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12 Law Schools Added To Student Class Action Suit

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:07:22 +0000

Prospective law students look at a multitude of factors before deciding which school to attend. Some of these factors include prestige, scholarships, location, quality of professors etc. However, the most important statistic for most law students is the percentage of graduates that are employed soon. Thus, these students expect that the school’s published graduate employment [...]

Minnesota Newborn DNA Collection Class Action

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:48:57 +0000

Minnesota Newborn Screening Program Keeps Minors’ DNA for Testing, Etc.

A class action comprised of parents of newborns in Minnesota is suing the state, its Department of Health, and its commissioner, claiming that they have violated the state’s Genetic Privacy Act, which took effect in 2006. The Act was [...]

Current Legal Event: Woman Files Class Action Over Avis’ Car Rental’s Gay Discount

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:53 +0000

Avis Class Action Lawsuit

Lynn Evenchik of Pima County, Arizona is suing Avis rental cars for allegedly violating her civil rights by not granting her a discount on her car rental due to her sexual orientation. More specifically, she is challenging the business deal entered into by Avis and the Gay [...]

Frequently Asked Questions: Class Actions

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:58:28 +0000

Frequently Asked Questions: Class Actions

Class actions are something that we hear a lot about in the news, but they aren’t usually explained in detail. For example, what does it mean that someone is filing a class action? In general, a class action is a lawsuit that is [...]

Current Legal Event: Breast Implant Class Action Planned Amid Cancer Concerns

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:23:40 +0000

A group consisting of at least 250 women in the United Kingdom is planning legal action due to fears that their breast implants may be linked to increased cancer risks. The implants in question, Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP), were manufactured by a French company, now shut down.

The women plan to sue the clinics that [...]

StubHub Faces $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:32:38 +0000

A New Jersey man, Joseph Fabozzi, filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against the online ticket trader website, after he was denied admission to a Stone Temple Pilots concert due to a duplicate ticket.

His complaint states that, ”[e]ven though StubHub makes numerous ‘guarantees’ on its website that a ticket [...]

Hot Topic: Environmental Law

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:59:09 +0000

Plaintiff Environmental Law Movies: Erin Brokovich

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I happened to come across a showing of Erin Brokovich. I personally can’t resist a movie detailing a plaintiff’s story, no matter how many times I’ve seen it, especially when it involves corporate misdeeds. Additionally, water law issues are particularly near to my heart. I’m [...]

FDA Advisory Panel Discussed Potential Dangers of Topamax Side Effects

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:45:31 +0000

The FDA is researching whether or not the drug Topamax’s benefits outweigh the risks of side effects connected to the drug. An FDA Advisory Panel met on September 23, 2011 to review the results of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). The REMS was approved in March of 2011 [...]

Legal Hot Topic: DePuy Hip Replacement

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:23:16 +0000

LawInfo is Your Source for DePuy Hip Replacement Information

Approximately 93,000 people received a DePuy Hip Replacement after July 2003, which is now subject to an FDA recall. Many patients who received a DePuy ASR Hip Replacement and the DePuy XL Acetabular ASR are now filing lawsuits against DePuy and others due to the high early [...]

Current Legal Event: AT&T Class Action Avoids Courtroom, for Now

Caitlyn Obolsky, Esq. — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:10:06 +0000

Unhappy iPhone and iPad Users Must Submit to Arbitration over Excessive Data Charge Claims

A new class action filed against AT&T Mobility will stay out of court, for now. The case, filed on behalf of iPhone and iPad users, who are alleging AT&T overbilled them for data use, perhaps by [...]