After watching an infomercial, Harry Wiedenbeck bought a "comprehensive" medical health insurance plan for himself and his wife. When the insurer subsequently denied a claim based on his wife’s hospitalization, Mr. Wiedenbeck filed a class action alleging fraud and bad faith on behalf of all Wisconsin residents who had bought the plan.
The subsequent case…
Last week, the District of Montana ruled on the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Pfau v. Mortenson (the infamous "Three Cups of Tea" class action). The lawsuit alleged that author Greg Mortenson had made up aspects of his biography in writing and marketing his bestselling memoir Three Cups of Tea. The…
To get lawsuits into court and past preliminary motions, plaintiffs often have to argue some pretty stupid things. They have to argue that they did not know coffee is hot or that they trusted Google Maps directions over their own eyes. Sometimes, to get a class action that far, plaintiffs’ lawyers have to argue…
To start, a brief apology. A combination of a virus and a heavy schedule this week means that this entry will be brief.
I’m just going to point to this news item, which details a class action that’s been filed against former President Jimmy Carter’s book Peace Not Apartheid:
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In Basic, Inc. v. Levinson, the Supreme Court recognized a rebuttable presumption of fraud on the market for securities-fraud cases. That presumption allowed for certification of a number of securities class actions. Plaintiffs since have taken that presumption and tried to apply it to various other sets of facts, most notably tobacco (although…
