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• Coughlin Stoia to bring class action lawsuit against Société Générale

  Aug 01 2008 Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is one one of many US law firms vying to represent disgruntled investors in the French bank Société Générale. The law firm hopes... more

• Italy introduces consumer class actions

  Jun 10 2008 Budget law 24 December 2007, n. 244 introduces, for the first time into Italian law system, a type of class action (called "azione collettiva risarcitoria") for awards... more

• Google may face legal action by top brands

  Jun 03 2008 Legal chiefs at some of the UK's leading brands convened a crisis meeting last week to look at the legality of Google's revamped keywords policy, which they believe... more

• Prosecutors ask for 33 months in jail for Weiss

  May 24 2008 Federal prosecutors on Friday recommended Melvyn Weiss, the long-reigning king of multibillion-dollar U.S. class action litigation, spend no more than 33 months in... more

• Attorneys Awarded $218 Million for Work in Overturned Smokers' Class Action

  Apr 16 2008 Miami-Dade Circuit Judge David C. Miller awarded $218 million in legal fees Tuesday to Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt for years of work they put into now-defunct class... more

• Milberg Weiss ditches "Weiss" after guilty plea

  Mar 25 2008 US class action heavyweight Milberg Weiss has dumped “Weiss” from its title after name partner, plaintiff litigation legend Melvyn Weiss, agreed to plead guilty to... more

• Class action lawyers scoop record $464m fees

  Jan 01 2008 Class action lawyers pursuing Tyco International on behalf of shareholders have been awarded nearly half a billion dollars in fees, the largest legal payday in... more

• Sanofi-Aventis Faces Purported Class Action

  Nov 14 2007 Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) faces a purported class-action lawsuit for allegedly making misleading statements regarding its Zimulti obesity drug, according to San... more

• Merrill Lynch Faces Purported Class Action Suit

  Nov 01 2007 Merrill Lynch & Co. is the target of a purported class action alleging the financial firm issued materially false and misleading statements regarding its financial... more

• Leading Class-Action Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

  Oct 30 2007 William S. Lerach, 61, a former partner at the law firm now known as Milberg Weiss, pleaded guilty to conspiracy on Monday. Mr. Lerach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to... more