But on Monday, Lord Justice Pitchford, Mr Justice Foskett and Judge Peter Thornton QC dismissed the action.

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The company dismissed the action as a "publicity stunt" and said it had proposed the changes because the Hull factory had been "heavily loss-making for the past two years".

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And in late December a California court dismissed the class action.

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Kennedy Jr. dismissed the second action today, saying Patton Boggs cited incorrect laws and failed to provide any explanation of how Gibson Dunn had conspired to get the Ecuadoreans to stop paying their bills.

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On June 20, the Supreme Court dismissed a class action against Wal-Mart brought about by its female employees, arguing that the women involved in the case did not share enough in common to meet the requirements of a class action lawsuit.

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The judges who replaced the 60 who were dismissed may also lose their jobs if the court declares the presidential action illegal.

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Although the idea was promptly dismissed, this has created jitters overseas and amongst locals worried about the effects of such action on foreign investment.

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It recommended that at least one police commander be dismissed but did not call for any severe action against the politicians involved.

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The appeals court also dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the smokers did not have enough in common for it to qualify as a class action.

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The accounting firm said the partner was immediately dismissed, and that it would resign two clients after learning its independence had been compromised by the action of its partner.

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