Class Action Defense Blog
Covers the Class Action Fairness Act, class certification, employment law, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and multidistrict litigation.
Author: Author Michael J. Hassen is a partner at Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro with offices in San Francisco and Costa Mesa, Calif. The firm also authors Hotel Law Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Labor & Employment • Tort Law • Product Liability Law • Trials & Litigation • Partner
Recent Posts from Class Action Defense Blog
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Employment Class Action Lawsuits Again Top List Of New Class Action Cases Filed In California State And Federal Courts
As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles,…
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Class Action Defense Cases—In re Chocolate Confectionary: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Plaintiffs Motions To Centralize Individual And Class Action Litigation But Selects Middle District of Pennsylvania
Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs Motions for Pretrial Coordination of Individual and Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Unopposed by Other Individual and Class Action Plaintiffs and by Responding Defendants, and Transfers…
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FACTA Class Action Defense Cases—In re Oilily: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Plaintiff Motion Unopposed By Defense To Centralize Class Action Litigation In Northern District of California
Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiff Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Unopposed by any Class Action Defendants, and Transfers Class Actions to Northern District of California Two…
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Wal-Mart Class Action Defense Cases–Braun v. Wal-Mart: Minnesota Trial Court Rules In Favor Of Class Action Plaintiffs In Labor Law Class Action Against Wal-Mart And Finds Maximum Potential Damages May Approximate $2 Billion
Wal-Mart Willfully Violated Minnesota Labor Laws Entitling Members Covered by Class Action Lawsuit to Millions in Damages and Potentially Billions in Civil Penalties Minnesota Trial Court Holds Plaintiffs filed a labor law class action…
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Song-Beverly Class Action Defense Cases–Absher v. AutoZone: California Court Affirms Defense Judgment In Class Action Under Song-Beverly Act Because Act Applies Only To Personal Information Sought By Merchant At Time Of Sale
Summary Judgment Properly Granted in Class Action under California’s Song-Beverly Act, Concerning Merchant Requests for Personal Information in Connection with Credit Card Transactions, because Class Action Arose from Merchant Request as part of a…
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PSLRA Class Action Defense Cases–In re 2007 Novastar Financial: Missouri Federal Court Grants Defense Motion To Dismiss Securities Class Action For Failure To Plead Fraud With Requisite Specificity
Securities Fraud Class Action Complaint, though Extremely Lengthy, Failed to Plead Fraud with Specificity Required by PSLRA (Private Securities Litigation Reform Act) Missouri Federal Court Holds Plaintiff filed a class action complaint against Novastar…
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Punitive Damages Class Action Defense Cases–Exxon v. Baker: Supreme Court Reduces Class Action Punitive Award In Exxon Valdez Case Holding Punitive Damages Under Federal Maritime Law Should Be Limited To Amount Of Compensatory Damages
$2.5 Billion Punitive Damage Award in Class Action Against Exxon Arising out of Valdez Oil Spill Excessive because Considerations of Predictability Warranted 1:1 Ratio Cap on Punitive Damages Awarded under Federal Maritime Law Supreme…
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Business As Usual: Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Dominate New Class Action Cases Filed In California State And Federal Courts Over The Past Week
To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of class actions against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action…
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Class Action Defense Cases—In re Orleans Homebuilders: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Defense Motion To Centralize Class Action Litigation In Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judicial Panel Grants Defense Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Unopposed by Class Action Plaintiffs, and Transfers Actions to Eastern District of Pennsylvania Two class actions…
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USPS Class Action Defense Cases—In re United States Postal Service: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Defense Motion To Centralize Class Action Litigation But Selects Western District of Washington As Transferee Court
Judicial Panel Grants Defense Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, but Refuses Request to Transfer to District of Columbia and Selects Instead Western District of Washington…