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CORRECTIONS CORP: EEOC Files Job Discrimination Claims in Col.
MCDONALD'S CORP: Faces Suit Over Alleged Labor Abuses in Calif.
MEDIANEWS GROUP: Faces Worker Exploitation Complaints in Calif.
TENNESSEE TITLE: Court Says Arbitration is "Unconscionable"
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Widow Files Suit v. 67 Defendants in W.Va.
-- Fibre Containers (Queensland) Pty Ltd.
(Class Action Reporter, Jan. 31, 2006).
Auditor General (in 1986), that what it was doing was wrong."
both of Raphael & Partners, Windsor, Ontario.
male managers and male co-workers.
were subjected to similar alleged mistreatment.
we owned and operated the facility."
The suit is Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v.
the roof during a repair work.
trial date has yet been set, according to the report.
anxiety related to the chemical exposure.
Parish), Phone: 337-364-3629, Fax: 337-367-2438.
"Chocolate" ice cream because it may contain undeclared almonds.
involved in this voluntary recall.
container to identify the product: Best by Date: AUG/31/2007.
was distributed to Albertsons stores in Southern California.
Dean Foods Co. of California toll free at (877) 234-0022.
no account in the bank.
who had paid the fee in the U.S.
and his cases passed to Judge Weber.
set the motion to dismiss for Oct. 26.
it into a class action within this month.
money is invested in a state-matching program.
for him to stop working.
suffered a stroke nine years ago.
denied cost-of-living increases, the Pacific Daily News reports.
percent of the judgment, or about $5.9 million.
actually is about $64 million.
L. Maulding et al. v. Hilton Hotels Corp Case No. 02-L-0645."
(1) stayed at one of the participating hotels prior to Jan.
- The Hilton Palm Springs in Palm Springs, California.
patients and people with asthma or other breathing problems.
"discretionary" government activity, according to the report.
special duty to them, beyond what it had to the general public.
then took the case under advisement, the report said.
Pocatello, and attorneys in the case are from Boise and Seattle.
judgment, according to the judge.
competition for the benefit of brokers and insurers.
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law.
existence and function of the alleged racketeering enterprise.
Long Island Business News reports.
capability of setting its own rate structure.
unassailable in judicial proceedings brought by ratepayers."
effect become a rate-setting agency.
the provision requiring regulatory approval.
(Class Action Reporter, Feb. 27, 2006).
The lawsuit alleged that LIPA used "fuel-price adjustment"
approval of the Public Service Commission.
11530, Phone: 516-746-8000, Web site: http://www.jshllp.com.
Gator's Barbeque to meet with Opelousas attorney Jarvis J.
following the final Sugar Cane Festival parade on Sept. 24.
were unable to keep traffic flowing.
Opelousas, LA, Phone: (337) 948-4336.
Pap smear test results, Action News 4 Pittsburgh reports.
shown they've been harmed as a result of the company's actions.
The Superior Court upheld that ruling in April 2005 (Class Sept.
results that the physician had not reviewed.
a pathologist did not review the test results.
question and if deemed necessary retest some patients.
that fear of cancer is not a real injury.
annual Pap tests that would reveal any abnormalities. Mr.
was unreliable unless they received notification.
favor of the women, "it would dramatically lower the threshold"
premiums and higher health care costs.
that the women were harmed, the report said.
The suit on the Net: http://www.papsmearsuitagainstmagee.com/.
rest and meal breaks required by law.
sued franchise owner Robert Mendes and his companies DCT Inc.
The suit does not specify how much money plaintiffs are seeking.
California newspapers, The Argus reports.
as recruiter, does not constitute a racket.
decision in "Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp."
Representing the defendants are, Steven Thomas Cottreau, Juan P.
mail: scottreau@sidley.com; and R. Carl Cannon and Rosemary C.
purchasers and the way in which it was promoted.
pursuing action against the companies and its directors,"
Executive Director of Enforcement, Jan Redfern says.
equivalent provision in the Torrens legislation in other states.
Australia or the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Action Reporter, Dec. 16, 2006).
authorizing the sale of their homes.
involves 70 retirees who sold properties to the failed company.
to maintain the monthly payments.
properties and by registering tenancy agreements.
Ferrier Hodgson appointed as administrators.
upgrade systems (Class Action Reporter, June 5, 2006).
million has been collected so far, according to the report.
taxes. "This duty cannot be delegated," they said.
industry through a rebalancing and restructuring of rates."
Co.), Phone: 402-493-4100, Fax: 402-493-9782.
tax charge of $14 million for a proposed settlement of the suit.
documentation and necessary court proceedings.
allocate markets in the automotive refinish industry.
The approximately 55 federal cases were consolidated in the U.S.
economic and treble damages as well as injunctive relief.
failure to protect patient information, The Oregonian reports.
the Department of Justice for $95,764 in expenses.
information services analyst who worked for Providence.
companies to report data thefts to customers.
were stolen from an employee in December.
365,000 patients, who will sign up for the "ID TheftSmart"
of up to $25,000 for certain costs of from identity theft.
"Cleargolaw New York"; Telex: WUI 62985; Fax: 212-225-3999.
Scottish Re Group Ltd., The Insurance Journal reports.
investors who purchased publicly traded securities between Dec.
16, 2005 and July 28, 2006.
against the company, Mr. Miller, Mr. Willkomm, and Elizabeth A.
investors who purchased publicly traded securities between Feb.
17, 2005 and July 28, 2006.
its investment and liquidity risk.
The first identified complaint is "Michael Zuckerman, et al. v.
Action Reporter, Sept. 12, 2006).
the blind are entitled to equal access to retail websites."
does not have to take the rights of the blind into account.
citizens on the Internet or in any other sphere.
page to a visually impaired user.
mortar stores, and therefore covered by the ADA.
was "unconscionable," according to The Chattanoogan.
customers and borrowers of defendant within the past one-year.
Act and the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, Tenn. Code Ann.
companies the right to a judicial forum.
with the ruling and thus remanded the case back to her court.
Judges Herschel P. Franks and Sharon G. Lee joining.
according to the Metropolitan News-Enterprise.
whatever fuel was left in the vehicle by the previous renter.
estimated to have been used and not replaced.
of rental do not receive credit.
more fuel than the customer actually uses.
reliability standards adopted by the state.
ruling was based on Sec. 1936(n)(2).
avoiding a fuel charge that is in fact unavoidable.
long-unenforced laws that would break up their families.
contacting New Jersey customers who are members of the class.
technicians conduct an on-site inspection of the wiring.
were destroyed may request that charges cease immediately.
destroyed or otherwise ceased to function.
destruction of the wiring during remodeling. Junto and Mr.
Division, Middlesex County, under Judge Alexander P. Waugh, Jr.
Skalet, PLLC, 1300 19th St NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.
heard testimonies in a lawsuit filed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mart's computer records (Class Action Reporter, Jan. 27, 2006).
when they have to work overtime to get shelves restocked.
of the shift because she had to finish her workload before then.
workers' complaints, but he received few about missed breaks.
When he did receive them, he said, he investigated them.
worked for. He died on Sept. 19, 2004 at 67 years old.
Workers Association. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran.
products and developed lung cancer."
Mrs. Vanhoose seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Individually, she sues for loss of consortium.
Tony O'Dell of Berthold, Tiano, and O'Dell in Charleston, W.Va.
A visiting judge will be assigned to Case No. 06-C-1948.
involve asbestos removal in the Roanoke Valley.
renovating the State & City Building in February 2005.
to eat and drink during work breaks in the basement.
asbestos work, from July 2004 until July 2005.
decision of Case No. 56469-2-I on Sept. 25, 2006.
from the paper as it moved through the manufacturing process.
was a heavy smoker until well into his adulthood.
Court denied the motion. Mr. Coulter and Asten appealed.
claims. The Appeals Court rejected Asten's arguments that Mr.
and that inaccurate jury instructions require a retrial.
In conclusion, the Trial Court's award of damages is reversed.
Johnson of Seattle, Wash. represented Asten Group Inc.
after a three-year legal battle, Thames Laboratories reports.
asbestos dust during renovations to the school where he worked.
resolved sooner if her brother had still been alive.
about 1,000 Latrobe Valley workers who were exposed to asbestos.
those people into treatment early."
support group, said the research could make a real difference.
Government must go further, KERALANEXT.com reports.
running in Canberra before the end of 2006.
asbestos' dangers, when they move into an older property.
press release dated Sept. 29, 2006.
out of GBP1. It means victims will share a GBP69 million fund.
advisors are set to receive another GBP30 million.
the United Kingdom estimated at up to GBP340 million.
to receive payments of around 20 percent.
lawyers will be paid their bill of GBP70 million in full."
acquisition by the Company in December 2004.
The funds had paid compensation to 363 people.
asbestos mines before 1981 when Gencor took over.
people would come forward and how many were in the Gefco pool.
liability for future claims amounted to more than ZAR1 billion.
environment and getting closure certificates for its mines.
fibers, the Trust was expected to operate for 25 years.
exposed to asbestos, The Associated Press reports.
different legal norms in place at the time of exposure.
Alstom Power Boiler for exposing employees to asbestos.
1970s, and was only formally banned in 1997.
struck the abandoned pipe and caused some soil contamination.
ditch and West Oak Grove.
hiring of outside specialists to do the cleanup.
of its strength as a building material.
France, Modern Power System reports.
The events allegedly occurred between 1998 and 2001.
settles their own claim while still alive.
over 1,900 cases a year in Great Britain."
security following their deaths was absurd."
Action No. 77C-ASB-2 on May 9, 2006.
automotive friction products and asbestos disease.
issue. Thus, the Superior Court denied DaimlerChrysler's motion.
and Holmes v. Allied Manufacturing Company et al.
exposure site in Augusta, Ga.
for all former Continental Can Co. sites.
at issue and has requested dismissal from these suits.
property at 6300 Strawberry Lane, Louisville, Ky.
Company that it had decided not to pursue the matter.
into a settlement agreement, known as an Agreed Board Order.
Company's Form 8-K report dated Oct. 2, 2006.
Delaware confirmed the Company's Plan of Reorganization.
with the Plan in a minimum amount of about US$724.9 million.
Cabinet Products makes hardwood, kitchen, and bathroom cabinets.
The Company is a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings Inc.
Phoenix, processed vermiculite from Libby between 1964 and 1992.
vermiculite mined in Libby, Mont.
between 1964 and 1992 to asbestos.
exposure to former residents who lived near the plant.
the FELA and the LBIA.
The plaintiffs are John E. Adams, George Touchette, Junior E.
Langston, Richard Wayne Deppe, Floyd E. Grissom, Jospeh W.
Ruyle, John D. Schwinn, Melvin D. Barnett, J.D. Dunbar, Leon R.
Biggs, Dan W. Petet and Kenneth L. Novak.
materials and allowed employees to be exposed to various dusts.
Daniel R. Francis of the Francis Law Firm in St. Louis, Mo.
Railroad employee, the Chattanoogan.com reports.
years as an electrician at the railroad yards at Corbin, Ky.
around dangerous solvents during his time with the Railroad. Mr.
allowed for compensatory damages but not punitive damages.
Mr. Hensley's other lawyer was Joe Satterley of Louisville, Ky.
Attorneys from St. Louis, Mo. originally filed the case.
about the move to register in the Netherlands in 2001.
and endorse the fund as a tax-exempt charity.
products were asbestos-free by 1986.
tax treatment of the special purpose fund."
business and roofing through Artisan Roofing.
the July 2007 omnibus hearing.
must consider the major issues of estimation and valuation.
support of the unsecured creditors and old equity holders.
liabilities on June 13, 2007.
seeking to terminate exclusivity for cause.
Eswood filed Claim No. 5134 for US$7,273.
payments on account of the Claims.
APC, in Dallas, Tex., tells Judge Richard S. Schmidt.
reference to the district court likely would entail.
schedule agreed upon for the contested matter, according to Mr.
before the Court, Mr. Newton avers.
to a trial by jury on their legal claims.
ASARCO's liability for the Derivative Asbestos Claims.
environmental liabilities, The Associated Press reports.
lobby its creditors through March 9, 2007.
because of the complexity of the issues it has faced.
governments on environmental cleanups at 94 sites in 21 states.
employees, primarily in Arizona and Texas.
Company press release dated Oct. 4, 2006.
up 13 percent from the US$747.4 million reported a year ago.
reported in the fiscal 2006-1st quarter.
million, or US$0.47 per diluted share.
indemnity and defense costs during the period.
before the asbestos charges taken during 2006."
patch and repair products, and hobby paints).
regarding the material, The Honolulu Adviser reports.
the last 12-month period, from September 2005 to September 2006.
left in place in good condition, Mr. Lileikis said.
deal has angered asbestos victims, ABC NewsOnline reports.
given four extensions to the Company.
giving massive pay rises to its directors.
compensation fund a charitable status.
Milwaukee's near south side, The Business Journal reports.
The case was prosecuted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
Lake States was found guilty after an Aug. 22, 2006 trial.
buildings and structures at the former Solvay Coke & Gas Co.
facility at 311 E. Greenfield Ave.
tracks and the Kinnickinnic River.
2001 and Aug. 29, 2006.
price for Meade stock on the day of the grant.
directly benefited by exercising these backdated options.
May 22, 2006 and Aug. 29, 2006.

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