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National Law Journal

Organix Hair Care Brand Pulled Under Class Settlement

Vogue International, whose line of Organix hair care products has been featured in top beauty and women's magazines around the world, will eliminate the brand name under a class-action settlement involving allegedly false claims that the products are, as the name suggests, organic.
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National Law Journal

Judge Approves $2M Class Settlement in Bakers' Pay Dispute

A federal judge has approved a $2 million settlement in a class action on behalf of thousands of California bakery workers who claimed they were denied overtime pay and forced to work through rest breaks.
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National Law Journal

Class Action Accuses Police of Orchestrating Towing Scheme

A class action filed on behalf of hundreds of residents of King City, Calif., alleges police officers there targeted low income Hispanic motorists in an alleged for-profit vehicle towing scheme.
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National Law Journal

Haitian Victims of Cholera Sue U.N. in Class Action

A class action on behalf of nearly 1,500 Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic has been filed in New York federal district court against the United Nations and its subsidiary, the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti, and officers.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Guts Class Action Over Online Poker Losses

A federal judge has dealt a blow to an Illinois woman's putative class-action quest to recover online poker gambling losses as state law permits.
2 minute read

Law.com

BP Takes Spill Settlement Appeal to Full Fifth Circuit

BP PLC has petitioned the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to review a three-judge panel's decision to uphold the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Multiple Class Actions Filed Over McDonald's Conditions

Proposed class actions have been filed in California, Michigan and New York over wages and employment practices by McDonald's fast-food restaurants. The plaintiffs hope to break new legal ground by suing McDonald's Corp. directly.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Athlete Sues NCAA, Conferences Over Scholarships' Value

A former West Virginia University running back has filed a class action in California federal court against the National Collegiate Athletic Association and five major conferences, claiming they illegally colluded to artificially cap the value of athletics scholarships below what it costs to attend school.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Catholic Employers Seek to Block Insurance Mandate

A cooperative of almost 200 Roman Catholic employers have filed a class action in a Oklahoma federal court seeking to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate requiring insurance coverage for contraception, abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization or related counseling.
2 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Uncertain Clarity: Recent Developments in Class Certification Requirements

Huhnsik Chung and Nicholas A. Secara of Edwards Wildman Palmer write that while the newfound attention by the U.S. Supreme Court on class certification requirements is both welcome and significant, the Court's guidance has been less than clear.
12 minute read

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