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• Posts for June 2013

  • June 19th, 2013 Brazilian Blowout class action settlement approved
  • June 18th, 2013 Jury awards whistleblower $2.1 million
  • June 17th, 2013 Papa John’s settles Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action
  • June 14th, 2013 Supreme Court ruling in Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter allows class arbitration to proceed
  • June 12th, 2013 Computer Sciences Corp. settles securities class action for $97.5 million
  • June 11th, 2013 Schwab gives up on class action waiver
  • June 10th, 2013 $203 million verdict against Wells Fargo in excessive overdraft case reinstated
  • June 10th, 2013 Stoll Berne investigating genetically modified wheat claims in Eastern Oregon
  • June 7th, 2013 Dow Chemical hit with $1.2 billion price fixing judgment
  • June 6th, 2013 Lululemon stock falls after revelations of see-through exercise pants
  • June 5th, 2013 Judge approves $2.4 billion Bank of America settlement
  • June 4th, 2013 Comcast Corp. v. Behrend has little precedential value
  • June 3rd, 2013 SEGA and Gearbox sued in false advertising class action over “Aliens: Colonial Marines”

• Posts for May 2013

  • May 31st, 2013 Flying J sued in class action
  • May 30th, 2013 Macmillan to settle e-book price fixing class action for $20 million
  • May 29th, 2013 In-house counsel note class action trends
  • May 28th, 2013 Midland settles debt collection class action
  • May 23rd, 2013 Automobile dealers file antitrust class action against Carfax
  • May 22nd, 2013 Corporations join antitrust class action against railroads
  • May 21st, 2013 Vitamin Shoppe sued in securities fraud class action
  • May 20th, 2013 Kellogg settles mislabeling class action for Frosted Mini-Wheats
  • May 17th, 2013 Skechers obtains final approval of $40 million class action settlement
  • May 16th, 2013 Fannie Mae and KPMG settle securities fraud class action
  • May 15th, 2013 JPMorgan to obtain identities of confidential witnesses in securities class action
  • May 13th, 2013 Wet Seal pays $7.5 million to settle discrimination claims
  • May 9th, 2013 Class action against Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles certified
  • May 6th, 2013 Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s settle ratings class action
  • May 3rd, 2013 Public Justice speaks out about mandatory arbitration

• Posts for April 2013

  • April 30th, 2013 News Corp. settles derivative lawsuit for $139 million
  • April 29th, 2013 Coyote Ugly overtime class action getting ugly
  • April 26th, 2013 SEC Commissioner Aguilar urges end to mandatory arbitration clauses in brokerage agreements
  • April 25th, 2013 Kashi sued for mislabeling
  • April 24th, 2013 Apple settles warranty class action
  • April 23rd, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decides non-issue
  • April 22nd, 2013 Securities fraud class action filed against Autoliv arising out of antitrust violations
  • April 19th, 2013 Bank of America agrees to pay $500 million to settle mortgage backed securities class action
  • April 18th, 2013 Bayer settles Yasmin related class action
  • April 17th, 2013 Supreme Court reverses class certification in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend in 5-4 decision
  • April 16th, 2013 Whistleblower recovers $3.5 million
  • April 15th, 2013 Second Circuit squelches Title VII exception to mandatory arbitration
  • April 12th, 2013 Lexis Nexis settles class action for releasing information to debt collectors
  • April 11th, 2013 Citigroup agrees to pay $730 million to settle securities fraud class action
  • April 10th, 2013 Judge denies Allscripts motion to dismiss doctor’s class action
  • April 9th, 2013 Hertz sued in class action for overcharging customers
  • April 8th, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of investors
  • April 5th, 2013 Beer drinkers file class action against Anheuser-Busch for watering down beer
  • April 4th, 2013 Dell private buy-out prompts class action

• Posts for March 2013

  • March 28th, 2013 Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth says new FINRA rule re class actions gives brokers green light to steal
  • March 27th, 2013 Precertification stipulations cannot be used to avoid removal to federal court under CAFA
  • March 25th, 2013 Apple agrees to settle class action over in-app purchases aimed at kids
  • March 22nd, 2013 No more class actions against stockbrokers, but collective actions okay in arbitration?
  • March 21st, 2013 Lockheed pays $19 million to settle securities fraud class action
  • March 20th, 2013 Kansas jury holds Dow Chemical liable for $400 million in antitrust class action
  • March 19th, 2013 Youmail sued for violating Telephone Consumer Protection Act
  • March 18th, 2013 Retired NFL players settle class action
  • March 13th, 2013 AOL settles privacy class action for $5 million
  • March 12th, 2013 Toyota unintended acceleration class notices being mailed out
  • March 11th, 2013 Securities class action filed against Cirrus
  • March 8th, 2013 Overtime class certified against Morgan Stanley
  • March 7th, 2013 Judge allows sex discrimination action against KPMG to proceed
  • March 6th, 2013 Judge approves five settlements in Chinese drywall class actions
  • March 5th, 2013 General Mills settles YoPlus yogurt class action lawsuit for $8.5 million
  • March 4th, 2013 Yahoo sued for sending unsolicited text message
  • March 1st, 2013 Wells Fargo puts up $13 million to end kickback class action

• Posts for February 2013

  • February 28th, 2013 Drug maker paid men more than women according to class action lawsuit
  • February 27th, 2013 Merrill Lynch settles overtime class action
  • February 27th, 2013 Class action certified regarding Stop & Frisk by New York Police
  • February 25th, 2013 Class action filed on behalf of cruise ship passengers
  • February 22nd, 2013 Loan officers overtime class action certified against PNC Bank
  • February 21st, 2013 Securities class action against BP allowed to proceed
  • February 20th, 2013 American Airlines and US Airways announce $11 billion merger
  • February 19th, 2013 Merck to pay $688 million to settle securities class action
  • February 11th, 2013 JPMorgan Chase sued in class action for unlawful debt collection
  • February 8th, 2013 Dell going private for $13.64 per share
  • February 4th, 2013 Hewlett-Packard sued in employment class action
  • February 1st, 2013 Toyota settles unintended acceleration economic claim for $1.1 billion

• Posts for January 2013

  • January 31st, 2013 US Supreme Court to consider fairness of arbitration in In re American Express Merchants Case
  • January 30th, 2013 Wal-Mart included as defendant in class action by temporary warehouse workers
  • January 29th, 2013 Wells Fargo may be liable under UTPA in excessive overdraft cases
  • January 28th, 2013 Court preliminarily approves excessive overdraft settlement with PNC Bank
  • January 25th, 2013 Longwei Petroleum accused of securities fraud
  • January 24th, 2013 SunPower reaches $19.7 million class action settlement
  • January 23rd, 2013 Instagram sued in class action over change in terms
  • January 22nd, 2013 Toyota settles unintended acceleration case for $1.1 billion
  • January 18th, 2013 Ninth Circuit reverses District Court finding against Wells Fargo in excessive overdraft class action
  • January 17th, 2013 Susquehanna Bank settles excessive overdraft fee class action
  • January 16th, 2013 Living Social settles class action
  • January 14th, 2013 Cigna fights class certification over autism coverage at 3rd Circuit
  • January 14th, 2013 Utah Highway Patrol sued in class action for wrongful arrests
  • January 11th, 2013 Clearwire investor files class action to block $2 billion Sprint buyout
  • January 10th, 2013 USG sued in price fixing class action relating to drywall
  • January 9th, 2013 Rite Aid Corp. settles assistant store manager overtime class action
  • January 9th, 2013 Nationwide Mutual has widespread data breach
  • January 8th, 2013 Court grants final approval to excessive overdraft class action settlement against JPMorgan Chase
  • January 7th, 2013 Court grants final approval of settlement of Bank of the West excessive overdraft case
  • January 4th, 2013 Align Technology sued in securities fraud lawsuit
  • January 3rd, 2013 Warehouse workers petition to add Wal-Mart as defendants in wage theft lawsuit
  • January 2nd, 2013 ConocoPhillips agrees to pay $15.5m to resolve meal break class action

• Posts for December 2012

  • December 31st, 2012 Second Circuit denies Home Depot’s attempt to expedite appeal process of VISA settlement
  • December 28th, 2012 Wells Fargo not making loan modifications in accord with settlement
  • December 19th, 2012 Jake Zamansky recently wrote the following article in Forbes Magazine
  • December 18th, 2012 Toll Brothers settles shareholder class action
  • December 17th, 2012 Judge grants preliminary approval to second attempt by Facebook to settle privacy class action
  • December 14th, 2012 Judge rejects Toshiba’s argument that Illinois Brick bars retailers case in LCD flat panel antitrust litigation
  • December 13th, 2012 Judge certifies injunctive class action in AriZona Beverages “All Natural” class action
  • December 12th, 2012 Southwest Airlines settles drink coupon class action
  • December 11th, 2012 Federal judges file class action saying Congress violated constitution when it blocked salary increases
  • December 10th, 2012 Zillow sued in securities fraud class action
  • December 7th, 2012 Major Panera Bread franchisee settles discrimination class action
  • December 6th, 2012 GEICO misclassified security investigators as exempt from overtime
  • December 5th, 2012 Hewlett-Packard sued in securities fraud class action
  • December 4th, 2012 Alaska Airlines flight attendants file class action relating to defective uniforms
  • December 3rd, 2012 Papa Johns sued in class action alleging unsolicited text messaging

• Posts for November 2012

  • November 20th, 2012 First Circuit tells Starbucks ‘No Means No’
  • November 19th, 2012 Seventh Circuit reverses denial of class certification in washing machine class action
  • November 16th, 2012 Toyota agrees to settle shareholder class action for $25.5 million
  • November 13th, 2012 Pfizer agrees to pay $67.5 million to settle a shareholder class action
  • November 12th, 2012 US Supreme Court grants certiorari in antitrust suit seeking class certification
  • November 7th, 2012 Merck settles Vioxx class action
  • November 6th, 2012 Models file class action against modeling agents

• Posts for October 2012

  • October 24th, 2012 Facebook proposes new settlement in sponsored story class action
  • October 23rd, 2012 Harris Bank settles excessive overdraft class action for $9.4 million
  • October 22nd, 2012 Excessive overdraft class action against M&I Misley Bank settles
  • October 18th, 2012 Class action filed against General Mills over GMO’s in Nature Valley snacks
  • October 17th, 2012 Class action filed against Coventry over sale to Aetna
  • October 15th, 2012 Wal-Mart gender discrimination class action filed in Tennessee
  • October 12th, 2012 Bank of America settles securities class action regarding acquisition of Merrill Lynch
  • October 10th, 2012 Gender bias class action certified against Costco
  • October 3rd, 2012 Plaintiff’s brief in U.S. Supreme Court case debunks Amgen’s arguments

• Posts for September 2012

  • September 28th, 2012 Sterling Savings Bank sued for FLSA violations
  • September 27th, 2012 Union bank excessive overdraft class action settlement receives final approval
  • September 26th, 2012 Larson to present at NCLC Class Action Symposium
  • September 25th, 2012 TD bank settles excess overdraft class action
  • September 24th, 2012 IRS whistleblower receives $104 million award
  • September 21st, 2012 Bank of Oklahoma overdraft class action receives final approval
  • September 20th, 2012 Securities crowd funding mayhem soon to begin
  • September 19th, 2012 Organic dairy settles deceptive marketing class action for $7.5 million
  • September 18th, 2012 Class action against student loan servicers settled
  • September 17th, 2012 Connecticut Federal Judge rejects motion to compel arbitration of antitrust claim
  • September 14th, 2012 New Balance settles toning shoes class action
  • September 13th, 2012 US Bank agrees to settle excessive overdraft fee class action for $55 million
  • September 12th, 2012 US Supreme Court accepts certiorari in CAFA case
  • September 11th, 2012 Citigroup settles securities fraud lawsuit arising out of CDO’s
  • September 10th, 2012 SEC pays first whistleblower bounty under Dodd-Frank
  • September 6th, 2012 Whistleblower suit against Omnicare settled
  • September 5th, 2012 Travel websites and hotels named defendants in antitrust class action

• Posts for August 2012

  • August 31st, 2012 OPERF named one of lead plaintiffs in JPMorgan Chase case
  • August 29th, 2012 Commerce Bank settles excessive overdraft case for $18.3 million
  • August 29th, 2012 Second Circuit allows Google to appeal class certification in author’s case
  • August 24th, 2012 Class action against Fox by interns may be expanded
  • August 23rd, 2012 $40 million settlement in Skechers’ class action suit
  • August 22nd, 2012 Masco Corp. settles price-fixing class action for $75 million
  • August 21st, 2012 Beebe Medical Center to pay over $100 million to settle sex abuse class action
  • August 20th, 2012 British Airways settles price fixing class action for $89.5 million
  • August 17th, 2012 Nationwide class action filed against Oxy Beverage for false health benefit claims
  • August 16th, 2012 ACS agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle employee class action
  • August 16th, 2012 Judge Chesney preliminarily approves Chase check loan class action settlement
  • August 15th, 2012 Class action against Perkins Coie blocked by arbitration clause
  • August 14th, 2012 Bank of America settles class action alleging useless credit protection service
  • August 13th, 2012 Goldman Sachs settles mortgage backed derivative class action
  • August 10th, 2012 Three publishers settle in e-book price fixing case
  • August 9th, 2012 Chinese drywall class action settlement
  • August 6th, 2012 Bank’s attempt to avoid CAFA jurisdiction in overdraft class action rejected
  • August 3rd, 2012 Forced place flood insurance class action against Bank of America can proceed
  • August 2nd, 2012 Visa and MasterCard settle antitrust class action regarding processing fees
  • August 1st, 2012 Former brokerage client files class action against JPMorgan

• Posts for July 2012

  • July 31st, 2012 Virtual pet class action against Google wiped out by arbitration clause
  • July 30th, 2012 Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft sued over digital music copyright violations
  • July 26th, 2012 Class action filed against JPMorgan Chase
  • July 25th, 2012 E*Trade securities class action settles for $79 million
  • July 24th, 2012 Chase settles check loan class action for $100 million
  • July 23rd, 2012 Unpaid intern files class action
  • July 18th, 2012 Rental car class action settled
  • July 17th, 2012 Securities fraud class action filed against Barclays
  • July 16th, 2012 NY Times reports that municipalities are filing suits against LIBOR banks
  • July 13th, 2012 New Euribor price fixing case filed
  • July 12th, 2012 LIBOR antitrust complaints filed against banks
  • July 9th, 2012 Compass Bank settles excessive overdraft class action for $11.5 million
  • July 6th, 2012 U.S. Bank settles excessive overdraft class action for $55 million
  • July 5th, 2012 Judge approves $40 million class action settlement with Lehman Brothers
  • July 3rd, 2012 Law firms agree to pay $77.5 million to settle Ponzi scheme class action

• Posts for June 2012

  • June 29th, 2012 PNC Bank settles excessive overdrafts class action for $90 million
  • June 28th, 2012 US Supreme Court to review appeal of class certification
  • June 27th, 2012 Facebook settles class action by allowing users to avoid having their photos appear in advertisements
  • June 26th, 2012 Oregon Public Employees Retirement System seeks to be lead plaintiff in class action against Chesapeake Energy
  • June 25th, 2012 Rite Aid settles overtime class actions
  • June 22nd, 2012 Florida Supreme Court to determine whether an arbitration clause can be held invalid
  • June 21st, 2012 U.S. Supreme Court to tackle requirements for fraud-on-the-market theory in securities class actions
  • June 20th, 2012 Bear Stearns settles securities class action for $275 million
  • June 18th, 2012 Microsoft user agreements now ban class actions
  • June 13th, 2012 Discovery halts in consolidated securities suit against Northwest Pipe
  • June 12th, 2012 Facebook faces seven more class actions
  • June 11th, 2012 Investors file securities fraud class action against Facebook
  • June 8th, 2012 JPMorgan excessive overdraft settlement preliminarily approved
  • June 7th, 2012 BP settlement has blow-out provision
  • June 6th, 2012 Chinese vitamin C manufacturer settles antitrust class action
  • June 6th, 2012 Dewey and LeBoeuf faces class action over layoffs
  • June 4th, 2012 Geek Squad workers file wage and hour class action against Best Buy
  • June 4th, 2012 Wells Fargo faces class action over “dual tracking” practice
  • June 1st, 2012 Class action filed against JPMorgan Chase relating to bet on derivative contracts

• Posts for May 2012

  • May 31st, 2012 CFPB to investigate consumer impact of arbitration
  • May 31st, 2012 Judge dismisses Schwab suit to halt FINRA action
  • May 31st, 2012 Chase announces settlement of check loan class action
  • May 30th, 2012 Law firm faces class action over unlawful wage deductions
  • May 29th, 2012 Federal judge rules consumers claims against Debt Care must go to arbitration
  • May 29th, 2012 Class notices going out in iPod class action
  • May 24th, 2012 Federal Court certifies a national class action against PNC Bank involving excessive overdraft fees
  • May 23rd, 2012 Forced place insurance class actions are multiplying
  • May 22nd, 2012 Google faces class action over stock reclassification
  • May 21st, 2012 TD Bank settles excessive overdraft class action
  • May 18th, 2012 Judge allows text-spam class action to proceed against Google
  • May 17th, 2012 BP oil spill class action settlement gets preliminary approval
  • May 16th, 2012 NLRB sues 24 Hour Fitness for seeking to enforce class action ban
  • May 15th, 2012 Federal court certifies class action against BancorpSouth Bank
  • May 14th, 2012 Citibank faces class action over student loan scheme
  • May 11th, 2012 Class certification denial in New Jersey Rite Aid case reversed
  • May 10th, 2012 BP seeks approval of oil spill class action settlement
  • May 9th, 2012 Citizens Bank settles excessive overdraft class action
  • May 8th, 2012 Nutella class action settlement
  • May 7th, 2012 Overdraft class action settlement of Union Bank case preliminarily approved
  • May 3rd, 2012 Class action based on in-app purchases for free apps allowed to proceed against Apple
  • May 2nd, 2012 Overdraft class actions against Bank of Oklahoma settle
  • May 1st, 2012 Sixth Circuit sides with investors on securities fraud statute of limitations

• Posts for April 2012

  • April 27th, 2012 Securities class action filed against Groupon
  • April 25th, 2012 Class action filed against Chase Bank by customers who used convenience checks
  • April 23rd, 2012 Hartford denies obligation to defend Hulu in class action
  • April 20th, 2012 De Beers settlement attack rebuffed
  • April 17th, 2012 Retailers sued in class actions relating to honey
  • April 12th, 2012 AT&T settles class action lawsuit with DSL customers
  • April 9th, 2012 Groupon settles class action

• Posts for March 2012

  • March 29th, 2012 BancorpSouth seeks cheap settlement by cooperating in filing of copycat case in Arkansas
  • March 22nd, 2012 Discover Bank sued over bogus credit card agreements
  • March 20th, 2012 Class action filed against Discover Financial alleging repeated & harassing cell phone calls
  • March 16th, 2012 AIG class action settlement relating to workers’ compensation premiums approved
  • March 15th, 2012 Class action certified against Abercrombie & Fitch who voided gift cards
  • March 14th, 2012 Musician files class action against Warner Music for improper accounting of royalties
  • March 13th, 2012 Thomson Reuter faces copyright infringement class action in Canada
  • March 12th, 2012 Celebrity chef settles class action for $5.25 million
  • March 9th, 2012 Judge dismisses farmers’ class action against Monsanto
  • March 8th, 2012 Stoll Berne files antitrust class action against auto wire harness manufacturers
  • March 7th, 2012 Eleventh Circuit forces arbitration in SunTrust overdraft class action
  • March 5th, 2012 Motion to Compel arbitration tossed in American Debt class action
  • March 2nd, 2012 Judge Selna rejects Toyota’s attempt to force automobile buyer’s claims to arbitration

• Posts for February 2012

  • February 29th, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank and JPMorgan Chase face RICO class action
  • February 27th, 2012 Second Circuit rejects class action waiver in American Express case
  • February 24th, 2012 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes rule to supervise larger participants in consumer debt collection and consumer reporting markets
  • February 23rd, 2012 State of Oregon seeks to co-lead class action against Bank of New York
  • February 22nd, 2012 BP must face shareholder claims over spill
  • February 22nd, 2012 Judge Posner quote
  • February 21st, 2012 Judge certifies securities class action against Goldman Sachs
  • February 21st, 2012 Securities class action against Bank of America certified
  • February 17th, 2012 SEC blocks attempt by Carlyle Group to include arbitration provision in stock offering
  • February 16th, 2012 FINRA and Charles Schwab lock horns over class action waivers
  • February 15th, 2012 Fishermen’s suit against Pacific Seafood gets class action status
  • February 14th, 2012 Court allows price-fixing class action to proceed against LCD manufacturers
  • February 13th, 2012 JPMorgan Chase settles excessive overdraft fee class action for $110 million
  • February 10th, 2012 Ninth Circuit holds consumers cannot bring national class actions alleging violations of California State Law
  • February 9th, 2012 Seventh Circuit reverses denial of certification in antitrust case
  • February 8th, 2012 Disabled file class action against State of Oregon
  • February 6th, 2012 Novartis Pharmaceuticals settles wage & hour class action
  • February 2nd, 2012 Intrust Bank settles overdraft fee class action for $2.7 million

• Posts for January 2012

  • January 31st, 2012 Two classes certified in overtime class action against RBS
  • January 27th, 2012 Class action settlement of Babies ‘R’ Us antitrust case
  • January 26th, 2012 US Supreme Court denies certiorari in Applebee case
  • January 25th, 2012 Securities class action filed against Netflix
  • January 24th, 2012 Judge certifies home equity creditline classaction against Washington Mutual
  • January 23rd, 2012 US Supreme Court favors corporations over consumers again
  • January 20th, 2012 Oregon Judge certifies class action against Quantum
  • January 20th, 2012 Montana farmers file class action against Pricewaterhouse and JPMorgan Chase relating to MF Global Accounts
  • January 19th, 2012 De Beers settlement will have impact on indirect purchaser antitrust claims
  • January 18th, 2012 GMAC Mortgage sued in illegal late fee class action
  • January 17th, 2012 Class action against Whirlpool, Lowes and Sears regarding Maytag washing machines
  • January 13th, 2012 Diamond Foods settles false advertising class action
  • January 12th, 2012 BP faces class action in Oregon over illegal debit card fees
  • January 11th, 2012 Third Circuit upholds $295 million settlement in De Beers antitrust class action
  • January 10th, 2012 Bank of America settles discrimination suit brought by US Dept of Justice
  • January 9th, 2012 Eighth bank settles overdraft class action
  • January 6th, 2012 Court allows class action against Facebook Inc. to proceed
  • January 5th, 2012 E*Trade Financial to settle class action for $79 million
  • January 4th, 2012 Customers file class action lawsuit against Delta
  • January 3rd, 2012 Overdraft fee class action filed against Citibank

• Posts for December 2011

  • December 30th, 2011 Harris Bank settles excessive overdraft fee class action
  • December 30th, 2011 Bank of America settles mortgage securities class action
  • December 29th, 2011 Wells Fargo’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in overdraft fees class action denied
  • December 28th, 2011 Ninth Circuit revives overtime class action lawsuit against Oracle
  • December 27th, 2011 JPMorgan Chase faces class action over illegal kickbacks
  • December 23rd, 2011 Capital One faces Fair Credit Reporting Act class action
  • December 22nd, 2011 Capital One faces class action over transfer balance program
  • December 20th, 2011 Great Western Bank settles overdraft fee class action
  • December 16th, 2011 Lehman Brothers’ underwriters reach class action settlement
  • December 13th, 2011 Bank of America settles credit score class action for $9.95 million
  • December 8th, 2011 Bank of Oklahoma settles overdraft fee class actions
  • December 2nd, 2011 Privacy Class Actions Filed Against Facebook
  • December 1st, 2011 Another Bank Settles Overdraft Class Action

• Posts for November 2011

  • November 30th, 2011 Oracle Employee Overtime Pay & Meal Allowance Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved By Court
  • November 29th, 2011 Class Action filed against Bank of America for Forced Place Flood Insurance
  • November 28th, 2011 Class Action Settlement Funds To Be Distributed In Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation & Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
  • November 23rd, 2011 If You Rented Online DVDs from Netflix, A Class Action And A Settlement With Wal-Mart May Affect You
  • November 22nd, 2011 UPS Customers balk at $4 million fee in overcharge settlement
  • November 17th, 2011 Union Bank Checks Out Of Overdraft Fee MDL For $35M
  • November 16th, 2011 Federal judge OKs Bank of America’s $410 million settlement
  • November 16th, 2011 A Third Bank Agrees to Settle to Exit Overdraft MDL
  • November 11th, 2011 Foreclosed homeowners file RICO class action against Wells Fargo and its law firm
  • November 10th, 2011 Dukes v. Wal-Mart going state by state
  • November 7th, 2011 Class action against UPS for improperly measured packages settled

• Posts for October 2011

  • October 28th, 2011 Trial set for economic damages claims in Toyota class action
  • October 27th, 2011 Sex discrimination suit against Ruth’s Chris Steak House amended to be a class action
  • October 26th, 2011 Magistrate rules two class action claims against Debt Care must be arbitrated; but not the claims against co-defendant Global Client Solutions
  • October 21st, 2011 Philips Electronics class action settlement gets initial okay
  • October 20th, 2011 Delphi Automotive sued over alleged price-fixing conspiracy
  • October 19th, 2011 Judge approves settlement of overtime class action against JP Morgan Chase
  • October 14th, 2011 Two senators introduce bill to allow suits v. cell companies
  • October 13th, 2011 Study finds class actions deter financial wrongdoing
  • October 12th, 2011 Groupon sued in overtime class action
  • October 11th, 2011 Class action filed against Black Swan Film Studio
  • October 10th, 2011 Costco: Ninth Circuit remands gender discrimination class action
  • October 7th, 2011 Judge orders class notice to be mailed in Chase credit card class action
  • October 6th, 2011 Second Circuit upholds hybrid class and collective actions
  • October 5th, 2011 Chase credit card promotional check or balance transfer offer class action lawsuit settlement
  • October 3rd, 2011 AT&T: Motion to Move Wage & Hour Class Action to Florida denied

• Posts for September 2011

  • September 30th, 2011 A comment on AT&T v. Concepcion
  • September 28th, 2011 Court strips defendants of defense that exotic dancers are independent contractors
  • September 26th, 2011 If class actions are certified, banks may pay more to resolve mortgage backed securities class actions
  • September 23rd, 2011 Groupon faces employee suit over overtime
  • September 22nd, 2011 Court denies motion to compel arbitration in DirecTV case
  • September 20th, 2011 Wal-Mart antitrust class action settlement gets preliminary okay
  • September 15th, 2011 Bank of America – Countrywide suit removed to Federal Court
  • September 13th, 2011 Third Circuit affirms certification of Antitrust Class Action; Hydrogen Peroxide requirements held to be satisfied
  • September 9th, 2011 Cigarette smokers lose unjust enrichment class action against Philip Morris
  • September 7th, 2011 Ameriprise Financial: Court approves class action settlement

• Posts for August 2011

  • August 31st, 2011 Ninth Circuit denies request for appeal by Chase in credit card class action
  • August 29th, 2011 Wal-Mart Judge issues order extending statute of limitations for individual claims
  • August 26th, 2011 After Supreme Court win forcing customers to arbitrate, AT&T now sues to stop arbitration
  • August 25th, 2011 Book publishers and Apple sued over e-book pricing
  • August 24th, 2011 Wells Fargo settles “Pick-a-Pay” loan class action for $627 million
  • August 23rd, 2011 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac demand that Wells Fargo repurchase delinquent loans
  • August 19th, 2011 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac demand that Bank of America buy back delinquent loans
  • August 18th, 2011 Alliant Law Group class actions settlement
  • August 17th, 2011 Former service technician at Reddy Ice Corp. sues for overtime pay
  • August 17th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court reaffirms support of “fraud on the market” theory in securities class actions
  • August 16th, 2011 News Corporation: stock purchasers file securities fraud class action lawsuit
  • August 15th, 2011 Cargill settles wage and hour class action
  • August 12th, 2011 Chambers rates Stoll Berne as a top litigation firm
  • August 11th, 2011 NELA files class action amicus brief in Rite-Aid class action
  • August 10th, 2011 Bank of Hawaii settles overdraft fee class action lawsuit
  • August 9th, 2011 Starbucks sued in class action by baristas
  • August 8th, 2011 JP Morgan Chase settles overtime class action
  • August 5th, 2011 CitiMortgage sued over foreclosures of servicemembers’ homes
  • August 4th, 2011 Purchasers of Du Pont’s Imprelis® Herbicide file class action lawsuit for damage to trees
  • August 3rd, 2011 Dollar Tree stores assistant store managers file wage and hour class action lawsuit
  • August 2nd, 2011 JP Morgan Chase attempt to exit MDL nixed

• Posts for July 2011

  • July 29th, 2011 Rite Aid announces that it continues to defend FLSA violations suits
  • July 28th, 2011 Bank of America loses bid to dismiss HAMP class action
  • July 26th, 2011 First class action certified against Union Bank in excessive overdraft cases against banks
  • July 26th, 2011 New documentary “Hot Coffee” exposes falsehoods concerning tort reform
  • July 25th, 2011 National Football League retired players file class action
  • July 22nd, 2011 Goldman Sachs can’t compel arbitration in discrimination suit
  • July 22nd, 2011 Bank of America: Investor group challenges $8.5 billion settlement
  • July 21st, 2011 Avon Products faces shareholder class action in New York
  • July 20th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court grants certiorari in another case involving arbitrations
  • July 19th, 2011 Supreme Court sides with investors
  • July 18th, 2011 Bayer CropScience settles LibertyLink genetically modified rice class action lawsuit for $750 million
  • July 15th, 2011 Disparate impact class action certified, despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Wal-Mart
  • July 14th, 2011 Stoll Berne attorneys honored by 2011 Oregon Super Lawyers
  • July 14th, 2011 Washington Mutual settles investor class action lawsuit
  • July 12th, 2011 Class action certified against Anaheim Angels for violation of ADA
  • July 7th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court holds federal court cannot enjoin state court from certifying a class action
  • July 5th, 2011 Wal-Mart decision may affect Costco class action
  • July 1st, 2011 Merrill Lynch to face class action over mortgage-backed securities

• Posts for June 2011

  • June 30th, 2011 JPMorgan Chase named in forced place insurance class action lawsuit
  • June 29th, 2011 Native American class action lawsuit settled for $3.4 billion
  • June 28th, 2011 Anthem Blue Cross settles class action alleging unfair premium hikes
  • June 27th, 2011 Interview on OPB
  • June 24th, 2011 Best Buy agrees to settlement of employment discrimination class action
  • June 21st, 2011 Online grocery purchasers file class action against Safeway.com
  • June 20th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court reverses Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Dukes

• Posts for May 2011

  • May 24th, 2011 Judge preliminarily approves $410 million settlement in excessive overdraft fee class action
  • May 20th, 2011 Class action against California Culinary Academy settled
  • May 18th, 2011 Court approves of representative testimony in FLSA Collective Actions
  • May 16th, 2011 Class action filed against Sony for privacy breach
  • May 11th, 2011 Justice Scalia ignores text of Federal Arbitration Act
  • May 9th, 2011 Black Entertainment Television and Viacom settle copyright class action
  • May 6th, 2011 AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion: By No Means the End
  • May 6th, 2011 McDonald’s not happy about Happy Meal class action
  • May 5th, 2011 Class action complaint alleges price fixing by human egg donor services
  • May 4th, 2011 Employees sue Sears Roebuck for failing to pay minimum wages and overtime pay
  • May 2nd, 2011 Blog writer files class action against Huffington Post for failure to pay for content contributed to blog

• Posts for April 2011

  • April 29th, 2011 Kentucky tobacco farmers file class action against purchaser for breach of contract
  • April 27th, 2011 US Supreme Court rules that arbitration agreements can bar class action lawsuits
  • April 27th, 2011 Eleventh Circuit affirms class certification in General Mills false advertising class action lawsuit
  • April 25th, 2011 Taco Bell class action complaint withdrawn
  • April 21st, 2011 AT&T Blue Sky Project overtime pay class action settled
  • April 19th, 2011 Chase Bank settles credit card payment protection product class action
  • April 14th, 2011 Vestas sued in securities class action
  • April 14th, 2011 Consumer files nationwide class action against Debt Care USA
  • April 12th, 2011 Wal-Mart v. Women

• Posts for March 2011

  • March 30th, 2011 Class Action Lawsuit Over Deaths at Hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina settles
  • March 28th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court Rules Anti-Retaliation Provisions Of FLSA Apply to Oral Complaints
  • March 25th, 2011 Homeowners File Class Action Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase
  • March 23rd, 2011 Nationwide Sex Descrimination Hiring Class Action Filed Against John Deere Landscapes, Inc.
  • March 21st, 2011 Class Action Filed Against L.A. Fitness Over Improper Charges
  • March 18th, 2011 Class Action Filed Against Pennsylvania Governor For Ending Health Care Program
  • March 16th, 2011 NFL Players File Federal Antitrust Class Action Against The NFL
  • March 14th, 2011 Premera and Lifewise Settle Overtime Class Action
  • March 11th, 2011 Amway Agrees to Class Action Settlement Relating to Gift Cards
  • March 9th, 2011 Class Action Alleges Amazon Fraudulently Collects, Shares Users’ Personal Information
  • March 7th, 2011 CIGNA Sued For Gender Discrimination in Class Action
  • March 4th, 2011 Wells Fargo In More Trouble About Overdraft Fees In Garnishments
  • March 2nd, 2011 On-Line Scam results in Class Action

• Posts for February 2011

  • February 28th, 2011 Taco Bell Responds to False Advertising Class Action Suit
  • February 24th, 2011 FedEx Customer Files Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Residential Delivery Surcharges for Commercial Deliveries
  • February 21st, 2011 Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Coach for Attempt to Bar “Second Hand” Online Sales of Coach Products
  • February 18th, 2011 National Football League Super Bowl XLV Ticket & Seat Class Action Lawsuit Complaint
  • February 16th, 2011 Comcast Oregon Late Fee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
  • February 14th, 2011 Tenth Circuit Holds Withdrawal of Class Settlement Approval Not Appealable
  • February 11th, 2011 Bank of America Settles Excessive Overdraft Class Action for $410 million
  • February 9th, 2011 Wal-Mart Files Opening Merits Brief in U.S. Supreme Court
  • February 7th, 2011 Human Resources Manager of Toshiba Files Gender Discrimination Class Action
  • February 4th, 2011 Stoll Berne Posts YouTube Video on Class Actions
  • February 4th, 2011 Ticketmaster settles class-action lawsuit over fees
  • February 2nd, 2011 Class Action alleges Taco Bell is using false advertising when it calls its food ‘beef’

• Posts for January 2011

  • January 31st, 2011 Toyota Settles Class Action Regarding Prius Headlights
  • January 28th, 2011 Students’ Lawsuit Seeking Refund of Wrongful Tuition Hikes Is Certified as a Class Action
  • January 24th, 2011 Elderly apartment residents in Des Moines seek class action status for bedbug lawsuit
  • January 21st, 2011 Hard Rock Cafe servers and bartenders sue for minimum wage
  • January 20th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court to consider securities class action
  • January 19th, 2011 5th Circuit denies Katrina and Rita settlement class certification
  • January 18th, 2011 Match.com subscribers file class action alleging use of bogus profiles
  • January 14th, 2011 Federal Judicial Center issues New Pocket Guide on Class Actions
  • January 12th, 2011 PIMCO agrees to settle class action for $92 million
  • January 10th, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court docket for this term focused on class actions
  • January 5th, 2011 Class Action certified against Netflix and Wal-Mart

• Posts for December 2010

  • December 15th, 2010 Hartford agrees to pay $72.5 million dollar settlement in RICO case
  • December 6th, 2010 US Supreme Court grants certiorari in Dukes v. Wal-Mart
  • December 6th, 2010 Class action accuses Dial of being dirty
  • December 3rd, 2010 Another bank tries to settle excessive overdraft class action
  • December 1st, 2010 FarmVille creator Zynga sued in class action for illegally sharing Facebook user data

• Posts for November 2010

  • November 29th, 2010 Judge keeps bulk of Toyota consumer suit intact
  • November 19th, 2010 Oral argument heard in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
  • November 8th, 2010 Twenty five amicus briefs filed in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
  • November 8th, 2010 AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion argument on November 9, 2010
  • November 5th, 2010 NELA files amicus brief in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
  • November 3rd, 2010 NCLC files amicus brief in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion

• Posts for October 2010

  • October 27th, 2010 Eleventh Circuit reverses course and restores intent of CAFA
  • October 26th, 2010 Dukes v. Wal-Mart; Employees file opposition to Wal-Mart’s Petition for Certiorari
  • October 15th, 2010 Eleventh Circuit creates confusion with CAFA decision
  • October 13th, 2010 Residents of San Bruno, California file class action suit against PGE
  • October 8th, 2010 GMAC mortgage class action over alleged false foreclosure documents
  • October 5th, 2010 Diversity Ordered for Class Action Counsel

• Posts for September 2010

  • September 28th, 2010 Campaign Finance Suit Denied Class Action Status
  • September 24th, 2010 Ninth Circuit Affirms that “Right to Sue” Means What it Says
  • September 16th, 2010 Seventh Circuit blasts Fifth Circuit’s Analysis for Certifying Securities Class Actions
  • September 14th, 2010 Will the Supreme Court invent a federal law to gut state consumer protection laws?
  • September 10th, 2010 U.S. Senator Goes on Record
  • September 8th, 2010 Wal-Mart asks US Supreme Court to Review Class Certification in Dukes v. Wal-Mart

• Posts for August 2010

  • August 30th, 2010 Pro-Corporate Interest U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Class Action Waivers
  • August 23rd, 2010 Filipino teachers file class action alleging they were forced into indentured servitude
  • August 16th, 2010 Antitrust class action against Apple and AT&T certified
  • August 11th, 2010 Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay $203 million in overdraft fee class action
  • August 10th, 2010 Federal pleading standards in employment class actions
  • August 9th, 2010 iPad Users file class action lawsuit over alleged discontinuance of AT&T’s unlimited data plan
  • August 5th, 2010 Plaintiff’s lawyers in Toyota class action file consolidated complaint

• Posts for July 2010

  • July 30th, 2010 $295 million class action antitrust settlement vacated
  • July 28th, 2010 Class action filed against American Airlines for losing bags, and refusing to refund baggage fees
  • July 26th, 2010 Are there class action abuses?
  • July 22nd, 2010 How will the court decide whether to certify the case as a class action?
  • July 20th, 2010 What are the steps in resolving a class action?
  • July 16th, 2010 US Supreme Court Limits Class Arbitrations
  • July 14th, 2010 How much time will a class action take?
  • July 12th, 2010 What does a class action cost?
  • July 8th, 2010 How do you start a class action?
  • July 6th, 2010 What types of wrongs have been the subject of class actions?
  • July 2nd, 2010 Nationwide class action brought by pizza delivery drivers against Domino’s Pizza certified
  • July 1st, 2010 What is a class action?

• Posts for June 2010

  • June 24th, 2010 US Supreme Court Supports Class Actions
  • June 17th, 2010 Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the Standard of Review for Class Certification in Dukes v. Wal-Mart