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Correro Fishman and Pearl Malarney Smith File Class Action Suits Against Morgan Stanley and Top Brokers on Behalf of Retirees: Attorneys for former Eastman Kodak and Xerox employees announced the filing of multi-million-dollar class actions, totaling over $145,000,000, in New York State Supreme Court against Morgan Stanley & Company (NYSE: MS) and two of its brokers: Michael J. Kazacos and David Isabella. The class actions are brought on behalf of...; Tags: class action, class action suit, Morgan Stanley; Research articles 2008-01-17
Class Action.(BOOKS AND REPORTS ...): "Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," published by W.S. Hein & Co. (Buffalo, NY), is a three-volume set that contains hearings, debates and presidential materials from 1998-2005 that relate to the efforts to enact class action legislatio "Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," published by W.S....; Tags: Books, class action; Research articles 2006-10-01
E.U. commissioner mulls introducing mass torts; 'Collective redress' suits not class actions: Aide.(International News): Byline: RICK MITCHELL BRUSSELS, Belgium-The new European Commissioner for consumer affairs is mulling a consumer protection system that could bring a form of class actions to European law. Though the Commissioner's office declines to use the ter Byline: RICK MITCHELL ...; Tags: class action, commissioner, consumer protection, European Parliament; Research articles 2007-03-12
Check Point Reaches Proposed Settlement in Class Action: REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Check Point([R]) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it has reached an agreement-in-principle to settle the class action litigation currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The litigation was...; Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., class action; Research articles 2006-12-21
Johnson & Perkinson Announces Commencement of Class Action Litigation Naming Force Protection, Inc.: Johnson & Perkinson hereby announces the commencement of a class action lawsuit naming Force Protection, Inc. ("Force Protection" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FRPT) and certain officers of the Company. The action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Individuals, families, trusts...; Tags: class action, Company, Force Protection Inc.; Research articles 2008-04-11

Court OKs class action suit against Wal-Mart: Court OKs class action suit against Wal-MartWal-Mart discriminationI think that it is about time,maybe this will finally be thoroughly looked into. I know that I was supposed to be contacted about an ongoing case and have not heard from anyone. Am I surprised ? NO !I am currently...; Tags: class action, class action suit, Court OK, Mart, Wal, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-02-21
Senate vote expected soon on class action reform bill.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Tort reform supporters are praising Senate Republican leaders for keeping their word by pushing a class action reform bill to the front of the legislative lines. The latest version of the Class Action Fairness Byline: MARK...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-01-24
H&R Block wins dismissal of class action shareholder lawsuit in U.S.: A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against H&R Block that alleged the company purposefully falsified financial statements to artificially inflate its stock prices.; Tags: class action, H&R Block Inc., shareholder; Research articles 2008-02-20
Wal-Mart argues against class action in appeal: With plans to reverse a Jackson County judge's 2003 decision, Wal- Mart argued before an en banc appellate panel Thursday that nearly 200,000 employees in a class action suit lacked a common complaint.; Tags: class action, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Research articles 2007-01-26
Class action reform compromise reached; Legislation awaited.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Although details of the proposal are scant, a class action reform compromise reached on the eve of the Senate's Thanksgiving recess appears to be no turkey, say reform proponents. In fact, the compromise, which Byline: MARK A....; Tags: Charles Schumer, class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-12-08
Former Maryland Wal-mart workers lose class-action bid: A pair of former employees at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores in Maryland who claimed they were deprived of promised work breaks must pursue their claims individually, not in a class action, the Court of Special Appeals has affirmed.; Tags: class action, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., worker; Research articles 2007-07-02
Tort reform takes time.(Opinions): CLASS ACTION REFORM advocates have every right to feel deep disappointment over the fate of the Class Action Fairness Act. But disappointment should not descend into paralyzing despair-not by a long shot. Absent a national emergency, getting sig CLASS ACTION REFORM...; Tags: class action, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2004-07-19
Women Renew Charges of Sex Discrimination Against Smith Barney: Five female financial advisors filed an amended class action lawsuit today in federal court in the Northern District of California, charging sex discrimination at Smith Barney, the retail brokerage arm of Citigroup, which is the nation's largest financial institution. Today's filing amends a class action complaint filed in March...; Tags: class action, Salomon Smith Barney, women; Research articles 2006-11-29
Class action bill passes Senate; Expected approval in House would give tort reformers rare victory.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate's 72-26 vote in favor of the Class Action Fairness Act last week could ease the way for additional federal tort reforms, say tort reform advocates. The bipartisan bill, which, among other things Byline: MARK...; Tags: class action, tort, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-14
Chamber Hails Senate Passage of Class Action Reform; Calls on House to "Finish the Job": WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform today hailed the Senate for passing the Class Action Fairness Act (S.5), a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse in state courts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform...; Tags: class action, job, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-10
Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management Group Settles Gender Class Action Lawsuit: NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group GWMG today announced it has settled a gender class action lawsuit involving current and former women financial advisors and registered trainees.; Tags: class action, Morgan Stanley; Research articles 2007-04-24
Senate puts class-action reform on fast track.: THE WAY WAS APPARENTLY cleared last week for prompt passage of class-action reform within two weeks by the U.S. Senate--the traditional bottleneck for the insurance industry's long-sought legislative relief. That was the implication of the announc THE WAY WAS APPARENTLY cleared last week...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-01-31
Law Firm Schubert & Reed LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against UGS Corporation: Technical Writers Sue UGS Corp. for Unpaid Overtime in Class Action; Tags: class action, UGS Corp.; Research articles 2007-08-03
Delay on vote may improve class action bill's outlook.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Supporters of class action reform are hopeful that the Senate's delay in considering a major reform bill will actually help their case. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had initially scheduled a Jun Byline: MARK A....; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-06-07
Class Counsel Announce Filing of Gender Discrimination Class Action Filed against Morgan Stanley; National Class Action Lawsuit in Federal Court Charges Violations of Federal and State Civil Rights Laws: SAN FRANCISCO -- A female Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley DW, Inc. filed a national class action lawsuit today in federal court in San Francisco, charging the company with gender discrimination. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc. is the retail brokerage arm of Morgan Stanley.; Tags: class action, Morgan Stanley; Research articles 2006-06-22