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To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of cases against which they may 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 relevant timeframe.
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In a state notoriously difficult for individual and class action defendants alike, the Associated Press reports today that a jury awarded $196.2 million in punitive damages against DuPont in a class action that charged the company with “deliberately dumping dangerous heavy metals on an industrial site” resulting in property damage and health concerns of neighboring properties. This award was on top of the $55.5 million awarded in the class action to “clean up private properties.
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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 relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from October 12 – October 18, 2007, during which time 50 new class action lawsuits were filed in these California state and federal courts.
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Following Guilty Pleas of Former Partners, Weiss Vows to Fight Criminal Charges Noted class action plaintiff lawyer Melvyn Weiss, co-founder of the Milberg Weiss securities fraud class action firm, has been released after depositing $1,000,000 in cash with the court, posting a $500,000 bond and surrendering his passport, Michael Parrish of the New York Times reports today. According to Parrish’s report, Weiss intends to fight the federal criminal charges of conspiracy, racketeering, obstruction of justice and making false statements under oath arising out of his alleged payment of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to various individuals in return for their agreement to serve as plaintiffs in shareholder class action lawsuits.
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In order to assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the 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 relevant timeframe.
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Michael Parrish of the New York Times reports that class action plaintiff lawyer Steven Schulman, formerly a named-partner at the plaintiff class action law firm now known as Milberg Weiss, has pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge. According to Parrish’s article, Schulman “admitted in federal court to being part of a scheme in which the firm, known for its class-action lawsuits against companies, gave secret kickbacks to individuals who remained on call to act as lead plaintiffs.
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The Associated Press reports that a North Dakota federal court has approved $7 million class action settlement, bringing to a close a 5-year-old class action against CP Rail arising from a January 2002 derailment and chemical spill that “sent a deadly cloud” into the air and killed a man. AP reports that more than 40% of the class action settlement proceeds will go to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, who will get $2.
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The Wall Street Journal reports today that Merck has won another trial, bringing to 11 the number of verdicts in its favor against five (5) losses. The latest victory came at the hands of a Florida jury, reportedly the first Vioxx case to go to trial in that state. Thousands of individual and class action lawsuits were filed against Merck after it pulled Vioxx from the market in September 2004, and Merck has argued vigorously for the right to litigate each case on an individual rather than class action basis.
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The Los Angeles Times reports today that CB Richard Ellis Group has agreed to pay upwards of $150,000 per female employee under a class action settlement of a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment. According to the report, the class action complaint alleged that female employees were “subjected to lewd remarks, unwanted groping and sexual propositions by male co-workers,” as well as pornographic material “distributed via email and displayed on office computers.” CB Richard Ellis did not admit any of the class action allegations, but agreed to pay $3.
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As a resources 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 relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from September 28 – October 4, 2007, during which time 62 new class action lawsuits were filed in these California state and federal courts.
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