Woman sues Honda in unlikely place: small claims
By The Associated Press
POSTED: January 3, 2012
Tags: class action, Honda, lawsuit, small claims court
TORRANCE, Calif. — A woman who expected her Civic Hybrid to be her dream car wants Honda to pay for not delivering the 50 mpg it promised.
But rather than joining other owners in a class-action lawsuit, Heather Peters is going solo against the automaker in small-claims court, an unusual move that could offer a bigger [...]
Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case
By The Associated Press
POSTED: June 20, 2011
Tags: class action, reversal, SCOTUS, sex discrimination lawsuit, U.S. supreme court, Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of female employees in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation’s biggest companies.
U.S. Supreme Court nixes shareholders’ 10-b claim 
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: June 14, 2011
Tags: 10-b claim, class action, Janus Funds, SCOTUS, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, shareholders, U.S. supreme court
A service management company cannot be liable under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 for alleged securities violations of the mutual funds it sponsors, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The case was a class action brought by shareholders …
Court to take up huge sex bias claim vs. Wal-Mart
By The Associated Press
POSTED: March 28, 2011
Tags: class action, SCOTUS, sex discrimination, Title VII, Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christine Kwapnoski hasn’t done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys most days. But Kwapnoski says she faced obstacles at Wal-Mart-owned Sam’s Club stores …
Google book search ruling raises copyright questions
By Todd Etshman
POSTED: March 23, 2011
Tags: book search, class action, copyright, Google
This week, Judge Denny Chin, of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, rejected a proposed class action settlement agreement among Internet search engine giant Google, the Authors Guild and a coalition of publishers.
High Court to consider Wal-Mart sex bias suit
By The Associated Press
POSTED: December 6, 2010
Tags: class action, job discrimination, lawsuit, SCOTUS, sex bias, Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court will consider whether to keep alive the largest job discrimination case in U.S. history, a lawsuit against Wal-Mart that grew from a half-dozen women to a class action that could involve billions of dollars for more than a half million female workers.
‘Light’ cigarette plaintiffs can’t get class status
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: December 3, 2010
Tags: 'light' cigarettes, class action, consumer fraud
Plaintiffs can’t proceed as a class on claims that tobacco company Philip Morris misrepresented light cigarettes as a healthier alternative for smokers, a U.S. District Court in Maine has ruled.
AT&T customers must arbitrate charge claims
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: September 24, 2010
Tags: Arbitration, ATT, ban, class action, customer service agreement
Non-California residents must arbitrate claims alleging that AT&T improperly imposed certain monthly charges on its customers, the 10th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Wal-Mart wants gender bias action rolled back
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: September 1, 2010
Tags: class action, Wal-Mart
(Dolan Media Newswires) — Retail giant Wal-Mart has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt what could be the mother of all employment gender bias class action lawsuits.
Unhappy iPhone 4 users file lawsuits
By Wire Reports
POSTED: July 2, 2010
Tags: Apple, Cell phone, class action, iPhone, iPhone 4, lawsuit, poor reception
It’s only been out about a week, but the message board murmurs and blog kvetching about poor reception on the Apple iPhone 4 have turned into lawsuits in Maryland and elsewhere.
Foster care case allowed as class action
By John Fulmer
POSTED: July 1, 2010
Tags: class action, developmentally disabled children, foster care, lawsuit, New York State Court of Appeals
In a recent decision, the New York State Court of Appeals said developmentally disabled children in foster care may proceed as a class in their suit against the New York City Administration for Children’s Services …
Attorney Fees: McDaniel v. County of Schenectady
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 17, 2010
Tags: attorney fees, class action, Consitutional rights, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Attorney Fees
Constitutional Rights Cases
McDaniel v. County of Schenectady
07-5580-cv
Appealed from the Northern District of New York
Background: The plaintiffs appeal from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York approving the settlement of a class action arising from alleged violations of their constitutional rights, but awarding [...]
