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February 15, 2005 |

Calling Up Reinforcements

Names like Vioxx, Baycol and Fen-Phen have replaced asbestos and tobacco as the hottest big-ticket products liability cases. And while the use of contract attorneys for document review is not a novel concept, the need for such assistance has increased along with the sophistication and scope of today's major pharmaceutical products liability litigation.
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May 15, 2001 |

Holocaust Class Action Settlement Terms Still in Dispute

Despite recent developments, the final terms of a proposed settlement in the class actions brought by Holocaust victims against German and Austrian banks are still in dispute. Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments over whether Southern District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram exceeded her authority when she refused to approve a settlement between plaintiffs' lawyers and attorneys for the German banks.
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August 26, 2005 |

Plaintiff Firms Join in Medi-Cal Suit

With Attorney General Bill Lockyer going after 39 companies that allegedly defrauded Medi-Cal, a bunch of plaintiff firms are helping a whistle-blower make its case and collect its reward.
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December 08, 2006 |

CIGNA Pays $93 Million To Settle Stockholder Suit

CIGNA Corp. has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a securities fraud suit that accused the company of hiding the fact that it was experiencing significant problems in an overhaul of its computer systems, and that its stock price plummeted by 45 percent when news of the problems was disclosed.
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January 24, 2001 |

Judge Raises Concerns Over Holocaust Pact

Fearing a proposed victim compensation fund could be diluted by other claimants, a federal judge in New York expressed reservations about the settlement of claims made by Holocaust survivors against German banks. Judge Shirley Wohl Kram said Wednesday that the funds could be the object of claims by victims who had accounts in Austrian banks that were looted by German banks in collaboration with the Nazis.
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April 22, 2004 |

Linerboard Suit Brings $202 Mil. In Settlements

A class action antitrust suit against the leading manufacturers of corrugated paper products has resulted in more than $202 million in settlements now that a federal judge has granted final approval of the final two settlements.
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April 26, 2004 |

Pa. Judge OKs Settlement of Suit Between IBC, Doctors

A Philadelphia judge has approved a class action settlement worth $40 million to $60 million in a suit against Independence Blue Cross by doctors and other health care providers who said the insurer's reimbursements were unfair and its secret calculations impossible to check. IBC has agreed to disclose fee schedules, stop "bundling" multiple health care services into a single code for reimbursement, and comply with nationally recognized coding standards.
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Answer in the Form of a Question: Who Is Richard Cordray, the Ohio AG (and Former Jeopardy! Champ) Who's All over the Latest Securities Litigation Headlines?
Publication Date: 2009-11-20
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With a new class action filing against the ratings agencies, Cordray is strengthening the case that he's the Midwest's answer to Andrew Cuomo.

Pay-to-Delay Class Action Dismissed Against Merck and Upsher-Smith
Publication Date: 2010-03-25
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Court challengers to so-called "pay-to-delay" deals have had a rough go of it lately. The latest defeat was suffered by hospitals, HMOs, and other direct purchasers of a potassium chloride supplement called K-Dur.

January 31, 2001 |

Class Dismissed: Judge Denies Class Status for Race Bias Suit

A federal judge refused to certify a class action race discrimination suit brought by black workers at Hygrade Food Products Corp. after finding that Title VII cases are no longer appropriate for class treatment due to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 that allow for compensatory and punitive damages.
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