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Plaintiffs in spying case against NSA ask for class certification
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency over alleged spying on American citizens have filed for class certification.
Class action suit against Heinz alleges 'all natural' vinegar contains GMOs
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Heinz after consumers claim it violated state and federal laws by advertising its white vinegar as "all natural" when it was not.
Class action filed against GM over key system
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been brought against General Motors after consumers from nine states claim its key system was defective.
Coca-Cola facing class action over advertising, labeling
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola is being sued in federal court over the advertising and labeling of its soft drinks.
Calif. man files class action over kitchen knives sold on Home Shopping Network
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Home Shopping Network after consumers claim they received counterfeit knives.
Seventh Circuit: Urging settlement of an old debt could be misleading to unsophisticated consumers
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision on two lawsuits involving creditors seeking debt collection several years after the debts were originally owed.
Ninth Circuit says CNN.com didn't intentionally discriminate against hearing-impaired
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the plaintiffs in a case against CNN by the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness failed to show intentional discrimination based on disability.
Minnesota county's class action against Fannie, Freddie dismissed
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A decision has been made regarding a lawsuit against the Federal National Mortgage Association wherein Hennepin County, Minn., claimed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to pay taxes on transfers of deeds.
Ninth Circuit takes jurisdiction, denies class certification in class action against Home Depot
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An appeal involving Home Depot USA Inc.'s tool damage waiver at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has been decided on.
Third Circuit approves attorneys fees award in class action against Volkswagen, Audi
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has decided that a magistrate judge was justified in calculating the amount of attorneys fees she decided in a case against Volkswagen and Audi.
A year after Standard Fire decision, class action against Michaels will stay in federal court
PASADENA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A decision in a class action lawsuit against Michaels Stores Inc. by former store managers who claimed they were wrongly classified as exempt from overtime has been reversed, and the case will proceed in federal court rather than California state court.
SCOTUS to consider class action claims against IndyMac
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to consider whether class action claims against IndyMac Bancorp Inc. should be able to proceed.
WLF says Mont. Supreme Court made error in certifying class
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