class action

Two women said in a federal class action lawsuit they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles.

Class action law suits, a long-established feature of US litigation, have been gaining traction in recent years, particularly following the introduction of Group Litigation Orders in England and Wales.

The number of class action lawsuits is increasing both nationally and in the Carolinas, according to recent research and law firms in both states.

to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they do not permit class arbitration of a federal-law claim." The Court held the FAA does not permit courts to do so, finding Rule 23 does not "establish an entitlement to class proceedings for the vindication of statutory rights." Class action waivers "merely limi[t] arbitration to the two contracting parties.

The class action lawsuit looks to examine whether owners of vehicles with type EA 189 diesel engines had been intentionally harmed by the automaker's use of engine management software designed to hide excessive pollution levels and Volkswagen said the possibility of class action suits did not change its view that there was no legal basis for consumers to make claims in connection to the diesel issue in Germany.

Resh, et al.<br />Case No.: 17-432<br />Focus: Statute of Limitations Class Action <br />This case concerns the tolling rule first stated in American Pipe & Constr.

Had any customer discovered Initech's scam, he might have filed a class action seeking a refund for himself and all others who had been cheated.

Lewis has shown that employment agreements are enforceable even if they prohibit class action lawsuits.<br />The 5-4 decision conflicts with language from the National Labor Relations Act, which states that employees may bring class action claims, and the National Labor Relations Board has interpreted that part of the act to prohibit class action waivers.<br />"The court reviewed whether it was legally permissible in employment agreements for employers to have, as part of those agreements, arbitration agreements that also included class action waivers," said Michael Brady, chair of Warner Norcross + Judd's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

in securities class actions, and the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

A bill headed to the House for a vote on Thursday would reform class action lawsuits in the U.S., but opponents say the law would create such difficult hurdles to advancing class action suits in the courts that it would make the practice virtually impossible.&nbsp;

Global Banking News-October 24, 2016--Aon launches class action insurance programme