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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 for California class action defense attorneys, so that they may anticipate the types of class actions against which they will have to defend, 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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Oregon Jury Awards $28 Million in Antitrust Class Action Against Weyerhauser On April 29, 2008, Weyerhauser lost a class action lawsuit filed in Oregon; the class action complaint reportedly alleged antitrust violations in that Weyerhauser allegedly monopolized the market for finished alder lumber. A jury found against Weyerhauser and awarded nearly $28 million in damages, which will be trebled under antitrust laws. Weyerhauser has promised to appeal the judgment.
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Eight Years After Filing of Class Action Complaint Against EchoStar, now Dish Network, Colorado State Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Motion to Certify Litigation as a Class Action The Denver Post reports that the Arapahoe County trial court has granted plaintiffs’ motion to certify a lawsuit against EchoStar as a class action. The class action complaint reportedly was filed by “thousands of [EchoStar’s] retail distributors” eight years ago. The trial court, Judge John Wheeler, is quoted by the Post of accusing defense attorneys of “a willingness and proclivity for drawing out legal proceedings as long as humanly possible and burying their opponents in paperwork and filings.
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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 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 April 11 – 17, 2008, during which time 44 new class action lawsuits were filed.
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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 March 28 – April 4, 2008, during which time 49 new class action lawsuits were filed.
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Steven Greenhouse of The New York Times reports today that a copycat lawsuit has been filed in New York federal court against Starbucks seeking damages arising out of the company policy of sharing store tips with shift supervisors. The class action, filed by a former barista, comes hot on the heels of a $105 million California class action judgment against Starbucks. (Our summary of that judgment may be found here.) Mr.
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The Los Angeles Times reports today on the Second Circuit opinion reversing class action certification of a fraud under RICO class action against various tobacco companies. (Our initial news on this opinion may be found here, and our summary of the Circuit Court opinion may be found here.) The Los Angeles Times notes that the damages sought by the class action “theoretically could have ballooned to as much as $800 billion,” and quotes a defense attorney as noting that the decision has “tremendous significance” due to its potential impact on numerous similar class action lawsuits pending in other state and federal courts.
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