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U.S. High Court Hears Arguments On Proof Of Title VII Retaliation Claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation claim must prove but-for causation, the attorney representing the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW)...
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United States Sues 'Repeat Offender' Novartis For Kickback Scheme, Medicare...
NEW YORK - Calling Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NPC) a "repeat offender," a U.S. attorney on April 23 filed a False Claims Act and kickback lawsuit in New York federal court, alleging that the...
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2nd Circuit: Court Erred In Denying Remand To State Court In Securities Suit
NEW YORK - A federal district court erred in denying American International Group Inc.'s motion to remand a complaint filed against Bank of America Corp., certain of its subsidiaries and others under...
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Judge: Lead Plaintiffs Failed To Plead Federal Securities Law Claims
MIAMI - Lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit against a cruise line and several of its executive officers have failed to plead any of their federal securities law claims relating to the...
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Judge Finds Couple Did Not Suffer Damages From Adjustable-Rate Loan
DETROIT - A federal judge in Michigan on April 22 awarded summary judgment to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (Chase) in a suit brought by a couple claiming that the lender fraudulently provided them with an...
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Judge Permits Unfair, Fraudulent Claims Against Office Space Renter
SAN FRANCISCO - Businesses' allegations that an office-space company failed to disclose additional fees and deceptively relied on a "miniscule" font satisfy the fraudulent and unfair prongs of the...
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4th Circuit Affirms Health Care Fraud Conviction Against Doctor
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 23 affirmed a federal jury conviction of a Maryland cardiologist for health care fraud, saying there was sufficient evidence that he...
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Federal Judge: Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Claimant In Suit By Former Employer
CONCORD, N.H. - A claimant has failed to establish that his alleged disparaging conduct was in his capacity as an insured, a New Hampshire federal judge ruled April 22, denying the claimant's motion...
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Court: Insurance Agents Liable To Broker, Enjoined From Soliciting Clients
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Insurance agents are jointly and severally liable to an insurance broker for $107,851.65 and are enjoined from soliciting any of the broker's clients for 18 months, a New York court...
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Ore. Federal Judge Says N.J. Punitives Law Applies In Zometa Jaw Injury Case
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon woman who claims that Zometa caused her jaw injury cannot claim punitive damages against defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. because they are prohibited by New Jersey...
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'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Sues Founder For Intimidating Employees, Violating...
LOS ANGELES - The Chapter 11 trustee in the bankruptcy of GGW Brands Inc., the parent company for the company that produces adult videos under the name "Girls Gone Wild," on April 23 sued GGW's founder...
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High Court Lets Stand 9th Circuit Ruling On ERISA Disability Benefit Offset
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 denied review of a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the administrator of a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security...
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Copyright Claims Tossed By Nevada Federal Judge
LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on April 23 dismissed an infringement counterclaim, saying there was no written transfer of a copyright from one company to another (Nashrollah Gashtili, et al. v. JB...
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Minnesota Appeals Panel: Homeowners Had Notice Of Construction Defects
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Court of Appeals on April 22 affirmed summary judgment for a home builder named as the defendant in a construction defects dispute, agreeing that the plaintiffs' claims...
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Ponzi Scheme Defendants Agree To Pay $55M In Investment Club Action
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida on April 24 signed consent orders in which defendants agreed to pay nearly $55 million to end a suit in which the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
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Panel: Policy Allows For Betterment Charges In Suit Disputing Insurer's...
ATLANTA - The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 23 found that an insurance policy allows for betterment charges, affirming a lower federal court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit questioning the...
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Federal Judge Allows Currency-Trading Suit Against Bank To Proceed
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on April 24 ruled that the U.S. government's suit alleging that The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNYM) and one of its employees overcharged clients for trading...
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7th Circuit Orders Additional Injunctive Relief For Unionized Workers
CHICAGO - The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 23 ordered a trial court to provide additional interim injunctive relief sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on behalf of...
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Judge Finds Class's Claim Over Inflated Appraisal Scheme Timely
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A federal judge in California on April 23 denied First American eAppraiseIT LLC's (EA) motion for judgment on the pleadings in a class action suit brought under the Real Estate...
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No Panel Hearing Of Termination Of Disability Benefits Through Amendment
CINCINNATI - A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' divided ruling that a multiemployer plan did not abuse its discretion in applying a plan amendment retroactively to terminate disability benefits...
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