Class Action Blog Posts from November 19, 2009
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Sovereignty, Federalism and Class Actions
Daniel Wise of the New York Law Journal has an interesting article out today on a recent New York state court decision involving a complex dispute over assets of former Philippines dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, being held by Merrill Lynch in New York. The court ordered that the funds be paid to satisfy part of a $2 billion judgment awarded to class [...Posted on ClassActionBlawg on November 19, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Notes on the ABA's 13th Annual Class Action Institute
In October I mentioned that the ABA would hold its 13th Annual Institute on Class Actions on October 30 in San Francisco and November 20 in D.C. Paul Karlsgodt of ClassActionBlawg.com has some interesting notes taken by an attendee in...Posted on The UCL Practitioner on November 19, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Class Action Defense Cases–Anthony v. AIG: Eleventh Circuit Certifies Questions To Georgia Supreme Court Following Dismissal Of Class Action Complaint Challenging Excessive Notary Fees Charged In Connection With Refinance
Propriety of Dismissal of Class Action Challenging Notary Fees Charged by Lender in Connection with Refinance of Home Loan that were in Excess of Maximum Allowed by Georgia State Law Turned on Issues not yet Clearly Resolved by Georgia Courts Eleventh Circuit Holds, thereby Warranting Certification of Questions to Georgia Supreme Court PlaiPosted on Class Action Defense Blog on November 19, 2009 at 8:22 AM
So What Should the Law Do About Jury Variability?
In my previous post pointing readers to Tim Lytton's thought provoking post on TortsProfBlog, I neglected to mention our own Byron Stier's work on the same issue. Interested readers might look to his piece, Jackpot Justice available on SSRN. Here...Posted on Mass Tort Litigation Blog on November 18, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Santa Clara County Counsel Impact Litigation and Social Justice Fellowship, 2010-2011
The Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section of the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office is accepting applications for a one-year Fellowship beginning next September. "The Section does a good deal of interesting consumer protection work to safeguard the health and...Posted on The UCL Practitioner on November 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM
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Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
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Wrongful termination for reporting misconduct of a co-worker?
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This is a two part case. First there should have been a purchase contract that d...
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My fiance's check is DD into a local credit union. Bank seems to have a pattern of "invisibly holding" charges from the debit card until just HOURS before his DD is processed (and this is after hours, of course). Over th
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Wrongful termination for reporting misconduct of a co-worker?
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How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
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When a buyer signs a agreement for the sale of property and then decides to back out after they have signed the escrow papers and accepted the keys to the property can they leagally not tender the check for the purchase
This is a two part case. First there should have been a purchase contract that d...
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