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5 states may intervene in Honda hybrid settlement
California and four other states are considering whether to object to a proposed class-action settlement between Honda and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims on the automaker's hybrid vehicles.
NLRB ignores ‘Concepcion’
Employers have increasingly required workers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements.
Big year leads up to a bigger one for US Supreme Court
At the U.S. Supreme Court, 2011 was a remarkable year – not just for the things the justices did, but for the cases they agreed to take up in the near future.
US Supreme Court to decide: Does ‘right to sue’ mean right to arbitration?
At oral arguments Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court expressed skepticism that a “right to sue” provision in a federal consumer credit statute prevents credit card companies from enforcing mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses with its customers.
Supreme Court limits class actions
Washington - The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of people to combine forces and fight corporations together when they want to dispute contracts for cellphones, cable television and other services, a move consumer advocates called a crushing blow.
11-8003 Back Doctors, Ltd., v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Ins. Co.
United States Court of Appeals CIVIL OPINION Civil Procedure Class actions There is no presumption against federal jurisdiction in general, or removal in particular, under the Class Action Fairness Act. “The Class Action Fairness Act must be implemented according to its terms, rather than in a manner that disfavors removal of large-stakes, multi-state class actions. […]
Future of class actions in play
When the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, it will not only decide whether more than 1.5 million female Wal-Mart workers can proceed as a class in a lawsuit alleging that the company systemically paid them less than male employees.
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- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Lafayette County Circuit Court
- Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
- Audit finds Wisconsin Capitol Police emergency response times up, calls for better tracking
- Jury finds Wisconsin man sane in sexual assault, killing of toddler
- Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous children
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
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