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Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Product Liability
In a class action alleging deceptive advertising regarding the prescription drug Paxil, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) denial of...

Merrifield v. Lockyer

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a section 1983 case challenging California's pest controller regulation, the grant of summary judgment for the State is affirmed in part and...

McDonald v. Caldwell Banker

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a housing discrimination case alleging violation of California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, California's Unruh Act, the federal Fair Housing...

Lewis v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a suit alleging breach of contract by defendant for failing to move plaintiffs' belongings by a date certain, dismissal for failure to comply with...

Pichler v. Union of Needletrades, Indus. and Textile Employees, AFL-CIO

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class-action suit alleging violation by defendant-labor union of plaintiffs' privacy rights under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA),...

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Farris

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a case involving a Kentucky tax imposed on the gross revenues of telecommunications providers, the circuit court rules that: 1) under the First...

Pleasants v. Am. Express Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action alleging that American Express defendants violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by issuing preloaded, stored-value cards...

Am. Bankers Ass'n v. Lockyer

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
After remand, in a case interpreting California's Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA) in light of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a case challenging application of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), summary judgment for plaintiff is...

Sec. and Exch. Comm'n v. Wolfson

Consumer Protection Law, Securities Law
In a civil enforcement action in which the SEC alleged that defendants violated section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and section...