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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Class Actions Legal News
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Walmart Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Gender Discrimination Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's largest retailer on Aug. 25 filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California federal judge's decision to certify a class of more than 1 million current and former female Walmart employees who claim that the company discriminated...
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New Jersey Judge Certifies Class Of Real Estate Agents In Contract Dispute
MORRISTOWN, N.J. - A New Jersey Superior Court judge on Aug. 17 certified a class of current and former Century 21 Real Estate franchisees as part of a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and other claims against the real estate agents' franchisor (Frank K. Cooper Real Estate #1 Inc., et...
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9th Circuit Panel Reverses Denial Of Class Certification In Auto Liability Class
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge erred in denying certification of a class action lawsuit that accused automaker Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC of producing vehicles with a defect that causes tires to wear prematurely, a federal appellate court ruled Aug. 17 (Brian J. Wolin v. Jaguar Land...
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Employment Class Action Claims Against Sporting Goods Retailer Dismissed In Part
ROCHESTER, NY - Claims that a national sporting goods retailer violated state and federal laws by failing to compensate employees for overtime hours worked can proceed on a limited basis, a New York federal judge ruled Aug. 5 (Tamara Barrus v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., et al., No. 05-cv-6253, W.D....
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Class Certification Denial Affirmed In Bad Faith, Breach Claims Over Annuities
ST. LOUIS - A panel of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed denial of class certification to a complaint over fixed deferred retirement annuities on Aug. 12, finding that the plaintiffs' claims did not meet the predominance requirements for a class action (Jacqueline Avritt, et al. v. Reliastar...
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