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Securities Fraud Class Action Plaintiff Lawyer William Lerach Reportedly Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Paying Kickbacks to Class Representative On the heels of our report that William Lerach announced his resignation in order to focus his energies on defending himself against the as-then unannounced criminal charges leveled against him in the wake of the federal court indictment of Milberg Weiss and two of its named partners, Molly Selvin reports today that Lerach that agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy.
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In order to assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the type of cases 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 relevant timeframe.
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The Kansas City Business Journal reports that federal judge John Lungstrum has given final approval to a $57 million settlement of an employment discrimination class action against Sprint. The class action, filed in Kansas federal court, alleged that Sprint unlawfully fired nearly 1,700 employees because of their age. The Business Journal reports that the class action plaintiffs charged Sprint with using a computerized performance management system that unfairly singled out employees over 40 for termination.
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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 August 31 – September 6, 2007, during which time 44 new class action lawsuits were filed in these California state and federal courts.
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Chad Bray of the Wall Street Journal reports today that a federal court has given final approval to settlement of a class action against Merrill Lynch. The lawsuit alleged that Merrill Lynch and its former top technology-stock analyst, Henry Blodget, issued false or misleading research reports regarding Internet-based companies. The settlement reportedly covers 20 separate class action lawsuits filed against Merrill Lynch in federal court. Mr. Bray’s article, entitled “Merrill Settlement is Approved,” may be found on page C7 of the September 6, 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal.
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To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the claims 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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Divided California Supreme Court Holds Class Action Arbitration Clause would “Undermine the Vindication of the Employees’ Unwaivable Statutory Rights and would Pose a Serious Obstacle to the Enforcement of the State’s Overtime Laws” Yesterday, in a 4-3 decision with far-reaching impacts on class action arbitration waivers in California, the Supreme Court essentially held that class action waivers are unenforceable under California law. While the majority opinion claims that it is not condemning all such waivers, the dissent cogently observes that — for all intents and purposes — it is the practical effect of the decision.
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Noted Securities Class Action Lawyer Resigns From Law Firm Reportedly In Exchange For Government Agreement not to Indict Law Firm Jenny Anderson of The New York Times reports that noted class action plaintiff lawyer William S. Lerach is leaving his law firm in order to focus on the criminal allegations connected with the federal indictment of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, where he once worked. We have previously reported on the criminal indictment of Milberg Weiss and two of its named partners, David Bershad and Steven Schulman, alleging illegal payments of more than $11 million to individuals who served as class representatives in class actions filed by Milberg Weiss.
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Law Seminars International is sponsoring a two-day seminar entitled, “Innovative Strategies for Litigating Class Action Suits.” The conference will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on November 12 and 13, 2007. The details of the conference, its location and its topics may be found here.
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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 August 17 – August 23, 2007.
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