative class action against the United States seeking damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as well as under the...

Matamoros v. Starbucks Corp.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In employees' class action suit against Starbucks, claiming that its policy of allowing shift supervisors to share in the pooled gratuities violated...

Arctic Slope Native Ass'n, Ltd. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law
In an inter-tribal consortium's suit against the Department of Health and Human Services for damages for the underpayment of tribal contractors'...

Morgan v. Wet Seal, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' suit against their former employer, a retail company, alleging that the employees were required to purchase the company's clothing and...

Ellis v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' putative class action against a manufacturer of Trimboard, a composite building product designed and marketed for use as exterior trim...

Ayyad v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In the long-running class action against Sprint Spectrum, L.P. (Sprint) over cellphone termination fees, the trial court properly refused to hear...