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Second Weekly Drop In New Labor Law Class Action Filings Allow UCL Class Actions To Claim Top Spot Among New Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Mar 20, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource for California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from March 12 – 18, 2010, during which time 48 new class actions were filed in these California state and federal courts.

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Labor Law Class Action Filings Drop Significantly But Still Top List Of New Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Mar 13, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of cases against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Employment-Related Class Action Complaints Again Top Categories Of Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts During Past Week

Mar 6, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from February 26 – March 4, 2010, during which time 54 new class actions were filed in these California state and federal courts.

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Labor Law Class Action Filings Go Through The Roof — Employment-Related Class Action Claims Maintain Hold On Top Spot Among Weekly Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Feb 27, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist California class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of class actions against which they will have to defend in California courts, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Surge In Bandwagon Product Defect Class Actions Against Toyota Insufficient To Unseat Employment-Related Class Actions From Top Spot Among Weekly Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Feb 13, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from February 5 – 11, 2010, during which time 50 new class action cases were filed in these California state and federal courts.

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New Labor Law Class Actions Again Hold Top Spot For Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Feb 6, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of lawsuits against which they will have to defend in California courts, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Vivendi Loses Securities Class Action: Jury Finds 57 Material Misrepresentations From October 2000 To June 2002

Jan 30, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

**Jury Returns Verdict in Favor of Plaintiffs in Securities Class Action Against Vivendi Universal, S.A., Finding that 57 Public Comments Made between October 2000 and June 2002 were False Attorneys are reporting that a jury has reached a verdict in the securities class action filed against Vivendi, though the court docket does not yet reflect that a verdict has been reached. In re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities Litig., United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Case No.

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Percentage Of New Unfair Competition Law/False Advertising Claims Rise But Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Maintain Grip On To Top Spot For Class Action Lawsuits In California State And Federal Courts

Jan 30, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from January 22 – 28, 2010, during which time 47 new class action cases were filed in these California state and federal courts.

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New Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Hold On To Top Spot In Slow Week For Class Action Lawsuits In California State And Federal Courts

Jan 23, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of cases against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe.

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Labor Law Class Action Lawsuits Surge Among Weekly Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts

Jan 16, 2010 | By: Michael J. Hassen

As a resource to California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in California state and federal courts in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. We include only those categories that include 10% or more of the class action filings during the relevant timeframe. This report covers the time period from January 8 – 14, 2010, during which time 42 new class action cases were filed in these California state and federal courts.

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