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Law Suit Filed: Starbucks Discrimination Class Action Gets Green Light

June 17 2013 Los Angeles, CA: A discrimination class action lawsuit pending against Starbucks has been given approval to proceed. United States District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson ruled that the class action lawsuit against Starbucks Corporation alleging violations of Read more »

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Interns Hit Conde Nast with Class Action Lawsuit

Plaintiffs lawyers at Outten & Golden didn’t take long to re-load after hitting the bullseye this week in what previously looked like a long-shot class action. Just two days after a judge in New York certified a first-ever class of Read more »

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Unpaid Fox Interns Get Class Action Status

As interns flood the summer work force once again, a federal judge in New York has just given them something to cheer about.In an unprecedented ruling, U.S. District Judge William Pauley III in Manhattan found that unpaid interns at various Read more »

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Federal Circuit Buries Seed Patent Case Against Monsanto

We never really hid our skepticism about the high-profile lawsuit that coalition of farmers launched two years ago against Monsanto, hoping to invalidate the company’s portfolio of patents on transgenic seeds. Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Velocity Express Drivers File Unpaid Wages and Overtime Class Action Lawsuit

June 6 2013 San Francisco, CA: An employment class action lawsuit has been filed by plaintiffs who allege violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by Defendant Velocity Express, Inc. Read more »

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Ninth Circuit Revives Amgen ERISA Class Action

Amanda Bronstad writes for The National Law Journal, an American Lawyer affiliate.A federal appeals panel has reinstated a consolidated class action filed against Amgen Inc. on behalf of employees whose retirement plans lost value following the disclosure that the company Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Landry’s Faces Employment and Wages Class Action by Rainforest Cafe Servers

June 4 2013 Houston, TX: Landry’s the parent company of Rainforest Café, is facing a possible employment class action lawsuit brought by two servers at the Rainforest Café in Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges that Landry’s wage and tips policies violate Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Customer Service Agents Unpaid Wages Lawsuit

May 30 2013 New York, NY: An unpaid wages class action lawsuit has been filed against Sykes Enterprises, which purchased Alpine Access in August, 2012. Filed by a group of former employees on behalf of all other current or former Read more »

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U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for Read more »

Debevoise Scores for Kate Spade in ‘Saturday’ Trademark Fight

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Juneteenth Shooting: Boy Injured, Teen Arrested

In connection to a Juneteenth shooting, police in Ohio have charged a 15-year-old boy with felonious assault, reports The Columbus Dispatch. Read more »

Kodak prepares $406 mln offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit

June 18 (Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Read more »

UTC Must Pay $473 Million in Jet Engine Pricing Case

A judge has ordered United Technologies Corporation to pay $473 million plus interest for giving misleading price quotes to the U.S. Air Force, bringing a likely close to a False Claims Act case that’s bounced around the courts since 1999.Having Read more »

New York state announces plan for board to help cash-strapped cities

NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers on Tuesday announced plans to create a financial restructuring board and binding arbitration process to help struggling municipalities manage their finances. The legislation, which will be taken up by the Read more »

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