Growing windfalls and disproportionately large court and arbitrator awards on lost profit and similarly speculative claims have led to major losses by owners and contractors and increased litigation. These claims involve highly subjective, ripple-effect cost impact estimates growing out of project delays and disruptions. This paper points out that delays...
There are approximately 200,000 claims filed by the alleged victims of the asbestos exposure in the United States. This has created a flood of litigation in both state and the federal court. The plaintiff who is not sick or do not portray the symptom has filed many of the claims....
The process of resolving the issues through the small claims courts is faster and less expensive as opposed to collection agencies and conventional litigation, and if handled right can yield immediate results. No attorneys are allowed at the hearing, and this keeps the cost down as well. The article also...
Age discrimination claims are on the rise, both in volume of cases filed and size of verdicts. This article discusses the viability of the disparate impact theory in cases alleging age discrimination, the use of statistical evidence in disparate treatment cases, and the practical cumulative effect of multiple claims of...
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Independent software company Riskonnect[R] announced its newest product for the risk management industry, Riskonnect RMIS, today. Riskonnect RMIS is a web-based, intuitive risk management information system boasting an innovative approach to managing claims, litigation, exposures, policies, and other insurable risk information. Riskonnect RMIS operates on...
The law firm that represents Danieal Kelly filed an intended class-action lawsuit yesterday against the city and state on behalf of 28,000 children and their 56,000 parents who receive services through the embattled Department of Human Services. The federal suit, brought by Mildenberg & Stalbaum, calls DHS "an unsafe agency...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that Immersion and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), have settled their litigation, which was pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington since June 2007. Immersion and...
Mitratech, a leading provider of softwaresolutions for organizations to manage matters, risks, and ensurecompliance, today announced the release of TeamConnect Early CaseAssessment. TeamConnect Early Case Assessment automates legal cost-saving strategies tominimize litigation. Using the system, counsel conduct a preliminaryanalysis of a case's legal merits, claims, and defenses to formulate...
Ohio Claims Administration Firm Adds Statewide Resources DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CompManagement, Inc., a Sedgwick CMS Company, is pleased to announce the addition of seasoned Ohio claims professionals Cheryl Powers and Mark MaGinn to its leadership team. Cheryl Powers has joined CompManagement as...
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted preliminary approval of a Proposed Settlement affecting people who purchased the publicly-traded common stock of Xethanol (Amex: XNL; formerly XTHN) between January 31, 2006 and August 8, 2006. ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, announced that it settled its litigation against Internet Services, LLC ISLLC. The companies also amended an existing business agreement under confidential terms. ISLLC filed its original claims against Immersion in October 2004...
CHICAGO, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle F. Kantor has joined the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins LLC as a member in the firm's Business Law Department. Kantor specializes in construction and mechanic's lien law and litigation. For more than 20 years, Kantor has been representing owners,...
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- LendingTree and IMX today announced that they have settled their outstanding patent litigation. The settlement agreement satisfies the judgment entered against LendingTree in favor of IMX, and resolves all claims asserted in the pending appeal of that judgment. As a result of the settlement agreement,...
Verdict in farmers' class action lawsuit challenges chemical industry's marketing practices MINNEAPOLIS -- After more than a decade in litigation, which included two U.S. Supreme Court appearances and five trips the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota farmers will finally receive payments from a class action lawsuit brought against BASF...
Job Discrimination Retaliation Collins v. Flynn 08-CV-59 Judge Skretny Background: Are defamatory and "unprofessional" statements made in a memorandum of law protected by an absolute privilege against charges of libel under Massachusetts law? ...
A former student has filed a civil lawsuit against Southern Utah University claiming the school discriminated against him because of his age, disability and veteran status. Dave Brown says SUU denied his financial aid for the spring 2006 semester because records showed Brown had exceeded the class...
Company files suit against the FTC to protect right to share historical use claims with consumers. On June 25, 2008, an herb company filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission FTC, claiming it has the right to inform customers about the historical use of herbs in treating...
Stoel Rives LLP has hired Carolyn D. Walker as a partner in its Portland labor and employment group. Walker has litigation and employment counseling experience in retaliation, wrongful discharge claims, sexual harassment, disability and racial discrimination, discipline and discharge, wage and hour, breaches of employee contracts and...
On his last day of work, Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh issued his final order in a massive 10-year-old case over the property damage that occurred when a group of barges hit the Admiral. But the litigation may not be over. President Casino, which is...
On his last day of work last week, Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh issued his final order in a massive 10-year-old case over the property damage that occurred when a group of barges hit the Admiral. But the litigation may not be over. President Casino,...
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