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HPE Has Won $3 Billion in a Lawsuit Against Oracle

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been awarded $3 billion in a lawsuit it brought against Oracle five years ago over a now largely forgotten Intel processor. The two sides had been fighting over Oracle’s decision to stop developing versions of its software for Intel’s Itanium, a server chip that never found much success in the market. After the jury verdict Thursday, Oracle said it planned to appeal.


Cinemark Asks Theater Shooting Victims to Pay $700,000 for Legal Fees

Cinemark, the company that owns the Aurora cineplex where 12 people were murdered in 2012, is seeking nearly $700,000 from several victims of the attack who unsuccessfully sued the theater chain. Lawyers for Cinemark earlier this month filed a “bill of costs” for $699,187.13 in Arapahoe County District Court. Colorado court rules say that the winning side in a civil case is allowed to recover …


Caddies File Appeal in $50 Million Lawsuit Against PGA Tour

More than 168 professional golf caddies have filed an appeal seeking to overturn a ruling in February that dismissed a $50 million lawsuit against the PGA tour. The caddies alleged the PGA compelled them to wear corporate-sponsored logos on bibs without compensation. The filing claims that the PGA Tour officials threatened to prohibit caddies from participating in events if they didn’t wear the …


House Appeals Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit

Alaska’s House of Representatives has filed an appeal in state Supreme Court to halt Medicaid expansion by Gov. Bill Walker’s administration. The notice of appeal was filed Thursday afternoon in Anchorage.


Ohio Village Fights Class-Action Status in Speed Camera Case

A southwest Ohio village’s attorney said he will ask the state’s high court to overturn an appeal court’s approval of class-action status for motorists who paid nearly $2 million in fines before a judge ordered New Miami to turn off its traffic cameras. New Miami’s attorney, Felix Gora, said he will ask the state Supreme Court later this week to reject the approval of class-action status for …


N.J. Legislation Could Alter Class Action Litigation in the State

A measure introduced in the New Jersey Legislature this year has the potential to save class action litigants both time and money, sponsors of the legislation say. The legislation, S1845, would allow a person involved in a class action lawsuit to immediately appeal to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court as to the certification or decertification of the …


Judge Awards $458K More to Attorneys Already Paid $1.6 Million for Class Action vs Southwest Over Flight Drink Vouchers

After beating back an appeal of the settlement agreement that granted them more than $1.6 million in fees, the attorneys who represented a group of people who brought a class action against Southwest Airlines for refusing to honor drink vouchers will not get all the additional fees they requested for their work on the appeal. But after a Chicago federal judge signed off on an increase in fees, …


Nine Former Players File Further Appeal of Concussion settlement

Retired NFL players who have been waiting since August 2013 for concussion settlement proceeds will be waiting even longer. Nine former NFL players have filed yet another appeal regarding the settlement, seeking a rehearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the recent decision of a three-judge panel to uphold agreement to provide retired players with certain …


Federal Appeals Court Allows Uber to Appeal Approval of Class Action

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal by Uber of a federal district court order that certified a class of nearly 160,000 drivers in California who challenge their status as independent contractors. Uber’s attorneys argue that the drivers signed away their right to participate in class-action …


People Detained During G20 Summit Win Right to File Class-Action Lawsuit

More than 1,000 people detained during the chaotic G20 summit almost six years ago won the right Wednesday to go the class-action route in lawsuits against police and others. In approving the class-action process, Ontario’s top court said various reports on the events to date had made only non-binding recommendations. “The remedies sought by the plaintiffs, which include a declaration that …