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Consumer Class Action Litigation, our practice area related to Class action suits
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP is dedicated to representing consumers who are victimized by the unfair, deceptive and predatory business practices. Because the claims of individual consumers may be so small that the injured consumer has no practical recourse against a large corporation, the class-action lawsuit has proven to be a highly effective means of obtaining compensation for large numbers of consumers. -
David Marshall, Partner
David Marshall concentrates his practice on the representation of whistleblowers in the nuclear, financial and medical industries, and in the prosecution of consumer class actions. -
Federal Court Strikes BlueHippo's Arbitration Clause
Federal Courts have dealt a blow to BlueHippo Funding by dismissing the company's attempt to force all of its customers to take their complaints to arbitration, opening the door to class-action lawsuits. -
Whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Retaliation Claims, ALI-ABA Course of Study
Undoubtedly the most widely discussed federal whistleblower statute is the enacted provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002) that protects certain corporate whistleblowers who report financial or securities-related wrongdoing. As of March 21, 2006, 714 Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower cases had been filed with the Department of Labor. Given increased media exposure and employee education about this law, and the breadth of the coverage and protections afforded, one can only anticipate a proliferation in the number of cases filed.
Other similar consumer class action suits
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New York court finds Dell guilty of fraud

Dell Inc. was found guilty of fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices and abusive debt-collection practices in a case brought by the New York attorney general. -
New York Judge Rules Against Dell in Suit Over Marketing

A New York judge concluded that the computer retailer Dell engaged in repeated false and deceptive advertising of its promotional credit financing and warranties.
