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Koszdin v. State Comp. Ins. Fund

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Government Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In six class action suits brought by two attorneys against employers and workers' compensation insurance carriers, claiming that they failed to pay...

In re Novartis Wage & Hour Litig.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by pharmaceutical company salespersons for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summary judgment for defendant is...

Munoz v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola Bottling company seeking damages and penalties for allegedly unpaid overtime wages and violation of other...

In re Tobacco Cases I

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Remedies, Sanctions
In People's action against defendant, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, seeking to enforce a consent decree entered on a master settlement agreement...

Lincoln Nat'l Life Ins., Co. v. Bezich

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
A petition for permission to appeal, arising from the district court's remand of plaintiff's class action lawsuit against an insurer for breach of...

Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Assoc. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by about 4000 current and former employees against an employer, claiming that the company, which provides security guard services...

Brown v. Kelly

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action by persons allegedly arrested pursuant to an unconstitutional New York anti-begging statute, the district court's class...

Anderson v. Bayer Corp.

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit for personal injuries caused by Trasylol, a prescription medication manufactured by Bayer, defendants' petition for leave to appeal under 28...

Kleffman v. Vonage Holdings Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, False Advertising
In plaintiff's class action suit under section 17529.5(a)(2), which makes it unlawful to advertise in a commercial e-mail advertisement (i.e. spam)...

In re: Wilborn

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an interlocutory appeal from a bankruptcy court's certification of a class action in an adversary proceeding, the order is vacated where a...