California Uber Drivers Get Class Action Status in Employment Suit September 2, 2015 By Dan Levine Uber drivers are entitled to class action status in litigation over whether they are independent contractors or employees, a key...
California Judge Orders Kaiser to Broaden Reconstructive Surgery Coverage July 21, 2015 A California judge has ruled that Kaiser Permanente cannot systematically classify removal of excess skin following bariatric weight loss surgery...
Suit Against New Mexico College Becomes Class Action Proceeding May 12, 2015 A New Mexico district court judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by eight former Dona Ana Community College students...
North Carolina Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Magistrates’ Pay Lawsuit March 10, 2015 By Mitch Weiss A judge is approving class-action status to a lawsuit saying North Carolina has broken its promise to give magistrates pay...
Jury Verdict Favors Texas Insurer in Hidalgo County Hail Claim Case March 9, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones A Texas-based insurance company has prevailed in the first lawsuit to go to trial over claims from two massive hailstorms...
Insurance Lawsuit Settled by Bank of America For $31M September 23, 2014 Bank of America has agreed to pay $31 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claims mortgage borrowers were...
Oregon High Court Declines to Hear Del Monte’s Appeal May 14, 2014 The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to review a 2009 Multnomah County jury’s class action verdict, upholding a finding that...
California Tops ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List December 17, 2013 By Don Jergler California isn’t just a warm place to live, which is often the case even in winter, but it turns out...
Class Status Denied in Cowboy Stadium Super Bowl Seating Lawsuit July 11, 2013 A judge in Texas has denied class-action status in a lawsuit filed by ticket-holders who were displaced when seats weren’t...
Ex-workers Sue Over Pay on Oregon Public Projects June 21, 2013 Former workers on public projects say in a federal court suit in Eugene, Ore. they were underpaid and have asked...