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The Ninth Circuit Certifies Largest Civil Rights Class Action Suit in U.S. History
On April 26, 2010 the Ninth Circuit in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ruled in a divided 6-5 vote to affirm certification of a class of 500,000 current female employees of Wal-Mart Stores for alleged gender…
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that State Law Does Not Bar Federal Courts from Using Class Action Device for State Law Claims
In a significant class action decision, Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 08-1008, 559 U.S. -- (Mar. 31, 2010), the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that federal rules on class…
Recently Commenced California Class Action May Impact Exposure Faced By Financial Institutions Involved With Federal Student Loans
If your company is one of the many companies that participates in originating, guaranteeing or servicing student loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”) you should be aware of a recent…
Class Certification Denied in RESPA Kickback Action
The recent decision in Carter v. Welles-Bowen Realty, Inc., No. 3:09-cv-400 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 11, 2010), two consolidated cases involving alleged kickbacks to “sham” title insurance companies, in violation of the Real…
Federal Court Rejects Coupon Settlement Under CAFA
A federal court in California recently sided with twenty-six state attorneys general and several objectors in rejecting a proposed class action settlement that called for Honda to provide over 175,000 Honda Civic…