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The trigger was a crisis two years ago, when overworked developers filed a class-action suit against the company.

There's class-action lawsuits happening, the state of Missouri not happy at all about this solution that they've had.

US investors also expanded a class action against his father Rupert's media group claiming it had a "historic pattern of corruption" .

The court's ruling was all about what constitutes a class action suit, and here all nine justices agreed that this was a flawed case.

Fairfield Greenwich, which had $7. 5bn invested with Mr Madoff, faces at least one class action lawsuit from enraged investors.

Although she acknowledges that some class-action cases should not have been filed, she says it is far from easy to get a class action going.

Downside litigation: At some point, the secondary markets are going to produce a large number of lawsuits, possibly class-action ones.

In addition, there have been a number of class action lawsuits filed against the company as well.

For a time it seemed as if the class-action lawsuit might be a partial substitute.

In America all qualifying claimants are presumed to be part of a class action unless they opt out of it.

Without a class action, it will be very difficult for most of the women potentially affected to pursue individual claims.

Shareholders may now, at least in theory, pursue class-action suits against the country's biggest companies.

Class-action suits against big corporations used to be heard by juries who made free with the defendants' money.

The company also said it would vigorously defend a class-action suit lodged last week in New York.

Meanwhile, several class-action suits have been filed in New Jersey, the home state of both pharmaceutical firms.

The retailer said it was pleased with the court's decision, which "effectively ends this class action lawsuit" .

It's also one of Google's most controversial projects, the focus of a class action lawsuit that was only recently settled in November 2009.

The company ultimately paid $333 million in damages for the contamination after a class-action lawsuit.

The company is subjected to class-action litigation over its abuse of workers' right.

Sometimes I think women should file a class-action lawsuit against the companies that make movies out of fairy tales.

Of course, the lawyers are just getting started, with class-action suits in the works in the U. S. and Europe.

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Then on February 6th judges in San Francisco approved a class-action lawsuit involving up to 2m past and present Wal-Mart employees.

A group of former Wal-Mart employees want to bring a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than a million women who work for the company.

Plaintiffs' attorneys cheered news of the fine, saying it bolstered suits seeking class-action status against Toyota.

A federal district court in California agreed that the case could go forward as a class action.

They previously have had class action lawsuits by community nose pickers which they have subsequently won.

In the end the case was widened into a class action, but McCorvey remained the anonymous lead plaintiff.

A legal expert in Beijing said overseas backed activist groups have grounds for class action lawsuits over killing and forced relocations .

Litigation over the oil spill is helping to reverse a downward trend in class-action suits against business.

But the United States Supreme Court voted to block a huge class action against Wal-Mart in federal court.

The current class action lawsuits, including RICO, are a testament to the market manipulation in silver, which is finally coming to an end.

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China Education Alliance and Rino are facing class-action lawsuits in the U. S.

A judge is expected to decide later this month whether the class action lawsuit will proceed.

Already, several class-action and other suits have been filed against Bear and its board.

but it is clear that the settlements will embolden America's armada of class-action lawyers to redouble their efforts.

Global executives are also concerned about the volume and size of class action claims against publicly traded companies in the US.

She is one of many parents now talking to lawyers about potential class-action lawsuits.

Class-action cases often result in trifling payments to individual plaintiffs but fat profits for lawyers.

In the end, Facebook beacon resulted in a couple class-action lawsuits for Facebook and the partner sites associated with the service.

Class action lawsuits are now being brought against fast food chains for their mis representative and misleading marketing techniques.

and hopes that anyone who feels the same way will join her in a class-action suit.

Both now face class-action lawsuits claiming executives misled investors.

Their contract with AT&T provided for mandatory arbitration, not class-action lawsuits.

America's regulatory system works through government inspections on the one hand and class-action lawsuits on the other.

A class action has been launched against AT&T Corp's broadband division for alleged "electronic redlining. "

In 2009, under pressure from a slew of class-action lawsuits, it created a separate site specifically for homosexuals.

Two weeks ago, a group of US players launched a class action against Zynga and Facebook.

But the decision has consequences that range far beyond sex discrimination or the viability of class-action suits.

A class-action lawsuit over wholesale drug prices has cut into profits; still, its stock is up 23% over the past year.

Risk of class-action securities litigation: "very high. "

A class action is a type of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court.

Enterprising lawyers launched a class-action suit.

This being America, a class-action lawsuit is looking likely.

This week's decision will make it harder to assemble class-action lawsuits.

If you look at the news this week, you will notice articles about the class-action suit against Walmart.

Toyota faces 11 class-action lawsuits over accidents involving the defect.

This week's verdict affects 1. 5m current or former employees who joined a class-action lawsuit against Walmart.

Now Google and its former antagonists are seeking judicial approval for a deal they reached last year to settle the class-action suit.

The business community has said that a ruling for the women would lead to a flood of class-action lawsuits based on vague evidence.

One class action alleges that jammed accelerators in Toyotas have caused 16 deaths and 243 injuries.

Class-action suits may follow.

As such, they are likely to face class-action law suits.

That is the purpose of the class-action rule.

But if a lot of people have similar claims, they may try to bring a class action lawsuit.

Last year, Wells Fargo was forced to return $203 million to consumers after it lost a separate class-action suit.

Cornerstone Research reckons there will be some 120 class-action filings this year, down from 179 last year (see chart 3).

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