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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Is BP's Last Option in Spill Settlement Dispute

A federal appeals court's decision not to reconsider its previous decisions in appeals involving the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill settlement means that BP PLC must pin its hopes on the U.S. Supreme Court.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Williams & Connolly Knocks Out Carlyle Investor Class Action

The Carlyle Group LLP and its lawyers at Williams & Connolly killed off claims that the company misled investors about the riskiness of residential mortgage-backed securities.
2 minute read

The Recorder

LSAC Settles Disability Discrimination Suit

The administrators of the LSAT agreed to pay $8.73 million and stop flagging the scores of students who receive extra time on the test.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiff Blames Erroneous Credit Report for Lost Job

In the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished department: A Kentucky woman lost out on a job when a credit reporting service mistakenly listed her as the criminal when all she did was bail out a relative on theft charges, according to a proposed federal class action.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Approved Against Dating Service

A New York dating service used a fraudulent come-on to entice customers to shell out $1,000 each for a year's membership, alleges a federal suit newly certified as a class action.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Gateway Settles Computer Warranty Claims

An estimated 1.7 million consumers will be eligible for a year's free warranty coverage for their Gateway computers under a settlement of a 2009 putative class action alleging the company left them in the lurch.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Arbitration in Banking Class Action Gets Second Chance

The Arkansas Supreme Court, 4-3, has ruled that a trial judge must determine whether an arbitration agreement applies to a banking class action.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Weitzner v. Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., PICS Case No. 14-0754 (M.D. Pa. May, 5, 2014) Caputo, J. (5 pages).

Interlocutory Appeal • Class Actions • Offer of Judgment • Rule 68 • Telephone Consumer Protection Act
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Banks v. Radioshack Corp., PICS Case No. 14-0738 (E.D. Pa. April 25, 2014) Restrepo, J. (6 pages).

FLSA • Minimum Wage and Overtime • Gap Time • False Modification of Time Records • Class Certification
2 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-iPhone Users Sue Apple Over Handling of Text Messages

Two suits accuse Apple of intercepting text messages sent via its iMessage service after users have switched to non-Apple devices.
3 minute read

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