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Parmalat reaches settlement with shareholders in securities fraud claim
May 2, 2008
[JURIST] Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] Friday reached a settlement [press release, PDF] with shareholders, agreeing to issue 10.5 million shares of stock, valued at almost 24 million euros, to satisfy a securities fraud class action filed against the.... [more] 
Federal judge promises to set dollar figure on US mismanagement of Indian trust
April 29, 2008
[JURIST] US District Judge James Robertson said Monday in a court hearing that he would set a dollar figure [plaintiffs press release] on the US government's alleged mismanagement of trust funds for a group of some 500,000 Native Americans in a 12-year class action lawsuit [plaintiffs website;.... [more]
Federal appeals court reinstates class action against credit card arbitration
April 25, 2008
[JURIST] A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday overturned [opinion, PDF] a lower court ruling dismissing an antitrust class action lawsuit against a group of banks that require credit cardholders to use arbitration to settle disputes. The cardholders argue that the.... [more]
Federal appeals court decertifies class status of 'light' cigarette lawsuit
April 3, 2008
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] Thursday overturned [opinion, PDF] class action certification for a lawsuit brought by "light" cigarette smokers against Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. [corporate websites] and other light cigarette.... [more]
Former Milberg Weiss partner to plead guilty in class action kickback scheme
March 20, 2008
[JURIST] Milberg Weiss [firm website] partner and co-founder Melvyn Weiss on Thursday agreed to plead guilty [statement, PDF; firm statement, PDF] to federal charges stemming from a long-running US Attorney investigation into an alleged kickback scheme. Weiss was indicted last year for conspiracy,.... [more]
Federal lawsuit claims US contractor responsible for torturing 250 Iraqi detainees
December 19, 2007
[JURIST] US military contractor CACI International [corporate website] is allegedly responsible for the torture of more than 250 former detainees held in Iraqi prisons, according to the amended complaint [complaint, PDF] filed Tuesday in a class action lawsuit [CCR materials] pending in US federal.... [more]
Dutch court allows Srebrenica lawsuit against UN, Netherlands to proceed
November 27, 2007
[JURIST] A court in the Netherlands ruled Tuesday that the families of approximately 8,000 Bosnian Muslims who were killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] can proceed with their class action lawsuit [JURIST report; case backgrounder] against the United Nations.... [more]
Wal-Mart ordered to pay attorney fees in Pennsylvania class action
November 14, 2007
[JURIST] A Philadelphia judge ruled that Wednesday that Wal-mart Inc. [corporate website; JURIST news archive] must pay attorney fees and other costs for a class of Wal-Mart employees that had brought suit against the retail giant for denying them payment for work done during rest breaks..... [more]
Former Milberg Weiss partner pleads guilty to conspiracy in class action scheme
October 29, 2007
[JURIST] Former Milberg Weiss [firm website] partner William Lerach pleaded guilty to conspiracy Monday for his part in the firm's illegal kickback scheme. Lerach reached an agreement with prosecutors last month to plead guilty [press release; JURIST report] to conspiracy to obstruct justice and.... [more]
Class action plaintiff pleads guilty in Milberg Weiss kickback scheme
October 19, 2007
[JURIST] Seymour Lazar pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice, subscribing to a false tax return and making a false declaration for his role in the Milberg Weiss [firm website] kickback scheme where the firm is accused of paying up to $11.3 million in illegal kickbacks since 1984 to.... [more]
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