Class Action

Labor Code Class Actions Consistently Outnumber All Other Categories Combined
The Class Action Defense Blog published by Michael J. Hassen has made a regular weekly feature of tracking the new filings of class actions in state and federal courts in California...

"Class Action Lawsuits"
A blog called Disgusted Beyond Belief has an interesting post refuting the criticisms often levied against class action cases generally and the class action bar in particular. An excerpt: Dealing with the [class action attorney's] fees [and] whether they are...

FedEx Class Action News
Class Action Defense Blog has news of the FedEx litigation, FedEx Class Action Defense Cases?In re FedEx Ground: Indiana Federal Court Grants Class Action Treatment In 19 Labor Law Class Action Cases Alleging Misclassification Of Pickup/Delivery Driver:"Numerous class action lawsuits were filed against FedEx Ground alleging that the company misclassified its pickup and delivery drivers as independent contractors rather than employees; the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated the class actions in the Northern District of Indiana, and the plaintiffs in the class action cases characterized as ?Wave 1,? ?Wave 2? and ?Wave 3? moved the district court for class action certification...

Federal Class Action Cases Rose by 72 Per Cent, Study Finds
US Courts: "An interim report on the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 notes a 72 percent...

Singer Island Resort Buyers File Securities Class Action Against WCI Communities
Add a new breed of condo buyer lawsuit to the growing pile of cases which have been and are being filed under Florida condominium law and the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act in Florida courts...

Update: Baristas Win Super Grande Award
We recently noted the employment case against Starbucks. Guess who won? Let's just say that they're going to laugh at nickel you drop into the tip jar. See Court Awards Starbucks Baristas $86 Million in Tip-Pooling Case, Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune (March 20, 2008)...