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Verizon class action bound by arbitration clause, Appellate Court of: The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, wrapped a lasso around a Madison County class-action lawsuit last Thursday and tossed it into arbitration.; Tags: Appellate Court, arbitration, class action, Verizon Communications Inc.; Research articles 2005-01-12
Companies urged to examine employment practices.(News)(cases on employee discrimination): Byline: Judy Greenwald The class certification approved by a federal appellate court of 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers is the largest U.S. employment class action ever, but the ruling breaks no new legal ground, Byline: Judy Greenwald ...; Tags: appellate court, class action, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Research articles 2007-02-12
Participants could lose ability to sue; Ruling in American Airlines case affects who can file class actions to recover losses.(News): Byline: Vineeta Anand NEW ORLEANS - An appellate court ruling involving American Airlines' $5.7 billion 401k plan could jeopardize the ability of all defined contribution plan participants to sue for losses because of mismanagement. At issue Byline: Vineeta Anand...; Tags: American Airlines, appellate court, class action, defined contribution plan, ERISA; Research articles 2005-08-08
Appellate court upholds denial of Chubb shareholders' class action.(News): Byline: DAVE LENCKUS PHILADELPHIA-A group of Chubb Corp. shareholders cannot pursue securities fraud class action claims against the insurer because of faulty pleadings they continuously filed in the action, a federal appeals court has ruled. T Byline: DAVE LENCKUS ...; Tags: Appellate Court, Chubb Corp., class action, insurance company, shareholder; Research articles 2005-01-10

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Philip Morris USA Urges Florida Supreme Court To Uphold Lower Appellate Court Decision To Decertify Engle Class And Vacate Judgment: NEW YORK -- Philip Morris USA today urged the Florida Supreme Court to affirm an earlier appellate court decision overturning the $145 billion judgment in the Engle class action and decertifying the class.; Tags: Philip Morris USA; Research articles 2004-07-16

Sempra Energy Fails in Last Attempt to Dismiss $24 Billion Class Action Lawsuit; Case Proceeding to Jury Trial Following Appellate Court's Denial of Sempra Writ: SAN DIEGO -- A final attempt by Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) to stop a major $24 billion antitrust class action lawsuit from going to trial has failed, following the denial of a writ of mandate last week by the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, it was announced by plaintiffs'...; Tags: class action, Sempra Energy; Research articles 2004-12-27
Wal-Mart Class-Action Lawsuit OK'd: The state Supreme Court last week said thousands of current and former New Jersey Wal-Mart workers can file a class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest retailer on claims that it denied the employees meal and rest breaks, and forced them to work off the clock. The 5-1 ruling by the...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., worker; Research articles 2007-06-04
Federal Appellate Court Reverses Nationwide "Lights" Class: NEW YORK -- The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today reversed the certification of a nationwide class action of "lights" smokers. "Philip Morris USA is pleased with today's decision and believes the court came to the right conclusion in light of the overwhelming precedent denying...; Tags: certification, Philip Morris USA, Quality, U.S. Circuit Court; Research articles 2008-04-03
Securities Case against Corning and Company Officers Dismissed  Nixon Peabody LLP Represented the Defendants: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a proposed class action securities fraud complaint against Corning Incorporated and several of its officers alleging violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10b and...; Tags: Corning Inc., Nixon Peabody LLP, security; Research articles 2005-04-01
Philip Morris U.S.A. Files Engle Reply Brief; Appeals Court to Schedule Oral Arguments: Business and Legal Editors MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 25, 2002 Philip Morris U.S.A. and the nation's other major cigarette makers today filed their final appellate brief in the Engle class action case, and the state's Third District Court of Appeal is expected to schedule oral argument soon. "This brief,...; Tags: Philip Morris U.S.A.; Research articles 2002-09-25
Business news in brief: IN THE REGION N.J. court clears way for Vioxx class-action suit... A New Jersey appellate court panel opened the door yesterday to a potential class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. Inc. on behalf of people who took its now-withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx and want the company to pay for tests...; Tags: Associated Press, Biotechnology, Bloomberg L.P., FairPoint Communications Inc., FINANCE, Harrah, HEALTHCARE, Manufacturing, Merck & Co. Inc., NCR Corp.; Research articles 2007-01-17
Big Picture.(Business): Verdict against State Farm upheld in appeal MOUNT VERNON, Ill. -An Illinois state Appellate Court has upheld most of a lower court's verdict in a nationwide class-action lawsuit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., ruling the country's largest auto insurer acted with "calculated...; Tags: Bank One Corp., FINANCE, Illinois, Insurance, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., verdict; Research articles 2001-04-07
Appointment of Lead Plaintiff Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Update 2001: It has been nearly six years since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act ("Reform Act" or "PSLRA"). The Reform Act was passed with the intention that control over securities litigation be taken away from the lawyers and returned to the investors. Congress, in passing the Reform Act,...; Tags: Securities Litigation, Plaintiff, Investor; White papers 2003-01-01