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- U.S. Appeals Court Provides Guidelines for Enforceable Online Contracts
- On October 1, 2002 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that an online contract was not formed where defendants placed the clickwrap agreement for downloading free software from their website below the "Download" button because plaintiffs were not given reasonable notice of the agreement terms....
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Admissibility of Social Security and Workers' Compensation Payments Associated with Prior Accidents
- It has been seen that many jurisdictions enforce the collateral source rule. Occasionally, the defense will encounter a plaintiff who has received social security or workers' compensation benefits due to a prior accident. Plaintiff's counsel may seek to have this evidence declared inadmissible under the collateral source rule and/ or...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Appointment of Lead Plaintiff Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Update 2001
- It has been nearly six years since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act ("Reform Act" or "PSLRA"). The Reform Act was passed with the intention that control over securities litigation be taken away from the lawyers and returned to the investors. Congress, in passing the Reform Act,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Employment Practices Liability Insurance: EPLI Insurance Claims On The Rise
- According to national data from Jury Verdict Research, for smaller companies that do not have Employment Practices Liability Insurance or maintain EPLI, the average cost to defend employment practices law suits are in excess of $100,000 for a single plaintiff and class action suits ranging over $3,000,000. For small to...
- White papers 2008-07-21
- Pfizer Investigator Stalked Neurontin Witness; Who Paid Off the Plaintiffs?
- The first of Pfizer's Neurontin mass tort cases could not have been stranger: The plaintiffs dropped the case after a mystery donor paid them $50,000; a Pfizer investigator was accused by a witness of blocking his driveway and scaring his family; and CEO Jeff Kindler had made it personal between...
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Sue Big Oil Over Global Warming? Court Tells Katrina Victims, Yes You Can!
- Landowners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are blaming a mishmosh of oil, coal and chemical companies for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina as a result of global warming. Yes, that's right, the specter of global warming lawsuits has come to call and thanks to a recent federal appeals ruling, the plaintiffs...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- The Law Office of Mark McNair Announces Lead Plaintiff Deadline for Chronimed Class Action Lawsuit is Approaching
- Business Editors/Legal Writers WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 6, 2001 The Law Office of Mark McNair announced that the lead plaintiff deadline for the securities class action lawsuit against Chronimed, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHMD) is approaching. The shareholder lawsuit is on behalf of investors who purchased CHMD between October 27, 1999...
- Research articles 2001-08-06
- Court Denies Special Exceptions to Plaintiff's Shareholder Class Action Claims Against Quanex Corporation and Gerdau S.A.
- The Brualdi Law Firm P.C. announces that in orders dated March 13, 2008 and March 14, 2004, the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas denied in part defendants' Special Exceptions and upheld plaintiff's shareholder claims against Quanex Corporation's board of directors and Gerdau S.A. Following the Court's...
- Research articles 2008-04-04
- U.S. District Court, Western District of N.Y. dismisses plaintiff's
- Where the plaintiff brought an action alleging defendant police officers violated his rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act and the U.S. Constitution by failing to provide a sign language interpreter to advise him of his Miranda rights, and by failing to provide a hearing assisted phone call to contact...
- Research articles 2005-04-13
- Abbott Laboratories Shareholders Have One More Day Remaining to Return Documents to Stull, Stull & Brody to Serve as Representative Plaintiff
- If you purchased Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) stock between March 17, 1999 and Nov. 2, 1999, you are required to act before Dec. 20, 1999 if you wish to participate in the class action as a representative plaintiff in the securities suit filed on Oct. 20, 1999. Federal law requires that...
- Research articles 1999-12-16
- U.S. District Court finds plaintiff's psychological disorder at issue
- Did the administrative law judge err when he determined that the plaintiff was not entitled to disability benefits based on the plaintiff's history of alcoholism?
- Research articles 2004-03-19
- Proposed arbitration changes spark debate; Move to establish motion procedures stirs plaintiff's bar.(News)
- Byline: Dan Jamieson IRVINE, Calif. - A series of proposed changes to NASD's arbitration system are in the works, and, not surprisingly, the industry and the plaintiff's bar don't see eye to eye on the proposals. ...
- Research articles 2005-09-12
- LACERA settles as lead plaintiff in Enterasys lawsuit.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
- PASADENA, Calif. - The Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association settled a federal class-action suit as lead plaintiff against Enterasys Networks Inc., Andover, Mass., that claimed the firm artificially inflated its share price through acc PASADENA, Calif. - The Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association...
- Research articles 2003-10-27
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of NY says plaintiff
- Concluding the administrative law judge ALJ made several errors when evaluating the plaintiff's claim for disability benefits, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York ruled the plaintiff was entitled to disability benefits.
- Research articles 2005-07-28
- Lemon Law Plaintiff to Pay Subaru $75K in WRX Warranty Dispute
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- On Monday, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge awarded $75,000 in attorney's fees to Subaru of America, Inc. under California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act. In awarding the attorney's fees the court found the evidence was overwhelming the plaintiff had attempted to defraud Subaru in bringing...
- Research articles 2004-06-18
- SECURITIES VIOLATIONS ALLEGED: New Hampshire fund seeking to be lead plaintiff in AT&T suit.(New Hampshire Retirement System, AT and T Corp.)
- CONCORD, N.H. -- The $4.5 billion New Hampshire Retirement System, Concord, is seeking to become the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Corp. and its Chief Executive Officer C. Michael Armstrong, alleging securities laws violat CONCORD, N.H. -- The $4.5 billion New Hampshire Retirement...
- Research articles 2000-12-11
- U.S. District Court finds plaintiff not disabled under ADA standards
- Despite the fact the plaintiff could not return to his previous job of driving trucks for his former employer because of 20/200 vision in his right eye following a stroke, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York held he was not disabled under the Americans with...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- Elouise Cobell, Lead Plaintiff in Cobell v. Norton Indian Trust Litigation, Meets With New Mexico Officials to Discuss Landmark Case
- SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On the same day that U.S. President George W. Bush campaigned for reelection in Albuquerque, Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the landmark Cobell v. Norton Indian Trust litigation, met with members of Governor RSANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On...
- Research articles 2004-08-11
- NY State Supreme Court judge rules plaintiff's injuries were not
- Where the plaintiff commenced an action alleging that she sustained a serious injury, under Insurance Law Section 5102d, as a result of an automobile accident, evidence was not sufficient to prove the plaintiff's disabilities were causally related to the accident. Reviewing the facts in Dolores M. Dipalma...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- New UBIT Plaintiff Expected Soon
- The IRS may soon find itself facing a second credit union plaintiff in a lawsuit over the agency’s interpretation of the Unrelated Business Income Tax UBIT, according to CUNA Mutual Group’s Larry Blanchard, who heads up the UBIT Task Force. Blanchard told Credit Union Journal the hope is for...
- Research articles 2008-03-10
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