The executive committee of the Colorado Bar Association’s Litigation Section recently approved our request to form a Class Actions, Derivative Suits, and Mass Torts Subsection. We will be holding an initial social gathering in late May and sponsoring our first luncheon CLE program sometime in June. If you are a CBA member interested in participating in [...]
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CBA Class Actions, Derivative Suits, and Mass Torts Subsection Formed
Posted in Colorado Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Practice Tip of the Week: Make Sure to Send Notice to “Appropriate” Government Officials
Posted in Practice Tips on March 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Now that the Class Action Fairness Act is a few years old, it may be easy to forget about the requirement that certain state and federal officials be given notice of class action settlements in federal court. However, the consequences of forgetting to do so could be disastrous. The official notification requirement, codified at 28 [...]
California Bill to Encourage Judges to Hold Back a Portion of Fees Awarded in Class Action Settlements to Encourage Class Counsel to Find Class Members
Posted in Class Action Trends on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/15/2008 4:50 PM and filed under Class Action Trends According to an editorial submitted to the Newport Beach & Costa Mesa newspaper Daily Pilot, a California state senator has introduced legislation that would encourage but not require judges in class action settlements to withhold a “reasonable portion” of an attorneys [...]
Prisoner Class Certified in Case filed by ACLU Against Garfield County Jail
Posted in Colorado Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/15/2008 4:43 PM and filed under Colorado Class Action News U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Daniel has granted class certification in a case filed by the ACLU against the Garfield (Colorado) County Jail alleging various constitutional violations arising from jail treatment of prisoners. For a detailed report on the [...]
Retroactive Class Action Immunity at the Center of “Terror-Surveillance” Bill Fight
Posted in Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/13/2008 12:42 PM and filed under Class Action News A key issue in the well-publicized fight between President Bush and leaders in the House of Representatives over the proposed Bill to extend the federal government’s terrorism surveilance authority is the inclusion of provisions giving retroactive immunity. See, e.g. http://www.cnbc.com/id/23609777/for/cnbc. Bush supports [...]
Big Payment for Asbestos Cleanup Costs in Libby, MT
Posted in Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/12/2008 8:46 PM and filed under Class Action News As a native of Western Montana, a news story that caught my eye today was a report that mining company R.W. Grace & Co. agreed to pay the United States $250 million for EPA cleanup costs associated with asbestos contamination [...]
Chicago Tribune: Subprime Crisis Spurring Class Action Filings
Posted in Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/11/2008 9:27 PM and filed under Class Action News The Chicago Tribune business section has an interesting article today about the number of lawuits filed as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis. According to the article, there were 278 subprime-related filings in federal courts alone last year, nearly [...]
Article on Claims-Made Class Action Settlements Available on Product Liability Law 360
Posted in Articles on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/10/2008 11:16 PM and filed under ARTICLES My article on claims-made class action settlements is out today on Product Liability 360. Click here for the link. http://productliability.law360.com/Members/ViewArticlePortion.aspx?Id=49658&ReturnUrl=..%2fsecure%2fViewArticle.aspx?Id=49658. This is a fee service (not mine) but you can sign up for a free trial.
Eating Disorder Class Action Allowed to Go Forward
Posted in Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/5/2008 10:36 PM and filed under Class Action News The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to deny a motion to dismiss filed by Aetna in a would-be class action lawsuit seeking payment of insurance benefits for eating disorders. In DeVito v. Aetna, Inc., Civil No. [...]
Class Counsel Seeks Large Fee Award in Enron Settlement
Posted in Class Action News on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted by Paul Karlsgodt at 3/5/2008 11:13 PM and filed under Class Action News Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP made its pitch to U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon in Houston today for a $700 million fee award in the settlement of a class action on behalf of Enron investors. See this [...]
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