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National Law Journal

Class Action Accuses Chicago Print Company of Securities Violations

The Chicago-based InnerWorkings Inc. print company and three of its officers were sued on Feb. 27 in a class action that alleges federal securities violations.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sigall v. Zipcar Inc.

Court Dismisses Challenge to Zipcar's Practice Of Charging Its Members for Vehicle Damage
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Report Shows 'Real Costs' of Securities Class Actions

Investors each year have lost an average of $39 billion from securities class action lawsuits to collect only about $5 billion in settlements per year since the enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act in 1995, according to a U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) study released Friday.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Modification To Homeless Agreement Likely To Be Approved

U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno indicates he will approve a modification to Miami's historic agreement on the treatment of homeless people.
4 minute read

Law.com

Will 'Fraud on the Market' Survive Halliburton II?

The U.S. Supreme Court case Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund Inc. has the potential to alter the lucrative world of securities fraud class actions in major ways.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Report Shows 'Real Costs' of Securities Class Actions

A U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform study views securities class action lawsuits as a "cash cow" for plaintiffs lawyers.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Hertz Said To Charge Car Renters Hidden Currency Conversion Fees

The Hertz Corp. is being sued in federal court in Newark by U.S. customers who say they were hit with undisclosed currency conversion charges when renting vehicles abroad using credit cards.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Get $20M in Cobb EMC Deal

A Cobb County Superior Court judge said Tuesday that an attorney fee request for nearly $20 million made him gasp initially, but he approved it as part of a $100 million settlement over a profit-sharing lawsuit brought by members of the Cobb Electric Membership Corp.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Trial Lawyers Back Bill To Ease CLRA Safety Risk Requirement

3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rejects Class Certification in Roof-Shingle MDL

A federal judge presiding over the IKO “organic” roof shingles multidistrict litigation has rejected class certification.
3 minute read

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