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September 2009
Case in Point
Michigan settles with female prisoners alleging sexual misconduct by guards
The plaintiff class, numbering more than 500 currently and formerly incarcerated women, alleged that state prison guards created a systematic pattern of sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination, and retaliation. Neal v. Dept. of Corrects.
News
- Supreme Court, class actions could alter arbitration landscape
Courtney L. Davenport - Countrywide investors win first round in lawsuit over faulty loans
Courtney L. Davenport - Securities class actions plunge in first half of 2009, study finds
Courtney L. Davenport
Verdicts & Settlements
Decisions
Articles
- Recent decisions on class action certification force plaintiff attorneys to change strategy
- California class action filings rose dramatically between 2000 and 2006
- Report finds surge in employment class actions in 2008
- Analysis of Michigan cases finds that many class action plaintiffs prefer federal court
Just Filed
- Consumers sue two lawyers who allegedly advertised debt relief services they didn’t perform
- Homeowners sue Wells Fargo for cutting home equity credit lines
- Cancer organization files class action against hot dog makers for failing to warn of disease link
- UPS sales managers seek damages for unpaid overtime
- Investors sue cosmetics company Bare Escentuals over inflated stocks
Certification News
- Fourth Circuit grants class status in suit against Nucor Corp. alleging racial discrimination
- Class certified in homeowner suit against Metropolitan Money Store alleging mortgage fraud
- Racial-profiling suit denied certification pending evidence on standing to sue
- Indiana court certifies classes of FedEx contract drivers allegedly treated as full-time employees
