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Defense attorneys in California faced the familiar wave of employment law class action cases last week, but FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act) cases ran a close second. In an effort to assist 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.
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Peter Loftus of The Wall Street Journal reports today that a New Jersey state appellate court has reversed a lower court ruling dismissing a putative class action against Merck on behalf of people who used Vioxx for at least six (6) weeks but who have not evidenced any medical problems. While the opinion is a setback for the Vioxx defense team, it does not appear to be a “tremendous decision” as viewed by plaintiffs’ counsel.
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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 from January 11 – January 18, 2007. We include only those categories that contain 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.
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A state appellate court has ruled that a lower court prematurely dismissed a putative class action against Merck on behalf of people who used Vioxx for at least six (6) weeks but who have not evidenced any medical problems. While the opinion is a setback for the Vioxx defense team, the New Jersey appellate court held only that plaintiffs were entitled to additional discovery in an effort to prove whether they have a valid claim.
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Molly Selvin of the Los Angeles Times reports that a jury sitting in Los Angeles federal court awarded $2,500,000 to current and former employees of the Chinese Daily News, the largest Chinese-language newspaper in the United States, for violations of state and federal labor laws. The jury reportedly found that the newspaper failed to pay its employees overtime, or to allow meal and rest periods. Ms. Selvin notes that the class action lawsuit is “part of a wave of litigation that has produced multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts in recent years.
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Class action defense attorneys in California will again confront more labor law class action cases than any other category, but the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA) have surged. In an effort to assist 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.
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On January 11, 2007, federal district court judge Marilyn Hall Patel granted class action status to a lawsuit brought against Costco Wholesale on behalf of female employees. The lawsuit alleges that Costco discriminates against women in its promotion practices, and alleges that less than 16% of Costco’s general managers are women. The class representatives include two women who worked for Costco more than 20 years, one becoming a warehouse receiving manager and one an assistant manager, and who claim they were passed over for promotion to general manager because of their gender.
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The American Conference Institute is sponsoring a two-day seminar on defending consumer fraud litigation. The conference will be held in San Francisco on May 21 and 22, 2007, and several class action topics will be on the agenda. The details are still being finalized so information on the conference is not yet available at ACI’s website. We will periodically post reminders and updates on the conference, as it promises to be well worthwhile.
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To aid California class action defense attorneys in anticipating claims against which they may have to defend, each week we provide 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 from December 28, 2006 – January 4, 2007. We include only those categories that contain 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.
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Defense attorneys in California will face a new wave of public accommodation/ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) class action cases, as employment law class actions – the usual frontrunner in weekly filings – fall to a distant third. In an effort to assist 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.
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