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Hinds County, Mississippi v. Wachovia Bank N.A. et al

RESPONSE in Support re: 147 MOTION to Appoint Counsel.. Document

9 Cited authorities

  1. In re Brooks Automation, Inc.

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-11068-RWZ (D. Mass. Nov. 6, 2007)   Cited 5 times
    Holding that although plaintiffs inserted a blanket disclaimer and carefully selected which paragraphs from the complaint to incorporate into their allegations, the Securities Act claims still sounded in fraud because the allegations were worded with “classically fraud language” such as “artificially inflated,” “falsely reported,” and “wrongful conduct”

  2. Section 1331 - Federal question

    28 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 97,317 times   134 Legal Analyses
    Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

  3. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,896 times   1234 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  4. Section 1391 - Venue generally

    28 U.S.C. § 1391   Cited 27,781 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

  5. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,824 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices

  6. Section 15 - Suits by persons injured

    15 U.S.C. § 15   Cited 5,669 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Granting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."

  7. Section 1 - Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty

    15 U.S.C. § 1   Cited 2,898 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Making illegal "[e]very contract, combination ..., or conspiracy, in restraint of trade"

  8. Section 17203 - Injunctive relief

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17203   Cited 984 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that an individual plead that she lost "money or property" because of the alleged deceptive conduct

  9. Section 16720 - Trust

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16720   Cited 423 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting any combination to prevent competition in the "sale or purchase of any commodity"