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Shlahtichman v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's class action suit against 1-800 Contacts, claiming that defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (FCRA) as amended by...

Countrywide Fin. Corp. v. Bundy

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In defendants' arbitration demands on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated against Countrywide Financial Corporation and its wholly...

Rattray v. Woodbury Cty.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action against an Iowa county alleging that plaintiff was strip searched illegally as part of the booking process at the county jail, a denial...

Walker v. Monsanto Co. Pension Plan

Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit challenging the manner in which certain credits accrue in the defendant company's pension plan as inconsistent with a...

Siegel v. Shell Oil Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiff's motion for class certification, seeking relief under both the Illinois Consumer Fraud (ICFA) and Deceptive Business Practices Act and...

Tucker v. Pacific Bell Mobile Serv.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' proposed class action, claiming that defendant cell phone providers violated the Unfair Competition Law by selling "bucket plans"...

Cellphone Fee Termination Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a consolidated appeal of trial court's approval of the settlement, arising from one of several class action suits that challenge wireless telephone...

Kirby v. Immoos Fire Prot., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' suit against defendant-employer as well as 750 Doe defendants for violating various labor laws and unfair competition law, trial...

Zimmerman v. Puccio

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against defendant-Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporations (Cambridge) and other corporate defendants, pursuant to the...

Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action seeking compensatory and punitive damages from cigarette manufacturers under theories of strict liability, breach of express warranty,...