Duran v. AT&T Corp., Case No. C-2-99-418

Aug 22, 2011

OUTCOME:

Doctrine of stare decisis prevented relitigation of employees' claim that corporation and its successor had breached CBA by not making certain wage payments to employees which had transferred to a new ... facility covered by a different union.

Blessing v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., 09 CV 10035 (HB)

Mar 29, 2011

OUTCOME:

Summary judgment was granted as to the consumer protection claims since the purchasers of satellite digital audio radio services had not adduced material facts showing that there was a genuine issue as ... to whether statements or conduct by the corporation was likely to mislead a reasonable consumer acting reasonably under the circumstances.

In re Tyson Foods, Inc., Meat Processing Facilities Fair Labor Stds. Act Litig., MDL No. 1986

Oct 09, 2008

OUTCOME:

ams v. Alliant Techsystems, Record No. 002613

Apr 20, 2001

OUTCOME:

Worker's Compensation Act did not act to bar personal injury suit by class of employees who suffered hearing loss while working at ammunition arsenal facility. Further, compensability under the same wa ... s not a pre-requisite to filing suit.

Burrell v. Crown Cent. Petroleum, Inc., Case No. 1:97-CV-357

Nov 22, 2000

OUTCOME:

Where plaintiffs brought class action suit alleging race and sex discrimination in workplace, court denied motion for class certification; trial plan was inadequate for certification under Federal Rule ... s of Civil Procedure.

United States ex rel. Roby v. Boeing Co., NO: C-1-95-375

Mar 24, 2000

OUTCOME:

Defendant company was denied summary judgment on plantiff's allegations that defendant and its supplier violated False Claims Act; court found that there were genuine issues of material fact.

Smith v. Texaco, Inc., Case No. 1:96-CV-749

Mar 07, 2000

OUTCOME:

In action alleging racial discrimination by defendant corporation, proposed class of African-American employees met class action certification requirements; court certified class claims for injunctive ... relief and damages.

Shepherd v. Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, Case No. C-3-98-391

Mar 07, 2000

OUTCOME:

Magistrate judge improperly recommended plaintiffs' motion for class certification be denied; magistrate placed too much credence in affidavit, and plaintiffs presented circumstantial evidence establis ... hing commonality and typicality.

Oil, Chem. & Atomic Workers Int'l Union v. Pena, Civil Action No. 97-1926 (GK)

Jun 29, 1999

OUTCOME:

Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain plaintiffs' request for an order compelling defendants to prepare an environmental impact statement where the requested remedy would interfere with an integral pa ... rt of defendants' hazardous waste cleanup.

United States ex rel. Young v. Gateway 2000, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-2150-LFO

Jun 18, 1999

OUTCOME:

False certification of compliance could create liability under the False Claims Act when such certification was a prerequisite to obtaining a government benefit.