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A recent court decision has opened the door for a Garden City- based law firm to bring a class action suit against the nation's largest Chinese fast-food restaurant chain. On June 3, U.S. District Court Justice Cathy Seibel granted a conditional certification to allow those who have worked as general managers for Panda Express in the past three years to opt in to a class action lawsuit, citing the California-based fast-food chain failed to pay overtime to its management staff.
Introduction. II. Federal and State Securities Laws and Congress's Blurring of the Lines. A. Federal Securities Laws and Section 10(b). B. State Securities Laws and Common Law Causes of Action. C. Congressional Shifts in the Balance. 1. The PSLRA of 1995. 2. The NSMIA of 1996. 3. SLUSA of 1998. III. The Scorned Broker: The Dabit Case and the Federal Circuit Split. A. The Dabit Case. B. The Majority Rule. 1. Presumption of Congressional Knowledge of Settled Judicial Interpretation. 2. No Congressional Intent to Go Beyond Closing the Federal Flight Loophole. C. The Minority Rule. 1. Congressional Intent to Go Beyond Closing the Federal Flight Loophole. 2. Policy Considerations Supporting Preemption. 3. Complete Preemption of State Securities Fraud Class Actions. IV. The Death of the St...
Lawsuit alleging complicity in financing and arming Colombian paramilitary terrorist groups will continue WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A human rights lawsuit brought by Colombian families against banana company Chiquita Brands International for allegedly funding and arming known terrorist organizations in Colombia may continue in U.S. federal court, a judge decided today.
Merck will pay $5.1 million in attorney fees and institute corporate reforms under the terms of a settlement of a shareholder class action concerning the alleged suppression of negative clinical test results for the blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin. S. District Judge Thomas J. Cavanaugh gave final approval to the settlement Feb. 28 following a hearing in Newark, N.J.
A $900,000 class action settlement with telecommunications giant AT&T primarily benefits Missouri's legal aid organizations. The federal lawsuit alleged violations of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. According to the plaintiffs' lawsuit, filed in November 2009, AT&T obtained a database of driver's license information from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Customers of Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild amusement parks who used a credit card at the parks in the last five years and had the card's expiration date appear on the receipt may be eligible for a free admission ticket. Under the terms of a class-action settlement of a federal lawsuit against Palace Entertainment, which owns dozens of parks, including Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild, customers who had too much information appear on their credit card receipts will receive a free admission ticket for one of 15 parks across the country.
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