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National Law Journal

Judge Names Interim Plaintiffs Counsel in GM Litigation

A judge in New York has appointed temporary lead counsel in the ignition switch lawsuits filed against General Motors Co. but is considering delaying those claims until key questions in the automaker's bankruptcy are resolved.
3 minute read

The Recorder

HP Torpedoes Securities Suit Over Hurd Imbroglio

Plaintiffs failed to show the company made material misrepresentations to investors, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Golden State for Class Action Arbitration Waivers

The California Supreme Court issued a decision upholding class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements.
1 minute read

The Recorder

23andMe ADR Clause Passes Muster With Koh

The San Jose judge is sending a spate of false advertising cases against the DNA testing company to arbitration.
3 minute read

Law.com

Hertz To Pay $14 Million To Settle Class Suit Over Added Toll Charges

Car rental giant Hertz Corporation has agreed to settle a class action by customers hit with unauthorized charges for using the company's electronic toll payment system.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Calif. May No Longer Be Able to Certify a Ham Sandwich

Commentators have quipped that class certification is so easy in California that with little effort a group of plaintiffs could certify a ham sandwich. But the law may be changing.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

John Walker Lindh Presses Strip-Search Class Claims

Yahya (John) Lyndh has dropped religion-based claims from his proposed class action against the prison system, choosing to focus his challenge on a strip-search policy that is enforced before visits that do not involve physical contact.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Partially Allows Dairy Farmers' Class Claims to Proceed

A Vermont federal judge has refused to dismiss a consolidated antitrust class action against Dairy Farmers of America Inc. and Dairy Marketing Services LLC. But not all of the claims arising out of their alleged control of the raw Grade A milk supply in the Northeast will go forward.
2 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Google Petition Challenges Wiretap Class Action

Google wants the world to know the company doesn't spy. In the U.S. Supreme Court, Google is fighting a ruling in a class action that alleges violations of federal wiretap law.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Rejects Class Actions Over GNC Joint Supplements

A Maryland federal judge has dismissed a consolidated class action alleging that General Nutrition Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. made or sold dietary supplements falsely advertising that they help joint health.
2 minute read

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