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As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the preceding week. This report covers June 6 – 12, 2008, during which time 51 new class action lawsuits were filed.
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In order to assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of class actions against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the preceding week.
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Shareholder Class Action Against Brocade Communications Systems Arising out of Options Backdating Settled for $160 Million Mark Maremont and John Hechinger of the Wall Street Journal report today that Brocade Communications Systems has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders. The class action sought damages allegedly caused by the backdating of stock options. The settlement followed the San Francisco federal court’s ruling last month that Brocade was liable for the conduct of its former Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Reyes, who was sentenced last January to 21 months in federal prison for his role in the scandal.
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Melvyn Weiss, Noted Class Action Plaintiff Focusing on Securities Class Actions, Sentenced to 30 Months and Ordered to Pay $10 Million We have written several articles covering the criminal charges against Melvyn Weiss and his former law partners, David Bershad and Steven Schulman, as well as another former Weiss law partner, William Lerach. The final chapter in the criminal charges against Mr. Weiss came to a close on June 2, 2008, when the federal court sentenced the 72-year-old Mr.
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As a resource for California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the preceding week. This report covers May 23 – 29, 2008, during which time 48 new class action lawsuits were filed.
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In May 2007, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against Dell and Dell Financial Services (collectively “Dell”) on behalf of New York residents alleging that it advertised “attractively priced computer packages, promotional financing that typically features a no interest and/or no payment period, large rebates, and free or upgraded accessories,” but that “many of the benefits and inducements featured in Dell’s advertisements are illusory.” A copy of the lawsuit may be found here.
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The author of the Class Action Defense Blog wishes all of you a very happy Memorial Day. A new class action article, summarizing the recent California Court of Appeal opinion discussing California’s Song-Beverly Act, will be published tomorrow.
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To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of cases against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the preceding week.
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As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the preceding week. This report covers May 9 – 15, 2008, during which time 54 new class action lawsuits were filed.
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The author of the Class Action Defense Blog extends best wishes for a happy Mother’s Day. A new class action article will be published tomorrow.
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