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Jury Awards $7.76 Million In Punitive Damages In New Jersey's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Mealey's) A New Jersey court on Feb. 28 ordered the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson to pay $7.76 million in punitive damages to a woman who claims to have debilitating injuries from a Gynecare Prolift pelvic

Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 4:28 PM by Tom Moylan

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Thursday, February 28, 2013

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Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 1:49 PM by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

High Court Hears Arguments On Validity Of Arbitration Clause In Antitrust Action

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) American Express Co. (AmEx) told the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 27 in oral arguments that the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in ruling that a mandatory class action waiver clause in AmEx's standardized service

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 9:38 PM by Joan Grossman

Maryland High Court Vacates $1 Billion In Punitive Damages In Gasoline Leak

BALTIMORE - (Mealey's) Saying plaintiffs claiming contamination of their properties with benzene and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from a leak at an Exxon Mobil Corp. tank farm outside Baltimore failed to prove the fraud necessary to support an award

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 4:45 PM by Michael Lefkowitz

Supreme Court Rules Materiality Not A Prerequisite To Certification In Securities Class Action Lawsuit

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Materiality is not a prerequisite to class certification in a securities class action lawsuit where the plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages for alleged violations of Sections 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 4:21 PM by Timothy Raub

High Court Says Discovery Rule Doesn't Apply To Securities And Exchange Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 27 reversed a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek securities fraud penalties for conduct that had ceased more than five years

Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 3:48 PM by Michael J. Lello

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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Published Wed, Feb 27 2013 9:33 AM by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Supreme Court Says Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Does Not Prohibit Award Of Costs Under FRCP 54(d)(1)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Section 1692k(a)(3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) "is not contrary to, and, thus, does not displace a district court's discretion to award costs under" Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1), a divided

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 5:04 PM by Timothy Raub

Fulbright's 9th Annual Litigation Trends Survey: Litigation Bounces Back; Regulation Hits High

Companies in the United States and United Kingdom dealt with more litigation while regulatory investigations reached a five-year high, according to Fulbright's 9 th Annual Litigation Trends Survey . After a one-year decline, litigation rose to 2010 levels

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 12:43 PM by Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

New Jersey Jury Awards $3.35 Million, Weighs Punitives In State's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Mealey's) A New Jersey court on Feb. 26 is hearing evidence for a punitive damages verdict in the state's first pelvic mesh bellwether trial, a day after returning a $3.35 million compensatory verdict for a woman who claims to have

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 12:13 PM by Tom Moylan

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Tuesday, February 26, 2013

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Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 11:56 AM by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Williams Mullen: Retirement Plan Plaintiffs Were Not Required To Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Filing Their Class Action

By Mark S. Thomas and Robert W. Shaw The Second Circuit has held that a putative class of ERISA plaintiffs was not required to exhaust a plan's administrative remedies prior to filing claims for a redetermination of future retirement benefits and alleged

Published Mon, Feb 25 2013 4:00 PM by Williams Mullen

Pillsbury Winthrop: Proxy Season Brings 'Third Wave' Of Shareholder Litigation

The first wave of "say on pay" litigation involved lawsuits brought by shareholders following a negative advisory say on pay vote under the Dodd-Frank Act. The second wave of say on pay litigation , which picked up in 2012, involved plaintiffs' efforts

Published Mon, Feb 25 2013 3:58 PM by Kevin M. LaCroix

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Monday, February 25, 2013

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Published Mon, Feb 25 2013 3:51 PM by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

The Week In Securities Litigation: SEC Files Another Insider Trading Case, Fraud Action

The Commission filed another "suspicious trading" insider trading case this week. The action centers on the highly publicized acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co . In recently filed court papers the Commission has identified the unknown trader as a private wealth

Published Fri, Feb 22 2013 4:38 PM by Thomas O. Gorman

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Jury Awards $7.76 Million In Punitive Damages In New Jersey's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Thursday, February 28, 2013

High Court Hears Arguments On Validity Of Arbitration Clause In Antitrust Action

Maryland High Court Vacates $1 Billion In Punitive Damages In Gasoline Leak

Supreme Court Rules Materiality Not A Prerequisite To Certification In Securities Class Action Lawsuit

High Court Says Discovery Rule Doesn't Apply To Securities And Exchange Commission

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Supreme Court Says Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Does Not Prohibit Award Of Costs Under FRCP 54(d)(1)

Fulbright's 9th Annual Litigation Trends Survey: Litigation Bounces Back; Regulation Hits High

New Jersey Jury Awards $3.35 Million, Weighs Punitives In State's 1st Pelvic Mesh Trial

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Williams Mullen: Retirement Plan Plaintiffs Were Not Required To Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Filing Their Class Action

Pillsbury Winthrop: Proxy Season Brings 'Third Wave' Of Shareholder Litigation

California Official Reports: Electronic Advance Sheet - Court Opinions For Monday, February 25, 2013

The Week In Securities Litigation: SEC Files Another Insider Trading Case, Fraud Action