But a class action against McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) on behalf of overweight kids is pending in U.S. district court--and is scaring the bejesus out of the food industry.
But filing a class-action suit was one way of avoiding the self-regulatory route.
But what about class-action fees?
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This has been the best approach with consumer cases where the individual harm is small, but egregious, so a class action was necessary to right this wrong.
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The argument that despite the NASA report some other defect caused a crash might fly in front of the right jury in an individual case, Twerski said, but not necessarily for a class action.
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Impressive-sounding recitations of the requirements for establishing a class action, but not a trace of the inquiry a judge is supposed to perform into the fairness of the settlement and the basis for the fee.
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But as often happens in class-action settlements, the specter of collusion wafted above the deal.
Carnival's contract prohibits a class action suit, but Hickey said he's not sure whether it is legally enforceable.
Congress not only added considerably to the cost, but stripped away the protection from future class action lawsuits the tobacco companies thought they were getting.
But for a year now, class-action lawyers, attorneys general, reporters, and housing advocates have searched in vain for multitudes of wronged homeowners and have come up largely empty-handed.
But one thing is clear: Plaintiff or class action securities lawyers are not welcome.
But a list of the 14 most recent class action cases filed, only one is a Chinese company.
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But nobody practices leverage on the scale of class action attorneys.
But if an individual could be part of a class action against the company, that challenge becomes doable.
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It's not clear whether they have any actual shareholders on board yet (or at least any willing to serve as lead plaintiff), but a law firm in New York has filed a class action shareholders suit against Sierra alleging that the company's introduction of the Voq was so bungled and incompetent that they violated their responsibilities to shareholders.
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Class-action suits have long been a way for common consumers to use their strength in numbers to address grievances and apply accountability against companies but have recently hit high walls since the business-friendly Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was passed (See "Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts").
We're not exactly sure how this helps those who purchased an Xbox more than a year ago, just to have it bricked by the Fall update, and we're guessing that class action lawsuit isn't going anywhere, but at least it's a good step from Microsoft -- just a few weeks late.
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But Crofty is a world-class player who hadn't seen action for ages.
But critics argued that federal courts set a higher bar for class-action suits, making it increasingly difficult for them to bring class-action suits against corporations.
But while there has been an increase in the number of class-action lawsuits at the federal level, Theodore Frank, a lawyer who is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.
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But according to a new lawsuit, granted the right to request class-action status last week by U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Washington, D.
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This case was a class action on behalf of borrowers who discharged their debts in bankruptcy but were still shown to be in default on their credit reports.
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Belmont was outmaneuvered in a class-action involving Lehman Brothers from being a lead plaintiff, but Belmont is still managing to keep the plaintiff lawyers it teamed up with busy in the other three cases.
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But it is also important for a number of broader principles and strategies in the realm of class action litigation that could affect thousands more future plaintiffs and defendants.
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But wait, says Forbes, even after Concepcion courts will only enforce arbitration clauses with class-action bans if they are really fair to consumers, in fact better than class actions.
But it drew stiff opposition from disgruntled car owners as well as Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness, who frequently sues to break up settlements he regards as collusive or unfair.
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Plaintiffs in this class action says BofA did its part by telling shareholders about possible claims coming from some investors but that it failed to inform them of the massive losses suffered by AIG.
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President Obama said that people had voted for action but he would refuse to accept any approach that wasn't balanced and made the middle class suffer alone.
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