Debtor Sues Lenders for Alleged Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
(Source: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) On September 18, 2015, Margaret M. Okamoto ('Plaintiff') filed a complaint (the 'Complaint') in The United States District Court for the District of Nevada...
View ArticleWhen a Violation of a Rule or Regulation Becomes an FCA Violation:...
(Source: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP) This question is particularly pressing for those participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Prior to participation in these programs, health care...
View ArticleA Case to Watch: Highway Contractor Appeals $663M False Claims Act Judgment...
(Source: Pepper Hamilton LLP) This article was originally published in the September 2015 issue of AGC Law in Brief Newsletter. On August 31, 2015, highway contractors Trinity Industries, Inc. and...
View ArticleConcern juror created ‘12 Angry Men’ situation in Wexford trial
A juror in the 2012 trial of a Wexford couple, whom the defence team did not have a chance to challenge, could have created a “12 Angry Men” situation, the Court of Appeal has been told. The 12th...
View ArticleBallymena company fined for exposing workers to asbestos (HSENI - Health and...
(Source: HSENI - Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland) Date: 24 September 2015 Ballymena company fined for exposing workers to asbestos At Antrim Crown Court today, Metallix Ltd was fined...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Announces Award of Contract With Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC
OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes") (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major...
View ArticleSimmons Hanly Conroy Files Class Action Lawsuits Against Volkswagen Over Air...
(Source: Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC) September 24, 2015 ALTON, Ill. - Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mass torts firms, has filed two class action lawsuits on behalf of its clients...
View ArticleMayor, City Council unveil results of Disparity Study (City of Cincinnati, OH)
(Source: City of Cincinnati, OH) Mayor, City Council unveil results of Disparity Study Recommendations will help minority- and women-owned businesses CINCINNATI - Mayor John Cranley and City Manager...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Media Releases - October 7, 2015 (Oregon Judicial Department)
(Source: Oregon Judicial Department) a74867a0ff8a42330a9dd9.pdf COURT OF APPEALS Media Release COPIES: CONTACT: Copies of the slip opinions may be obtained from the Appellate Records Section, (503)...
View ArticleCAIT wants celebrity endorsers to be liable
Having failed to get any response from the government on fixing liability of brand ambassadors endorsing different products and to bring them under the ambit of consumer protection act, apex traders...
View ArticleRFP Issued for Heating Repair Services for Low-Income Households (City of...
(Source: City of Greensboro, NC) The City's Neighborhood Development Department is seeking requests for proposals for heating repair services for eligible low-income households within Greensboro's city...
View ArticleSimmons Hanly Conroy Files Class Action Lawsuits Against Volkswagen Over Air...
ALTON, Ill., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mass torts firms, has filed two class action lawsuits on behalf of its clients throughout the country...
View ArticleHillsborough seeks small and minority contractors for projects
TAMPA — Hillsborough County will host two meetings next week for small and minority businesses interested in working on county building projects, including one that could pump $30 million into the...
View ArticleWorkers win $42,000 suit after saying they were denied overtime, minimum wage
A Miami-Dade jury last week awarded $42,000 to two drivers who said they were denied proper minimum wages and overtime pay by a courier service they worked for. Jeorbis Rodriguez and Roberto Ruiz said...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Achieve Victory with Final Passage of NDAA (US House of...
(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business) Small businesses that create jobs and save taxpayer dollars by contracting with the federal government scored a victory today with...
View ArticleNew 2013-14 Manual of Labor Units (MLU) Now Available (NECA - National...
(Source: NECA - National Electrical Contractors Association) Free Webinar on April 25 Will Demonstrate Materials Pricing with MLU Data from Trade Services The eagerly anticipated 2013-2014 edition of...
View ArticleChabot Calls Passage of NDAA a Victory for Small Businesses (Steve Chabot)
(Source: Steve Chabot) Small businesses that create jobs and save taxpayer dollars by contracting with the federal government scored a victory today with final passage of the National Defense...
View ArticleDEQ issues $12,000 penalty to Lepman Properties of Albany for asbestos...
(Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) c64afe97c36dfd9870d84a.pdf Oregon Department of Environmental Quality News Release Release date: Sept. 18, 2015 Contacts: Esther Westbrook,...
View ArticleDEQ issues civil penalty to Rose City Contracting Inc. for asbestos violation...
(Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) 3c4156a547b4af85a6d084.pdf Oregon Department of Environmental Quality News Release Release date: Sept. 21, 2015 Contacts: Richard Fitzgerald,...
View ArticlePublic colleges not liable for violence on campus, appeals court rules
stabbing Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times Damon Thompson, accused of stabbing and slashing the throat of a fellow UCLA student on campus, appears at his arraignment hearing in 2009. He was found not...
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