Class Action Litigation Report® Index-Summary

UNIONS

– Air Line Pilots Assoc. did not breach duty of fair representation re allocation of benefits to furloughed pilots (N.D. Ill.), 872
– Depositions, newspaper violated federal law by seeking union views of employee (NLRB), 19
– Football memorabilia royalties, jury verdict requiring players' union to pay retirees upheld (N.D. Cal.), 71; preliminary approval given to settlement for retired players, 739; $26M settlement given preliminary approval, 785
– Generic drugs, health and welfare funds sue pharmacies for allegedly violating state pricing law (D. Minn.), 850
– Lead plaintiff, union pension fund appointed, Swedish money manager rejected in securities fraud suit against American Express (S.D.N.Y.), 823
– Madoff fraud

See MADOFF FRAUD

– Meal and rest break violations, union lacks standing to sue on behalf of members (Cal.), 630
– Night watchmen, unionized employees must arbitrate age bias claims (U.S., rvs and rem), 347
– Organizing campaign, access of motor vehicle records was violation of Driver's Privacy Protection Act (U.S., rev den), 282
– Prescription drug benefit co-payments, claims by retirees and union over increase (E.D. Mich.), 55
– Retirement-eligible employees did not have vested health care benefits on expiration of collective bargaining agreement (6th Cir.), 120
– State employees allegedly fired due to union activity and political views, denial of state's motion to dismiss upheld (Conn.), 734
– Unemployment benefits

– – Class definition, premature to make suitability determinations on demurrer, trial court's ruling reversed (Cal. Ct. App.), 820
– – Exhaustion of administrative remedies by all members of proposed class not required (Cal. Ct. App.), 275

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– Liability insurance for directors and officers, high coverage amounts bought by firms, survey finds, 651
– Statute of limitations tolled by earlier filing in building society conversion claim (9th Cir.), 475