By SCOTT FLAHERTY | August 11, 2017
Firing back at gender bias allegations filed by a former associate, Steptoe & Johnson forcefully denied Thursday that it has a pay disparity between women and men and urged a Los Angeles federal judge to send a suit against the firm to arbitration.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 11, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a ruling bolstering the right of say no to unwanted phone calls.
By therecorder | The Recorder | August 10, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-17328 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that because a telemarketing company acts as an independent contractor for…
By therecorder | The Recorder | August 10, 2017
9th Cir.; 16-16269 The court of appeals affirmed a district court order. The court held that a plaintiff may rely on the “deterrent effect doctrine”…
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 10, 2017
Have crisis, will see class actions. That's the fate befalling Wells Fargo (again) after news broke that it inappropriately charged some 800,000 auto loan customers with insurance that they didn't want. The move forced tens of thousands into delinquency, according to an internal report.
By Thomas A. Dickerson | August 10, 2017
Thomas A. Dickerson writes: I have been writing about New York state class actions under CPLR Article 9 since 1979, and although the proper utilization of Article 9 has on occasion been problematic, there are moments when decisions can, indeed, be inspiring. The First Department's decision in 'Gold v. New York Life Insurance Company' is one of them.
By David Ruiz | August 9, 2017
The San Francisco plaintiffs firm is gathering kindling for a potential class action against Google, with dozens of current and former female employees claiming their male counterparts made more money.
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 9, 2017
The grass may be greener, but is it thicker? Plaintiffs in a class action against grass seed and lawn care company Scotts Co. may get to put that question to the test after Southern District Judge Vincent Briccetti denied enough of the defendant's dismissals to allow the case to proceed.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 9, 2017
An $8.3 million agreement would resolve complaints over unsolicited text messages triggered by sweepstakes entries.
By Ross Todd | August 9, 2017
A federal judge in Oakland approved the settlement Facebook reached in a case accusing it of inappropriately scanning users' private messages, despite the concerns of a class action watchdog group.
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