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Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Employment-Related Claims Again Lead Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts As No Other Class Action Category Meets 10% Threshold

May 12, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

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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Labor Class Action Lawsuits Again Lead Weekly New Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

May 5, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In order to assist California class action defense attorneys in anticipating claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly an unofficial summary of 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. This report covers the time period of April 27 – May 3, 2007. We include only those categories that contain 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Labor Law Class Action Filings Continue To Dominate New Class Action Cases Facing California Defense Attorneys

Apr 28, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To aid California class action defense attorneys in anticipating claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly an unofficial summary of 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. This report covers the time period of April 20 – April 26, 2007. We include only those categories that contain 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS – CLASS ACTION DEFENSE CONFERENCE COMING TO SAN FRANCISCO

Apr 24, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

The American Conference Institute is sponsoring a two-day seminar entitled, “Defending Consumer Protection Class Actions.” The conference will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on May 21 and 22, 2007. The conference promises to be well worthwhile. More information about the American Conference Institute may be found at its website: www.americanconference.com.

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Once Again Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Lead Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Apr 21, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist California class action 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 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. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Class Action Defense News: New Jersey Federal Court Holds Securities Fraud Class Action Against Merck Time-Barred

Apr 15, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

On April 12, 2007, United States District Court Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the District of New Jersey dismissed a securities fraud clas action against Merck, agreeing with defense attorneys that the class action claims are time-barred. The ruling represents yet another victory in Merck’s defense against thousands of class action and individual complaints arising, directly or indirectly, out of its prescription drug Vioxx. A summary of the district court’s ruling will be posted later in the week.

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New Employment Law Class Action Lawsuits Continue To Dominate Weekly Class Action Filings In California State And Federal Courts

Apr 14, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

In order to assist California class action 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 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. 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 Lawsuits Again Lead Weekly California State And Federal Court Class Action Filings

Apr 7, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

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 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. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Class Action Lawsuits Involving Labor Law Claims Again Lead Weekly California State And Federal Court Class Action Filings

Mar 31, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California defense attorneys and to assist them in anticipating the claims against which they may have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new 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. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Vioxx Class Action Defense Cases – Merck Defense Team Wins Vioxx Case In Madison County, Illinois Giving It Ten Victories Against Five Defeats

Mar 29, 2007 | By: Michael J. Hassen

Defense Victory will aid Merck in Defeating Motions to Certify other Lawsuits as Class Actions in the 265 Pending Class Action Lawsuits Involving Vioxx Bruce Japsen of the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that a jury in plaintiff-friendly Madison County has ruled in favor of Merck in a Vioxx case, handing Merck its first win in the Midwest and 10thdefense verdict overall. Japsen notes that Merck “has pledged to defend the Vioxx cases one by one, and has so far had only five defeats.

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