Recent Updates
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NVIDIA Class Action Shot Down
Class Action News 10/22/2010The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has dismissed a class action suit against NVIDIA that accused the company of trying to hide its knowledge of defects in a line of graphics chips, in order to keep the stock price up.In a...
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Hospital lawyers fire back in class action lawsuit
Class Action News 10/18/2010Taking a final shot before meeting in court, lawyers for Greenwich Hospital are rejecting a claim that the hospital violated fair trade policies in their handling of a drug-addicted surgeon.Earlier this year, the hospital asked a judge to strike the ...
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5 in Lockhart mortgage case have pleaded guilty
Class Action News 09/23/2010Five of the 11 defendants in an alleged $20.5 million mortgage fraud scheme purportedly involving former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart have pleaded guilty.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas said Wednesday that four of the defendants hav...
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ANZ says to vigorously defend class action suit
Class Action News 09/22/2010Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said on Wednesday it will vigorously defend a class action suit by customers for recovery of bank fees.Earlier class-action law firm Maurice Blackburn said it would file a $48 million class action suit against ...
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Qantas air-plunge passengers join law suit
Class Action News 09/20/2010A class-action lawsuit against Airbus and Northrop Grumman has been filed in the US by attorneys acting on behalf of passengers and crew injured in a serious incident involving a Qantas Airbus A330-300 in 2008.The lawsuit is being led by a US law fir...
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The Shuman Law Firm Announces Class Action Lawsuit
Class Action News 09/12/2010The Shuman Law Firm today announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. If you wish to discuss th...
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Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC Announces Class Action
Class Action News 09/09/2010The law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC, which has significant experience in class actions, announced today that a class action has been filed against Almost Family Inc. ("Almost Family" or the "Company") for potential violations of state a...
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Hemispherx Biopharma settles class action securities lawsuits
Class Action News 09/05/2010Hemispherx Biopharma agreed Tuesday to settle all of the pending securities class actions against the biotechnology company that had been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.The proposed settlement require...
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Wal-Mart appeals class action in top court
Class Action News 08/31/2010Wal-Mart has petitioned the US Supreme Court to reconsider a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirming class action certification in a gender discrimination case, notes a Jurist report. The company has asked the court to exa...
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Thousands sign on for $10 billion BP suit
Class Action News 08/30/2010The revelation that BP's Texas City refinery emitted toxic benzene for more than a month has ignited a furor in the port community that has suffered its share of deadly industrial accidents and toxic spills.Thousands of residents who fear they may ha...
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Wal-Mart wants women's pay class-action suit thrown out
Class Action News 08/26/2010Wal-Mart asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to throw out a class-action lawsuit against it that the retailer says is the largest employment suit ever. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April that Wal-Mart should face charges in court that...
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BP Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Release of Benzene
Class Action News 08/09/2010A $10 billion toxic tort class action lawsuit has been filed against BP over alleged emissions from its troubled Texas City oil refinery, alleging that workers and residents in the area were exposed to benzene and other chemicals. More than 2,...