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Class Actions with Uninjured Class Members Face Congressional and U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny
2015-07-14 04:42:59| Food - Topix.net
Circumscribing an individual's power to subject companies to class and collective actions has been on the forefront of corporate litigation for several years, particularly in light of the growing trend of class action filings. An increasingly common scenario facing corporate defendants is the "no-injury class" in which many members of a certified class actually sustained no injury or damages, resulting in a much larger class to which damages might be awarded.
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Calif. Regulators Have Limited Power to Punish Farmers in Drought, Court Rules
2015-07-13 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A judge ruled Friday that California regulators violated some farmers rights by telling them to stop diverting from rivers and streams, but the state said it can still punish those who illegally take water during the drought. The temporary restraining order by Judge Shelleyanne Chang of Sacramento Superior Court blocked the state from punishing farmers who ignored a state notice issued earlier this year to stop diverting water. The ruling applies to dozens of farmers in the Central Valley and the...
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South Carolina High Court Further Reduces Penalty on Janssen Pharmaceuticals
2015-07-13 08:59:50| Biotech - Topix.net
South Carolina's highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the same verdict the court reached in February in order to correct a "mathematical calculation and to clarify that the unfair trade practices judgment against [Janssen Pharmaceuticals] is supported by federal law," according to the opinion.
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United Kingdom: Heathrow protesters win third runway court victory
2015-07-13 08:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The government's plans for a third runway at Heathrow were dealt a blow today after a high court judge agreed with campaigners that climate change threats had not been taken seriously enough. In a complex judgment, Lord Justice Carnwath declined to quash the controversial planning proposal but branded the original position adopted in the government's authorisation as untenable. The judge ordered Whitehall officials to give a formal undertaking that they would carry out a further policy review....
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Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Religious Discrimination Case
2015-07-10 05:36:09| Apparel - Topix.net
In a previous blog post we discussed the facts, and potential consequences of a pro-plaintiff holding in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Store, Inc .
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