DECEMBER 2007

ANTITRUST

– Florida state case (price-fixing of urethan chemicals, indirect purchasers).

– Pennsylvania federal case (price-fixing of window coverings).

CIVIL RIGHTS

– Washington federal case (selective arrests, violations of First and Fourth Amendments).

CONSUMER

– California state case (improper fees on credit card accounts).

– Minnesota federal case (scanning issue in student testing).

– New Jersey federal case (failure to protect bank customers’ privacy).

– New York federal case (misled book purchasers of content).

– Pennsylvania federal case (failure to comply with Credit Repair Organizations Act).

EMPLOYMENT – WAGES & BENEFITS

– California state case (misclassifying employees as exempt, failure to pay overtime and proper commissions).

– California state case (misclassifying artist employees as exempt, failure to pay overtime).

– Nebraska federal case (ERISA).

SECURITIES

– California federal case (improper recording of revenue, lack of internal accounting controls).

– California federal case (overstated financial results and misrepresented awarding of contract).

– California federal case (artificially inflated price of securities).

– Illinois federal case (false statements about financial forecast).

– Massachusetts federal case (false statements and omissions about development, testing, and prospects of FDA approval of product).

– Massachusetts federal case (excessive advisory and distribution fees charged to funds).

– Massachusetts federal case (false/misleading statements about a contract, adequacy of disclosure controls and internal financial controls).

– Minnesota federal case (material misrepresentations about business and financial results).

– New Jersey federal case (misrepresentations about company’s lead product).

– Puerto Rico federal case (improper accounting of mortgage transactions).

– Texas federal case (misrepresentations and omissions about new orders).

– Washington state case (issues surrounding acquisition of corporation).

Octagon Publishing, Inc.  1929 18th St. NW, #1138, Washington, DC 20009-1710 (t) 202.213.0430 (f) 202.232.5808

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