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Public Justice filed an amici brief opposing preemption filed on behalf of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, AARP, and Public Justice MarketWatch - A class action lawsuit has been brought against Fannie Mae on behalf of the purchasers of Fannie Mae's Preferred Stock, Series S between the period of December 11, 2007 - September 5, 2008... Bloomberg.com - Farmers in 5 states sued Bayer, a German producer of genetically modified seeds, after small amounts of this seed was found in rice they were raising for consumption. Their bid for a class action suit was denied and individual suits are now planned... MarketWatch - WSB Financial has reached a settlement agreement in their pending securities class action. The total amount of the settlement is $4.85 million with no acknowledgment of wrong doing... New Orleans Business News - Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., a state-run insurer,acknowledged no wrong doing but has agreed to a $35 million settlement in two class action suits that alleged they had failed to offer settlements on hurricane claims in a timely fashion... Rutland Herald - A class action lawsuit brought against Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners on behalf of 1243 investor pass holders has been certified by a federal judge... afterdawn.com - A class action lawsuit has been filed in California alleging that Microsoft concealed the failure rate of their Xbox 360 in order to better compete with Play Station 3 and Nintendo Wii in 2006... | |
To read Class Action News updated daily visit Class Action Related Headlines. Our Class Action News Search also contains links to recent Class Action Cases in the News. Our Class Action Litigation Library offers articles on Consumer law, Class Action, Tours, Travel Agents, and additional offsite legal articles. Read our recently posted CONSUMER LAW 2008 Update written by Judge Dickerson discussing consumer protection statutes most frequently used in New York State courts. This paper is prepared annually for New York State Civil Court Judges and the Town & Village Resource Center. This paper updates the information in earlier versions (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007) also found in our Class Action Litigation Library.
Other new articles in our library include Burdens of Jurisdictional Proof written by Professor Lonny Hoffman, George Butler Research Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, discussing who bears the burden of jurisdictional proof under the Class Action Fairness Act. Avoiding Investment Fraud: Don't Get Taken and Avoid E-mail Scams: Don't Get Taken both written by Timothy E. Eble...
"It is a fact that any investments involve a certain degree of risk. So how does an invididual avoid being taken in by a fraudulent investment adviser?..."Also recently added "Choosing a class action rep"reprinted here by permission of LawyersUSA discussing important considerations an attorney must examine when selecting a class action representative...
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