A federal judge has approved a $35 million settlement in a class action in which plaintiffs claimed Babies “R” Us and baby product manufacturers engaged in violations of antitrust law.
“Birthers” who argue that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.
Despite claims by Medtronic that plaintiffs lawyers in a stock-drop suit had fudged the testimony of 13 confidential witnesses, a federal judge on Monday certified the shareholder class, ruling that it was “premature” to determine whether the plaintiffs had accurately represented witnesses’ testimony.
The 9th Circuit has rejected a class action settlement that called for AOL to give $110,000 to random charities, saying the charities had nothing to do with the plaintiffs’ email privacy claims, and sending a message that courts should be more careful in doling out money under the cy pres doctrine.
The 9th Circuit has rejected a class action settlement that called for AOL to give $110,000 to random charities, saying the charities had nothing to do with the plaintiffs’ email privacy claims, and sending a message that courts should be more careful in doling out money under the cy pres doctrine.