FEBRUARY 2008

ANTITRUST

– Wisconsin state case (smokeless tobacco products monopoly).

CONSUMER

– California federal case (unauthorized enrollment in computer service plan).

– California federal case (fraudulent investment scheme).

– California state case (backdating auto purchase loans).

– California state case (credit card transaction practice).

– Ohio state case (UM/UIM car insurance claims).

– Ohio state case (fraudulent practices in manufactured home sales).

EMPLOYMENT – WAGES & BENEFITS

– Arizona federal case (ERISA).

– California federal case (failure to pay overtime and provide meal and rest breaks, failure to provide wage statements).

– California state case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks, requirement to wear uniforms provided by employer but maintained by employee).

– California state case (misclassifying sales representatives as exempt, failure to pay overtime and provide meal and rest breaks, illegal chargeback practices).

– California state case (illegally withholding employees tips at casino).

MASS TORT

– Washington state case (hand-arm vibration syndrome from use of pneumatic cutting tool).

SECURITIES

– Arizona state case (failure to engage in fair and open negotiations with all potential bidders and failure to conduct viable market check prior to merger).

– Florida federal case (false/misleading statements about performance and sales of two new products).

– Kansas state case (artificially depressing value of certain shares and therefore the amount received by shareholders in conversion ratio).

– Missouri federal case (materially false financial statements overstating profits/earnings and understating expenses/liabilities).

– New Hampshire federal case (false/misleading statements about financial condition that artificially inflated value of stock).

– North Carolina federal case (false/misleading statements about efficacy and approvability for marketing of two new drugs).

– Washington federal case (false/misleading statements about high-risk energy trading and risk management practices).

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