It should go without saying that class action law firms with criminal histories are especially problematic.
Perusing yet another class action complaint filed in the Northern District of California, Gitson v.
David Lerner Associates and the Apple REITs emerge victorious in this contentious and high-profile class action.
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Last year the number of class action filings jumped to 207, according to NERA Economic Consulting.
Meanwhile, the class action lawsuit is going forward against Ameriquest's parent company, ACC Capital Holdings.
Now coming forward with treble-damage antitrust claims are the likes of class action attorney William Lerach.
In a 1998 class action suit, the city was sued for the same billing errors.
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In addition, an intern paid a stipend filed a class action suit against his employer.
Merrill Lynch is expected to face a class action later in the day making similar allegations.
The securities class action efforts led by Belmont Holdings have so far yielded little.
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This settlement is yet another example of how class action lawsuits can be a one-sided sham.
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But one thing is clear: Plaintiff or class action securities lawyers are not welcome.
Now class action lawsuits are being filed against analysts and their employers for their bullish recommendations.
The tech companies would have loved for those types of class action lawsuits to go away.
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One part of the risk calculus must be: will settlement inspire more resource-diverting class action lawsuits?
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In the US, there's class action from shareholders suing because their stake's lost value.
Peters took her case to small claims after opting out of a class action settlement.
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Arianna Huffington must not be taking that class action lawsuit against her too seriously.
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Greenwich tried to establish the lawsuit as a class action on behalf of all institutional investors.
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That's because class action litigation depends on the economic incentives for lawyers to file the cases.
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Undeterred, Krislov took the show on the road and filed a copycat class action in California.
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The class action suit alleges violations of U.S. antitrust laws by the named Defendants.
By class action lawsuit standards, though, it would not have amounted to all that much.
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Privacy concerns about smartphone apps are generating more than just class action lawsuits now.
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In 1992, victims won a class action suit against the Marcos estate in Hawaii.
The card companies also reached agreements with other merchants that weren't part of the class action.
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It should support class action lawsuits against the PA by terror victims in local courts.
Wal-Mart has been at the centre of a massive sex discrimination class action lawsuit.
This is a settlement of a data security breach class action lawsuit with 130M class members.
Question: Can an employer end a class action by paying off the lead plaintiff?
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