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Municipal Plaintiffs Challenge Atlantic Richfield's Successor Liability Motion
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The municipal plaintiffs in a nuisance suit against lead paint and lead manufacturers responded to a motion for summary judgment filed in a California Superior Court by defendant...
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New Jersey Landlord, Management Company Get 'No Cause' Verdict
Case name:KasonSmartt and Myrtle Smartt, as his guardian ad litem v. Roy Emerson, 61-76 Equities, LLC, the Estate of Joseph Shamah and Shamco Management Corporation...(read more)
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Maryland Court Affirms Dismissal Of Corporate Officer In Lead Exposure Suit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on March 1 affirmed a ruling of summary judgment in favor of the president of a property management company in Baltimore, saying the president, as...
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New York Appeals Court Affirms Denial Of Dismissal In Exposure Suit
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Second Department New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on Feb. 27 affirmed the dismissal of a defendant's motion for summary judgment in a lead exposure lawsuit, saying there...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Defamation Claim, Allows Time To Show Federal Claim
BALTIMORE - A federal judge in the Maryland on Feb. 26 dismissed a potential Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) cause of action related to any defamation claims by the United States against a plaintiff in...
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Supreme Court: Medical Battery Suit Against United States May Proceed
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A citizen may proceed with his lawsuit against the United States alleging medical battery by a Navy doctor acting within his scope of employment, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
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Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Drug, Alcohol Tests For New U.S. Steel Workers Legal
PITTSBURGH - U.S. Steel Corp. can conduct random drug and alcohol testing on probationary employees because the practice is job-related and "consistent with business necessity" pursuant to the...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates Disability Bias Suit, Orders Analysis Of Job Function
NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 4 vacated a trial court's ruling against a schizophrenic man in an employment dispute, finding that the court failed to conduct a...
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4th Circuit: Hospital Did Not Have To Accommodate Nurse's Work Restrictions
RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia hospital did not discriminate against one of its nurses when it failed to accommodate her stringent work restrictions, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 4,...
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California Woman Awarded $21.7M For Firing Because Of Panic Attacks
LOS ANGELES - Attorneys for a California woman who alleged that her former employer discriminated against her because of her panic attacks filed a proposed judgment on special verdicts on Feb. 19,...
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Split 11th Circuit Upholds Overtime For Alien, Workers That Didn't Pay Taxes
ATLANTA - A split 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 6 upheld a verdict for unpaid overtime wages for two workers despite their failure to properly report their wages to the federal government...
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Calif. Federal Judge Partially Dismisses Wage-And-Hour Claims Against US Airways
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 19 partially granted a motion to dismiss a class complaint filed by former US Airways Inc. employees seeking unpaid overtime, wages for missed meal...
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8th Circuit Reverses Cert Of Pizza Delivery Drivers In Dispute Over Gratuity
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A trial court abused its discretion when it certified a class of pizza delivery drivers accusing their employer of wrongfully withholding a fixed delivery charge paid by customers,...
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9th Circuit Reverses, Vacates Certification In Newspaper Workers' Wage Suit
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 4 vacated findings of commonality and predominance in a wage-and-hour class suit brought by newspaper employees and remanded for...
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Donning, Doffing Suit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 19 agreed to hear the appeal of a class lawsuit over what constitutes "changing clothes" under Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Clifton...
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New York Federal Judge: FLSA Suit Can Be Settled Without Court Approval
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A woman can settle her unpaid wages complaint against her former employer brought as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because the FLSA does not apply to...
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4th Circuit Remands Labor Board Wage Ruling For Identification Of Test Used
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 28 remanded a wage dispute to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the identification or application of a test used by the...
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2nd Circuit Reinstates, Remands Workers' State Gap-Time Claims
NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 1 upheld the dismissal of a class of health care professionals' overtime claims against their employer but vacated the dismissal of their...
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New Jersey Federal Judge Dismisses State Claim In Wage-And-Hour Class Suit
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on Feb. 22 partially granted a motion to dismiss a wage-and-hour class suit filed by assistant store managers when he declined to exercise supplemental...
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