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Class Action Summary Judgment Statute of Limitations

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Judge Dismisses Antitrust Claims by Chalmers and Other Former Players Against NCAA

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On Monday, a U.S. district court judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Kansas basketball player Mario Chalmers and 15 other former college basketball players. The plaintiffs all...more

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Litigation Byte (April 2025 Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more

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Ninth Circuit’s Ingredients List Rule Keeps Nestlé In Hot Water With Denial Of Nestlé’s Statute Of Limitations-Based Summary...

The Northern District of California recently applied the Ninth Circuit’s ingredients list rule in a putative class action decision. The Court refused to grant Nestlé USA Inc.’s summary judgment motion based on the statute of...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: January 2020

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Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 946 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2020) - The employer must pay minimum wages to employees for time spent on mandated layovers where the employer’s policy imposes constraints on employees’ movements...more

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Landfill/Class-Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Nuisance Claim

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an October 30th opinion issues associated with a class-action lawsuit filed against a landfill. See Jing Gao, et al. v. Blue Ridge Landfill TX,...more

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No "End Run" Around Brinker Under Section 17200

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The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...more

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Solving the Problem(s) of Multidistrict Litigation, Part 1: Early Identification of Meritless Claims

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Multidistrict litigation (MDL) has become a major component of the U.S. civil litigation system. MDLs now make up over half of the total civil caseload in the U.S., with product liability cases comprising the vast majority of...more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - November 2017/ Volume 9 / Issue 4

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between August 2017 and October 2017....more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending September 22 & 29, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Constructive Notice: a memorandum of agreement that is recorded in the official records of the county in which the property is located and refers to an unrecorded agreement entered into by the...more

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California Employment Law Notes - September 2017

Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more

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Texas Court Confirms State Statute Of Limitations Tolled By Filing Of Class Action

On March 24, the Texas Third District Court of Appeals (sitting in Austin) issued an important decision regarding the application of the state’s statute of limitations in a class action lawsuit. The case is Asplundh Tree...more

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Toxic Tort & Product Liability Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 3, August 2016

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California Appellate Court Upholds “Every Exposure” Theory - Deferring to the role of a jury in resolving questions of competing scientific theories, a California appeals court upheld a trial court’s ruling allowing...more

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