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July 18, 2007 |

Jury Finds Middle School Negligent in Locker Room Cameras Case

A jury awarded $40,000 each to 32 middle school students in Tennessee who were taped by security cameras in a school locker room. The cameras, which could be accessed remotely through the Internet, were inside girls' and boys' locker rooms for visiting sports teams at Livingston Middle School. The cameras taped students undressing between August 2002 and January 2003.
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Price-Fixing Case Dismissed Against Steel Producers
Publication Date: 2010-09-08
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The Supreme Court's American Needle decision doesn't help these plaintiffs.

December 30, 1999 |

State Appointed Lead Plaintiff in $3 Billion Securities Fraud Suit

In a complete reversal from a preliminary ruling last November, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte appointed the New York State pension system -- not the previously favored New York City pension system -- lead plaintiff in a $3 billion securities fraud litigation involving McKesson HBOC Inc. More than 53 class action lawsuits and a dozen applications to become lead plaintiff were filed after McKesson HBOC stock plummeted by 48 percent on April 28.
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After Securing $261 Million in Trial Against Toshiba, LCD Plaintiffs Settle for Fraction of Award
Publication Date: 2012-09-11
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Plaintiffs lawyers representing a class of direct purchasers in nationwide litigation over LCD panels have inked a $30 million deal with Toshiba, just weeks after scoring a $261 million trial verdict that Toshiba's lawyers at White & Case vowed their client wouldn't have to pay.

Toyota Judge Rejects Late Evidence of Software Glitch
Publication Date: 2013-08-20
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A federal judge has tentatively agreed to strike recent evidence from a plaintiff’s expert who claims to have found a software bug responsible for unintended acceleration defects in Toyota vehicles.

Judge Denies Class Cert in 'No Poach' Suit Against Apple, Google
Publication Date: 2013-04-07
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Plaintiffs in the "no poach" litigation against tech behemoths including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. suffered a setback Friday when they lost their bid for class certification.

California AG Alleges State Street Fraud in Whistle-Blower Suit
Publication Date: 2009-10-20
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Why should Andrew Cuomo have all the fun? On Tuesday, California attorney general Jerry Brown lashed out at another bank, accusing State Street of defrauding two large pension funds in a $200 million qui tam suit.

Lead Vioxx Plaintiffs Lawyers Awarded $315 Million--6.5 Percent of $4.85 Billion Settlement
Publication Date: 2010-10-20
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From reading the MDL judge's explanation of the fee award, it seems like Vioxx claimants got more than their money's worth from the lawyers who led the 50,000-case litigation. Plus: Who gets a share of the $315 million.

November 08, 2002 |

Six New Ways to Win

Each year The National Law Journal investigates emerging litigation trends and identifies new causes of action. Topping this year's list of most prominent new causes are claims involving 15-passenger van rollovers. Other trends include suits claiming organic brain injury resulting from post-traumatic stress; negligence suits against casinos for encouraging compulsive gamblers; and class actions against senders of junk faxes.
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