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JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. The Plaintiffs-Appellees (“Petitioners”) have petitioned for rehearing of our December 5, 2006, decision reversing the District Court’s grant of their motion for class certification. See Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co. (In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation), 471 F.3d 24 (2d Cir.2006). The petition asserts three grounds: (1) our initial decision adopted incorrect standards

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. This appeal primarily concerns the issue, surprisingly unsettled in this Circuit, as to what standards govern a district judge in adjudicating a motion for class certification under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Comprehended within this broad issue are subsidiary issues such as whether a definitive ruling must be made that each Rule 23 requirement has been met or whether only so

521 F.3d 1278 (2008) M. Norman ANDERSON; Bernard C. Baier, Baier Family Interests; Harold S. Carpenter, Carpenter Family Interests; Lee S. Chapman, Chapman Family Interests; Clark A. Colby, Colby Family Interests; Milton E. Davey; Keith Denner; Joe Fiedler, Joe Fiedler Family Interests; Virginia R. Fiedler; William R. Fiedler, Virginia and William Fiedler Family Interests; Jerry V. Flatt; Samuel A. Francis, Francis Family Interests; Lou Giardina, Giardin

434 F.Supp.2d 554 (2006) Marybeth CREMIN, Nancy Thomas, Anne Kaspar, Sonia Ingram, Alice Moss, Linda Conti, Anne Marie Kearney and Angela Covo, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., Defendant. No. 96 C 3773. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. May 25, 2006.

328 F.Supp.2d 865 (2004) Mary Beth CREMIN, Nancy Thomas, Anne Kaspar, Sonia Ingram, Alice Moss, Linda Conti, Anne Marie Kearney and Angela Covo, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., Defendant. No. 96 C 3733. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. August 3, 2004.

131 F.3d 580w Richard C. BECHERER, et al., individually and on behalf ofall others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,J. Don Adams; Kay A. Arceneaux, as Executrix for the DonaldJ. Arceneaux, Sr. Estate; Edward R. Bassine; Anne T.Bassine; Thomas H. Blundell; Jan L. Blundell; James A.Campbell; Darrell R. Caudill; William A. Cherry;Catherine Crebbs, as General Partner of CCT & Co. asadministratrix of Estate of Rober

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 16-0541 MARLESA D. LYNCH, APPELLANT, AND CYNTHIA M. MARTINEZ, APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L. WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals Jo Ann Blackwell, Michelene Brooks, and Samuel H. Owens, Jr., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondents, v. Mary Black Health System, LLC, d/b/a Mary Black Memorial Hospital; CHSPSC, LLC; and Professional Account Services, Inc., Appellants. Appellate Case No. 2020-001613 Appeal From Spartanburg County J. Mark Hayes, II, Circuit Court Judge Opini

193 F.3d 415 (6th Cir. 1999) RICHARD C. BECHERER, ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS,J. DON ADAMS; KAY A. ARCENEAUX, AS EXECUTRIX FOR THE DONALD J. ARCENEAUX, SR. ESTATE; EDWARD R. BASSINE; ANNE T. BASSINE; THOMAS H. BLUNDELL; JAN L. BLUNDELL; JAMES A.CAMPBELL; DARRELL R. CAUDILL; WILLIAM A. CHERRY; CATHERINE CREBBS, AS GENERAL PARTNER OF CCT & CO. AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF ESTATE OF ROBERT W. CRE

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Fifteen employees of the State of California brought this class action against defendants Service Employers International Union Local 1000 and the California state controller, alleging that defendants' 'opt-out' system for collecting optional union fees violates the First Amendment. (Compl. (Docket No. 1).) On remand from the Ninth Circuit, defendants move to dismiss plaintiffs' claims

MOORE, Circuit Judge, concurring in the judgment. Having certified a plaintiff class only as to certain claims, the district court proceeded to enter judgment in favor of the defendants on a variety of other claims raised in this Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) class action (the “Becherer action”). Subsequently, the district court determined that a number of absent class members (the “Florida plaint

OPINION GILMAN, Circuit Judge. A number of attorneys and chiropractors filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of two Kentucky statutes that restrict their access to accident reports filed with the Department of State Police. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment

2 So.3d 47 (2008) Richard LYNCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Richard Lynch, Petitioner, v. Walter A. McNeil, etc., Respondent. Nos. SC06-2233, SC07-1246. Supreme Court of Florida. November 6, 2008. As Revised on Denial of Rehearing January 30, 2009. *52 Bill Jennings, Capital Collateral

MARY VIRGINIA LYNCH, JOEANN NELUMS, SAMUEL NELUMS, JR., and MARY ELIZABETH ROSEBORO, MICHAEL RAY DEESE, TOWANNA DEESE, Plaintiffs, v. NAOMI PARKS, ROSEBELL RUSSELL, SANFORD DAVIS, JERRY DAVIS, LEWIS JOHNSON, JAMES JOHNSON, FLORENCE PADGETT, FLETCHER GOODWIN, LILLIE MARIE GOODWIN BELL, DAVID JOHNSON, JR., ANGELA S. McCLURE, LAKENA GRIMES, AGNES JOHNSON, CONNIE MACK, CYNTHIA BLACK, CAROLYN BELL, ANTONIO SLOAN, ROBERT L. JOHNSON, ELLIOT P. CROMWELL, PRISCILLA CROMWELL, FLO

Alice Robie Resnick, J. {¶ 1} These appeals concern the scope of insurance coverage relating to a traffic accident, in which two automobile occupants died, that was caused by the admitted negligence of the operator of a tractor-trailer rig. At this point, questions pertaining to the coverage on the tractor involved in the accident have been resolved. At issue is whether the policy of insurance covering the leased trailer invol

OPINION & ORDER PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge. Plaintiffs Jennifer Vuona, Sara Hudson, Julia Kuo, and Catherine Wharton (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring suit against defendants Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and Bank of America Corporation (collectively, “ML”), alleging that their employment was unlawfully terminated on the basis

NIES, Circuit Judge. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with the approval of this court, appeals from the denial of its petition by the Merit Systems Protection Board requesting reconsideration of the Board’s May 11, 1988 decision in the case of Edward J. Lynch, Jr. v. Department of Education, 37 M.S.P.R. 12 (1988). In denying OPM’s petitio

05-3349-cv Miles v. Merrill Lynch UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term 2005 Argued: June 6, 2006 Decided: December 5, 2006 Petition for rehearing submitted: January 5, 2007 Petition for rehearing decided: April 6, 2007 Docket No. 05-3349-cv - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In Re: INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Moyer, C.J. {¶ 1} In this appeal, defendant-appellant, Ralph L. Lynch, raises 22 propositions of law. Finding none meritorious, we affirm his convictions. We have independently weighed the aggravating circumstances against the mitigating *515factors and compared his sentence to those imposed in similar cases, as R.C. 2929.05(A) requires. As a result, we affirm defenda

979 So.2d 579 (2008) DELTA CHEMICAL CORP., Lee Mauberet and Ross Heidingsfelder v. Bill LYNCH as the Inspector General for the State of Louisiana, Office of the Inspector General of the State of Louisiana, Louisiana State Racing Commission and Sandra Jones. No. 2007-CA-0431. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit. February 27, 2008.