Halmekangas v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

Publication Date: 2010-04-13

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Court: 5th Cir.

Judge: Patrick E. Higginbotham

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Case number: 09-31060

Published opinionSummary CalendarBefore HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.Stephen Halmekangas sued ANPAC Louisiana Insurance Company and its agent Stephen Harelson in Louis

Heavy-Hitters Hit Pfizer with New Securities Suit, Highlighting Opt-Out Trend

Publication Date: 2012-11-15

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Two months after opting out of a class action against Pfizer, a group of major public and private institutional investors are taking matters into their own hands. On Thursday the breakaway investors and their lawyers at Bernstein Litowitz filed their own securities fraud suit, accusing Pfizer of duping shareholders about risks associated with two once-blockbuster drugs.

In re Oakley

Publication Date: 2009-12-08

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Court: 6th Cir.

Judge: G. Harvey Boswell, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.

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Case number: 08-8102

By order of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the precedential effect of this decision is limited to the case and parties pursuant to 6th Cir. BAP LBR 8013-1(b). See also 6th Cir. BAP LBR 8010-1(c).A

Second Circuit Rejects Purdue Appeal over Kentucky AG's Oxycontin Suit

Publication Date: 2013-01-09

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Yet another appeals court has rejected the idea that so-called parens patriae lawsuits--in which a state government sues on behalf of its citizens--are just class actions in disguise.

Advertising Specialty Institute v. Hall-Erickson, Inc.

Publication Date: 2010-04-09

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Court: 7th Cir.

Judge: Cudahy, Circuit Judge.

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Case number: Nos. 08-1097 & 08-1227

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 21, 2009Before CUDAHY, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.In 2001, Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) and The Motivation Show entered into a contract that purported to form a "

Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams

Publication Date: 2010-06-14

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Case number: 07-0205

ORDERS ON CAUSESFrom Tarrant County; 2nd district (02-05-00373-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-01-07).The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to that court. Justice Willett d

Cleveland Regional Medical Center L.P. v. Celtic Properties, L.C.

Publication Date: 2010-10-06

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Court: Tex. App. Dist. 9

Judge: David Gaultney Justice

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Case number: 09-08-00263-CV

Submitted on May 7, 2009OPINIONCeltic Properties, L.C. ("Celtic") filed a lawsuit against Cleveland Regional Medical Center, L.P. ("CRMC") for breach of a lease agreement, failure to pay rent, a

In re Univar USA Inc.

Publication Date: 2010-04-22

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Court: Tex. App. Dist. 9

Judge: Steve McKEITHEN Chief Justice

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Case number: 09-10-00064-CV

Submitted on March 5, 2010Original ProceedingOPINIONUnivar USA Inc. f/k/a McKesson Chemical seeks mandamus review of an order of the trial court, signed February 12, 2010, compelling relator

Fifth Circuit Rules CAFA Applies to Mississippi AG's LCD Suit

Publication Date: 2012-11-26

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