» Ninth Circuit upheld class certification in Wal-Mart discrimination case
06/02/12 05:00 from JURIST - Class Action News
On February 6, 2007, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for allegedly discriminating against female employees should go to trial. The decision upheld a 2004 certifica..
» US tobacco companies appealed $270 million settlement to Supreme Court
02/12/11 05:00 from JURIST - Class Action News
On December 2, 2010, US tobacco companies including Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds, along with an industry trade group, filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a $271.5 million class action settlement. The Louisiana..
» Madoff victims file class action suit against JP Morgan
08/11/11 18:32 from JURIST - Class Action News
Two former Bernard Madoff investors filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPMC) Monday seeking recovery of $19 billion for allegedly aiding Madoff in orchestrating his Ponzi scheme. The suit, filed in the US Di..
» Indian trust lawsuit leader Cobell dies at 65
17/10/11 13:51 from JURIST - Class Action News
Elouise Cobell, who successfully led plaintiffs in the Indian trust class action lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI), died from cancer Sunday at age 65. The resulting $3.4 billion settlement for mismanaged Indian land ro..
» South Korea iPhone customers file class action against Apple over data collection
18/08/11 11:35 from JURIST - Class Action News
More than 26,000 iPhone users in South Korea joined in a class action lawsuit filed Wednesday against Apple\'s local headquarters for collecting location data without their consent. The class is composed of individuals who purchased an iPhon..
» Federal and State Action Against False Advertising
14/08/11 12:00 from JURIST - Class Action News
Johanna Nestor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, is currently working as a law clerk for the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Florida. She writes on the issue of astroturfing and businesses using false and..
» Class action lawsuit accuses Apple, major publishers of collusion
11/08/11 15:34 from JURIST - Class Action News
A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California alleges that Apple and five major publishers colluded to illegally fix electronic book (e-book) prices. The complaint alleges that Apple a..
» Federal judge permits Toyota appeal of class action ruling
20/07/11 14:09 from JURIST - Class Action News
A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday tentatively ruled that Toyota could appeal the ruling in a class action lawsuit filed over alleged sudden-acceleration defects. Judge James Selna denied a m..
» Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco class action suit
28/06/11 14:17 from JURIST - Class Action News
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Philip Morris v. Jackson, declining to determine whether a state court erred in certifying a class of smokers who sued four tobacco companies, claiming that cigarettes containing nicotine ..
» Supreme Court rejects class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart
20/06/11 17:08 from JURIST - Class Action News
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Wal-Mart v. Dukes that a group of women seeking to recover damages from Wal-Mart failed to meet the requirements for class certification. The case, a Title VII gender discrimination class action lawsu..