Class Action

"Occupy" Your Local Courthouse?

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Tort Reform, Occupy Wall Street, Plaintiff-Lawyers, Class Action, Bank of America, Class Action Lawsuit, Volkswagen, Business News

The Wall Street Malaise has Seeped Into Our Halls of Justice In the past we have commented about the dysfunctional class action system and how class ...

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Walmart Faces Long Battle On Sex Discrimination, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Texas Walmart Suit, Walmart, Wal-Mart v Dukes, Class Action, Business News, Discrimination Law Suits, Walmart Supreme Court, Workplace Issues, Dukes v. Walmart, Wal-Mart, Anti-Discrimination, Business News

Sex discrimination is alive and well at Walmart, say lawyers who have interviewed thousands of female employees in the years since Betty Dukes and a h...

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Starbucks: Stop Taking Away Your Customers' Rights

David Arkush | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Law, AT&T, Civil Justice, Class Action, Starbucks, Mandatory Binding Arbitration, Starbucks Coffee, Consumers, Forced Arbitration, Concepcion, Class Action Lawsuit, Justice, Consumer Protection, Lawsuit, Arbitration, Business News

If you're one of millions of Starbucks customers who might buy or receive a prepaid card this holiday season, you might want to take a moment to send Starbucks a message: Don't take away my rights!

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Walmart: Too Big To Sue

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Walmart, Wal-Mart v Dukes, Class Action, Discrimination Law Suits, Walmart Supreme Court, Workplace Issues, Dukes v. Walmart, Anti-Discrimination, Wal-Mart, Business News

As the Supreme Court on Monday derailed claims of gender discrimination by scores of women workers at Walmart stores, the American labor movement abso...

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Too Big to Sue? Supreme Court Blocks Massive Gender Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equality, Wall Street, Corporations, Sexism, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, Class Action, Discrimination, Wal-Mart, Women News

However strong the evidence of discrimination may or may not be, it is important to recognize that the Supreme Court's ruling today was not about whether Wal-Mart was guilty.

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Supreme Court Ruling Is Not Bad News For Consumers, the Class Action System Is the Real Culprit

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Consumers, Lawyers, Class Action Lawsuit, Tort Reform, Ford Explorer Class Action Settlement, Class Action, Ford Explorer Settlement, Ford Explorer Class Action, Ford Explorer Class Action Suit, Class Action Suit, Class Action Settlement, Politics News

Our local newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, published an editorial headlined, "Supreme Court Ruling Is Bad News For Consumers," which reflects t...

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Ladies Sue Wal-Mart -- Supreme Court Style!

Erin Gibson | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Women, Walmart, Modern Lady, Erin Gibson, Infomania, Class Action, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Discrimination, Comedy, Wal-Mart, Elena Kagan, Comedy News

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What's At Stake In The Massive Walmart Anti-Discrimination Case Before The Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Wal-Mart v Dukes, Class Action, Discrimination Law Suits, Workplace Issues, Dukes v. Walmart, Wal-Mart, Anti-Discrimination, Walmart Supreme Court, Walmart Class Action Suit, Business News

Walmart Stores, the ...

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Wal-Mart's Woman Troubles -- Too Big to Be Sued?

Martha Burk | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Working Women, Sex Discrimination, Walmart, Wage Gap, Dukes v. Walmart, Wage Discrimination, Gender Wage Gap, Class Action, Business News

Wal-Mart is entitled to a fair profit, as are all businesses. But the key word is fair.

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Weekly Audit: Hostile Takeover Threat Spurs Concessions from Michigan Unions

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sexism, EARTHA JANE MELZER, Sally Kohn, Chris Hayes, Pension, Union, Detroit, Laura Flanders, YES! MAGAZINES, Jamelle Bouie, Supreme Court, Paul Abowd, Dean Baker, Shock Doctrine, Grittv, EMERGENCY MANAGER, Tapped, Wal-Mart, Wage, American Prospect, In These Times, Scott Lemieux, Michigan Messenger, Discrimination, Michigan, Class Action, JENNY LEE, Police, Farm, Labor, Fire, Politics News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Michigan's new Emergency Manager Law is already forcing major concessions from unions. The law gives t...

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'Janie Q's' Class Warfare at Wal-Mart

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hooters, Women of Wal-Mart, Sex Discrimination, 1.6 Million Workers, Collective Bargaining, U.S. Supreme Court, Class Action, Walmart Class Action Suit, Wal Mart, Wal-Mart Class Action Suit, Business News

While public employees fight for their collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin, the Janie Q's of Wal-Mart illustrate what happens to those workers in the private sector who have no bargaining rights at all.

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Consumers' Right To Class-Action Suits In Danger In The Supreme Court

Los Angeles Times | David Lazarus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Right to Class Action Lawsuits, Class Action Suits, Class Action, Supreme Court, Class Action Lawsuit, Consumer Protection, Politics News

It hasn't gotten a lot of press, but a case involving AT&T that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court next week has sweeping ramifications for potentiall...

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Wall Street Betting On Malpractice, Divorce Lawsuits

Center For Public Integrity / The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Lawsuit Loans, Medical Malpractice, Somerville, Class Action, Lawsuits, Civil Lawsuits, Wall Street, Divorce Cases, Citigroup, Business News

By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ben Hallman Binyamin Appelbaum is a reporter with The New York Times; Ben Hallman is a reporter for the Center for Public I...

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UBS: No Legal Action Against Former Executives

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ubs, Bank, Switzerland, Legal Action, U.S. Economy, Swiss Banking Industry, Kaspar Villiger, Shareholders, U.S Tax Dispute, Losses Suffered, Class-Action, Business News

GENEVA — UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, said Thursday it will not take legal action against former executives and board members for the huge l...

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Goldman Sachs Slapped With Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: The lawsuit documents have been added below (hat tip to the WSJ.) Three former Goldman Sachs employees filed a gender bias lawsuit against ...

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iPhone Lawsuit: Judge Approves Class Action Against Apple, AT&T

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Class Action, iPhone Class Action, iPhone Lawsuit, Apple, AT&T, Locked Phones, Locked iPhone, Lawsuit, Apple Class Action Lawsuit, AT&T Class Action Lawsuit, Locked Phone Lawsuit, Technology News

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a clas...

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The Class Action's Frankenstein Status Confirmed

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Securities Class Action, Sec, Tort Reform, Bank of America, Judge Jed Rakoff, Class Action, Home News

We all know the story of Dr. Frankenstein, whose well intentioned discovery of reviving the dead regrettably creates a monster who wreaks havoc on his...

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Obama Gives Historic Speech on Tort Reform Part II: Vows to End Lawyers' Disgraceful Misuse of Our Legal System for Private Gain

Lawrence W. Schonbrun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lawyers, Obama, Class Action Lawsuit, Tort Reform, Class Action, Home News

Thank you. Thank you. Hello my fellow American citizens. Some of you may have heard the speech I gave recently on the need for tort reform, and, in...

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America Wakes Up to the Importance of Liability and the Stupidity of "Caps"

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Massey Energy, Toyota, Bp, Civil Justice, Medical Malpractice, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Class Action, Oil, Center for Justice & Democracy, Financial Crisis, Delaware, Chinese Drywall, Coal Mining, Michael Clayton, Liability, Politics News

Teachable moments can come almost anytime, from anywhere. The recent history of corporate and professional breakdowns and mess-ups should provide a n...

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Are Tech Device Companies Destined for the Same Class Action Hell as Big Tobacco?

Damien Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Tobacco, Apple, Ipad, Class Action, Technology News

Last night I was watching Apple's (AAPL) slick promo video for the iPad. That thing is so sexy, I reached for my wallet. Then, while watching a scene ...

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Google Books May Change Copyright Law And Privacy

San Jose Mercury News | Mike Swift | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Advocates, Google, Ereaders, Copyright, Microsoft, Class Action, Monopoly, Orphan Books, Digital Library, Digital Books, Author's Guild, Privacy, Yahoo, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

SAN JOSE -- Sometime in the near future, a federal judge will decide whether Google can proceed with its plan to create a digital library and bookstor...

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This Week In Cheating: Drugs

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial, Fosamax, Pants!, Merck, Drug Industry, Class Action, Pfizer, Addiction, Trap, Scandal, Awesome, Pharmaceutical Industry, Settlement, Satire, Vioxx, Wyeth, Rachel Maddow, Marketing, Neurontin, Monty Python, Comedy News

So, let me get this straight: Pfizer is the drug company who'll lie to you, but Merck's the one that'll kill you?

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