Employment Class Action Filings Again Top List But Defense Attorneys Also Gear Up For New Public Accommodation/ADA Class Action Lawsuits Which Ran A Close Second In Weekly Class Action Filings In California

Class action defense attorneys in California will continue to confront more labor law class action cases than any other category, but public accommodation/ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) cases made a strong showing this past week. 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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Class Action Defense Issues-Merck Defense Of Individual Federal Vioxx Action Improves Likelihood That Class Action Status Will Be Denied

Latest Defense Verdict Weighs Heavily Against Class Action Treatment of Vioxx Claims The verdict is in on Merck’s eleventh Vioxx trial, and a Louisiana federal jury agreed with defense attorneys that a Utah bank manager who suffered a heart attack after using Vioxx for almost a year had not established Vioxx caused his injury. Defense attorneys argued that the manager had used the drug for less than one year and had stopped using the drug four days before he suffered his heart attack.

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More Fallout From Indictment Of Class Action Firm Milberg Weiss As Court Delays Approval Of Class Action Settlement Pending Review Of Class Action Plaintiffs’ Testimony

Ameet Sachdev of the Chicago Tribune reports that Cook County Circuit Judge Nancy Arnold has delayed approval of a three-year-old stockholders class action against Boeing because of the federal court indictment handed down against lead plaintiffs’ counsel Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman. After the settlement had been submitted for her approval, Judge Arnold required that the six named plaintiffs appear in court and testify as to how they became plaintiffs in the case, including when the became Boeing stockholders and the amount of stock that they owned.

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Employment Law Class Action Lawsuits Again Dominate Claims Facing Class Action Defense Attorneys In California

Class action defense lawyers continue to face a greater number of labor law class action filings in California than any other category. As frequent visitors know, 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. This report covers the time period from November 3 – November 9, with employment law class action cases retaining their firm grip on the top spot on the class action filings list.

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Defense Expected To Pay $30 Million To Settle Class Action Arising Out Of Martha Stewart Sale Of ImClone Stock In 2001

Martha Stewart and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Defense Attorneys Report $30 Million to Settle Class Action Several news reports cite reliable sources that the class action against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Martha Stewart has been settled pending court approval. Several lawsuits were filed apparently claiming that Stewart’s misrepresentations concerning her sale of ImClone stock artificially inflated the stock price of Martha Stewart Living. The separate lawsuits eventually were consolidated. News reports place the total settlement at $30 million, of which Martha Stewart personally will pay about $5 million.

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Class Action Employment Law Claims Continue To Predominate Categories Confronting Defense Attorneys As Labor Law Class Actions Hold Top Spot In California Weekly Class Action Filings

To allow class action defense lawyers anticipate claims against which they 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. This report covers the time period from October 27 – November 2, 2006, and employment law cases yet again hold a firm grip on the top spot on the list.

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Employment Law Class Action Cases Again Lead Weekly California Filings Facing Defense Attorneys

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 from October 20 – October 26, 2006. We include only those categories that boast 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Class Action Defense Issues–Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

Class Action Defense Attorneys Urged to Advise Clients about FACTA Requirements As we previously noted, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) is scheduled to take effect in December, 2006. Congress requires that credit card receipts provided to customers be modified so that the information contained on them no longer serves as a ready source for credit card fraud or identity theft. Under FACTA, the credit card number shown on the customer copy of the credit card receipt must be truncated and the expiration date must be omitted.

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Employment Law Class Action Cases Lead Weekly California Filings Facing Defense Attorneys But Unfair Competition/Unfair Business Practice (UCL) Class Action Filings Run A Close Second

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 from October 13 – October 19, 2006. We include only those categories that boast 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Pennsylvania Jury Finds Wal-Mart Liable In Employee Overtime/Rest Breaks Class Action Case And Awards $78 Million In Damages Plus Attorney Fees

Defense Attorneys Plan to Appeal Jury Verdict that Wal-Mart Failed to Provide Employees with Rest Breaks and Overtime, and that Wal-Mart Acted in Bad Faith

The jury is in on a labor law class action on behalf of 187,000 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club employees brought in Pennsylvania state court. The lawsuit alleged that employees were not provided rest breaks and were required to work “off the clock,” depriving them of overtime pay. The jury awarded $78.5 million in damages, and that figure may be dramatically increased because the jury also found that Wal-Mart acted in bad faith, opening the door to an additional $62 million in damages, according to plaintiffs’ lawyers. The jury agreed with defense attorneys that Wal-Mart had not forced employees to work through meal breaks. Several news sources have reported on the verdict, including Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times and James Covert of the Wall Street Journal.

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