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Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corporation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, a class-action for relief under the Fair Labor...

Clark v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court granting the government summary adjudication on the ground that plaintiffs-National Guard members were...

Gates v. Rohm and Haas Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal from the denial of class certification concerning a tort action for toxic dump, judgment of the district court is affirmed...

Litman v. Cellco Partnership

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, cs_82, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from a district court order compelling plaintiffs' to arbitrate their class-action contract claims on an individual rather than a...

Behrend v. Comcast Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Media Law
A class action antitrust suit alleging cable companies' violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act in regard to the provision of cable...

Stearns v. Ticketmaster, Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from three putative class-action complaints under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumers Legal...

Renfro v. Unisys Corporation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Remedies
In an ERISA class-action alleging breach of fiduciary duty on the grounds that defendants inadequately selected a mix and range of investment options...

McCoy v. Chase Manhattan Bank, USA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a class-action complaint alleging defendant's violation of the notice requirements of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. sections...

In Re: Bluetooth Headset Products Liability Litigation

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, cs_82, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a challenge to the fairness and reasonableness of the settlement of a class-action products liability claim, judgment of the district court is...

Amador v. Superintendents of Dept. of Correctional Servs.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal arising from a Section 1983 class-action brought by current and former female inmates of New York State prisons for...