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What's New in the Courts

January 13, 2008

Sixth Circuit Holds that Participants in Defined Contribution Plan Have Standing to Sue under Section 502(a)(2) for Losses to the Plan.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Seventh Circuit Rejects Untimely Intervention of Sophisticated Classmember Despite Tolling under American Pipe.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Direct “Reliance” by Plaintiff is Not Required for Civil RICO Claim.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Sixth Circuit Rejects Argument that Common Issues of Damages Must Predominate in Antitrust Case.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Court Prohibits Defendant from Making Potentially “Coercive” Settlement Offers to Putative Classmembers.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Texas Supreme Court Rejects Argument that Class Representative Who “Splits” Claims is Inadequate Per Se.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Judge Posner Reverses Denial of Certification Premised on Mootness of Proposed Representative’s Claims.

Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2008

Fourth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Vacate Arbitration Award to Opt-Out Class for Claims Brought under FLSA.

Written by Steve Herman
January 7, 2008

Qualcomm Attorneys Sanctioned $8.5 Million for Discovery Abuses and False Representations to the Court.

Written by Steve Herman
December 5, 2007

Magistrate Judge in North Carolina Orders Forensic Examination of Plaintiff’s Home Computer which She Alleged Had “Crashed”.

Written by Steve Herman