Nashua Corporation (NASDAQ: NSHA), a manufacturer and marketer of labels and specialty papers, today announced that on June 30, 2006 the Appellate Court of Illinois issued an order in the case filed by Phillippe Olczyk, and others, against Cerion Technologies, Inc., Nashua Corporation, and others. In its June 30, 2006...
The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, wrapped a lasso around a Madison County class-action lawsuit last Thursday and tossed it into arbitration.
A California intermediate appellate court has ruled that a first party property insurance policy does not cover the loss of computer data resulting from a computer system “crash.” The appellate court affirmed a trial court’s judgment that no coverage exists where a computer data loss is unaccompanied by the destruction...
If a job applicant is found to be susceptible to sustaining injuries from repetitive motion, is that person disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act? A federal appellate court has made a ruling with possible far-reaching implications in a case involving employers’ usage of "nerve condition tests."
CHICAGO, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two well-known Chicago religious leaders have asked a federal appellate court in Chicago to uphold the basic constitutional principle of government neutrality between religious groups and secular groups and bar the PentCHICAGO, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two well-known Chicago religious leaders have asked...
Nashua Corporation (NASDAQ: NSHA), a manufacturer and marketer of labels and specialty papers today announced that on November 29, 2006 the Supreme Court of Illinois declined to hear the appeal by the plaintiffs in a case against Cerion Technologies, Inc., Nashua Corporation, and others. Earlier this year, the Appellate Court...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In a decision received today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit declined to hear the request of FedEx Ground, an operating unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for interlocutory review of the class certification decision in the Kansas case pending before the United...
A New York State Appellate Court on Tuesday sided with developer Douglas Durst in his ongoing legal battle with Cigna over a $430 million securitized mortgage on Four Times Square. A New York State Appellate Court on Tuesday sided with developer Douglas Durst in...
Byline: Judy Greenwald The class certification approved by a federal appellate court of 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers is the largest U.S. employment class action ever, but the ruling breaks no new legal ground, Byline: Judy Greenwald ...
The Appellate Division, First Department, has upheld a New York State Supreme Court decision, ordering General Electric to pay restitution to thousands of customers who bought new dishwashers when a quick, inexpensive repair was available.
AN APPELLATE COURT decision that struck down EPA's authority to overfile on state enforcement action impairs the agency's ability to maintain national consistency in the laws it administers, EPA says in court papers. Overfiling occurs when EPA purs AN APPELLATE COURT decision that struck...
Byline: DAVE LENCKUS BOSTON-A federal appellate court for the first time has formally adopted the concept that employers with hostile workplaces can be held liable for damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court Byline: DAVE LENCKUS...
DESPITE THE PREDICTION A number of years ago that asbestos claims were going to stabilize and begin to taper off, the number of claims actually has been rising in recent years, a recent study revealed. According to the study, titled "Asbestos DESPITE THE...
IRVINE, Calif. -- Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., upheld a $64.5 million judgment that Tyco Unit U.S. Surgical Corp. had willfully infringed a patent owned by the firm's client, Applied Medical Resources Corp. The patent...
Byline: JULIE JOHNSSON The taxman cometh for wealthy clients of Chicago accounting firm BDO Seidman LLC and its defunct counterpart, Arthur Andersen LLP. Both firms have given the Internal Revenue Service IRS the identities of white-shoe clien Byline: JULIE JOHNSSON ...
ATLANTA-Two federal appellate court decisions show that employers must take care to comply with employment laws even when it comes to former employees. In Johnson vs. Kmart, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ATLANTA-Two federal...
