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New Employment Law Class Action Cases Yet Again Lead List Of Class Actions Filed In California State And Federal Courts During Past Week

Jul 14, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In an effort to assist California class action defense attorneys anticipate the claims 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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Labor Law Class Action Cases Again Account For 60% Of New Class Actions Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Jul 7, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist California class action defense attorneys anticipate the claims 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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More Than 60% Of New Class Action Cases Involve Employment-Related Claims In Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Jun 30, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to defense attorneys who defend against class action claims 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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Labor Law Class Action Cases Regain Top Spot In New Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Jun 23, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In order to assist California class action defense attorneys anticipate the claims against which they may 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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Surge in Unfair Competition Law Class Action Cases Drop Labor Law Cases To Second Spot Among New Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Jun 16, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist defense attorneys who defend class actions 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. This report covers the time period from June 8 – June 14, 2007, during which time 39 new class action cases were filed in these courts.

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Labor Law Class Action Cases Reclaim Top Spot Among New Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Jun 9, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California 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 past week, 43 new class action cases were filed in these courts, and after a one-week break labor law class action lawsuits returned to its familiar spot atop the list of new weekly class action filings.

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Class Action ADA Claims Supplant Labor Law Class Action Cases In California Weekly Filings

Jun 2, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

California class action defense attorneys will face a substantial number of new class action claims based the latest court filings this past week. To allow the class action defense lawyer to anticipate claims against which she or he may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for class actions 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.

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Federal Court Order Certifying Securities Class Action Against Vivendi Revised And Officially Published

May 29, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In a prior article, we reported that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York had granted plaintiffs’ motion to certify a securities class action against French company Vivendi and two of its individual officers – that article may be found here. The court’s Revised Memorandum Opinion and Order may be found at In re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Sec. Litig., 242 F.R.D. 76 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). A copy of the district court’s revised opinion and order granting class action treatment is provided.

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Labor Law Class Action Filings Continue Streak As Top Category Of New Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

May 26, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California 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 past week, only 36 new class action cases were filed in these courts.

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New Class Action Filings Drop But Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Continue To Top Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

May 19, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In order to assist California defense attorneys in anticipating the claims against which they may 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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