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Judicial Panel Denies Plaintiff Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 because Only Two Class Actions were Pending, Issues were not “Sufficiently Complex and/or Numerous” to Warrant Centralization, and Alternatives Existed to Minimize Risk of Duplicative Discovery or Inconsistent Pretrial Rulings Two class action lawsuits were filed against Best Buy Stores and Best Buy Co. (one in Florida and one in Illinois) arising out of defendants’ business practices in charging restocking fees; Illinois plaintiff’s lawyer filed a motion with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) requesting centralization of the class actions pursuant to 28 U.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Denies Plaintiff Request, Objected to by Defense Attorneys and Other Plaintiff’s Counsel, for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 because Only Three Class Actions were Pending, Issues were not “Sufficiently Complex and/or Numerous” to Warrant Centralization, and Alternatives Existed to Minimize Risk of Duplicative Discovery or Inconsistent Pretrial Rulings Three class action lawsuits were filed against Circuit City (one in California, one in Florida and one in New York) arising out of defendants’ business practices in charging restocking fees; California plaintiff’s lawyer filed a motion with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) requesting centralization of the class actions pursuant to 28 U.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Defense Request, Over Objection of Certain Plaintiffs, for Pretrial Coordination of ERISA Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Concurs with Defense Request to Transfer Class Actions to Northern District of Texas Four class action lawsuits – there in the Northern District of Texas and one in the Eastern District of Texas – were filed against RadioShack and other defendants alleging breach of fiduciary duties under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Class Action Court Decisions Employment Law Class Actions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs’ Request, Unopposed by Defense, for Pretrial Coordination of 25 Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, and Transfers Class Actions to Central District of California Twenty-five class action lawsuits were filed in six (6) federal district courts (10 in the Northern District and 2 in the Central District of California, 10 in the Western District of Washington, and 1 each in Massachusetts, Nevada and the Eastern District of New York) against Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines alleging that they “conspired to fix prices of passenger airfares between the United States and Korea in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs’ Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Rejects Defense Attorney Request to Transfer Class Actions to Southern District of New York Seven class action lawsuits were filed against various defendants alleging violations of federal securities laws based on allegations that Sterling Financial “issued materially false and misleading statements relating to its wholly-owned subsidiary, EFI, which artificially inflated Sterling’s stock price.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation PSLRA/SLUSA Class Actions Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs’ Request, Unopposed by Defense, for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Concurs with Request to Transfer Class Actions Alleging Violations of Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to Northern District of Illinois Three class action lawsuits were filed against Long Beach Mortgage and other defendants alleging violations of the federal Truth in lending Act (TILA) or state law equivalent statutes.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation RESPA/TILA Class Actions Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs’ Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Transfers Class Actions to Eastern District of Louisiana Four class action lawsuits were filed against various defendants alleging “that trailers – provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina – contain materials which emit dangerous, excessive levels of formaldehyde.” In re FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Prod.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiff Request, Over Defense Objection, for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 but Agrees With Defense Request to Transfer Class Actions to Eastern District of Pennsylvania Two class action lawsuits (followed by 28 potential tag-along class actions) were filed against various defendants, including SmithKlineBeecham Corp., arising out of the manufacture and sale of certain diabetes drugs that allegedly caused increased risk of heart attack and other injuries.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiff’s Request, Over Defense and Other Plaintiff Objection, for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Transfers Class Action to District of Nevada Two class actions were filed in California and Nevada against various defendants because individuals who sought to engage in a § 1031 exchange using defendants Southwest Exchange (SWX) and/or Qualified Exchange Services as the facilitator suffered losses due to the alleged misconduct of various defendants.
Class Action Court Decisions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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Judicial Panel Grants Defense Request, Over Objection, for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 but Agrees With Plaintiff’s Request to Transfer Class Actions to District of New Jersey Three class action lawsuits were filed against Boscov’s Department Store alleging violation of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). In re Boscov’s Dep’t Store, LLC, Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) Litig., ___ F.
Class Action Court Decisions FCRA Class Actions Multidistrict Litigation Uncategorized
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