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Discrimination Lawsuit On Behalf of Deceased Employee To Go On In Alabama

An employment discrimination lawsuit can continue though a named party has died, an Alabama federal district court ruled. The plaintiff […]

Airline Union To File Brief In Merger Lawsuit

The Transport Workers Union, representing ground workers for American Airlines, will be allowed to file a brief in a case […]

Opting Out Of A Class Action

Corporations are typically defendants in class action lawsuits, but not always. On the plaintiff side, they generally are distinct from […]

A Couple Of Fine Old English Words Spell Trouble For Tyson

In a doffing and donning class action, the court did not accept Tyson’s contention that…

EEOC Risking Missteps As It Seeks Out Major Cases

Though the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has come under fire from district judges lately, some suggest that is a byproduct […]

In Wall Street Probe, Mortgage Due Diligence Firm Subpoenaed

Information from Clayton Holdings LLC, described as Wall Street’s largest due diligence firm, has been subpoenaed as part of the […]

Shareholder Class-Action Filed Against BlackBerry

A BlackBerry shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company misled investors over the past year by saying it […]

Supreme Court To Decide If Severance Pay Should Be Taxed

The Court has accepted a case that will determine whether severance payments qualify as “wages,” which would make them subject […]

Securities Litigation And News, Week Ending October 4

Auditors are targeted as “gatekeepers.” Looting; excessive fees; a backdating case. The biggest SEC whistleblower award ever, and Mary Jo […]

$14 Million Award Breathes New Life Into SEC Whistleblower Program

This week the SEC announced an unprecedented $14 million whistleblower award, originating from an office that was created under Dodd-Frank. […]

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