The Cases - Jul-Dec 08

JULY - DECEMBER 2008

ANTITRUST

– California federal case (college athletic grants) [NOV].

– California federal case (transatlantic flights) [NOV].

– New Jersey federal case (diamonds) [NOV].

CIVIL RIGHTS

– Kentucky federal case (strip search) [DEC].

– New Jersey federal case (strip search) [JUL].

CONSUMER

– California federal case (computer product defect) [DEC].

– California federal case (debt collection/Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) [AUG].

– California federal case (debt collection/Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) [OCT].

– California state case (computer product defect) [AUG].

– California state case (deceptive marketing of food product) [JUL].

– California state case (internet service charges) [SEP].

– California state case (mislabeling of food product) [DEC].

– California state case (trailer defect) [OCT].

– District of Columbia federal case (uninsured motorist benefits) [JUL].

– Florida federal case (debt collection/Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) [OCT].

– Georgia state case (health insurance premiums) [NOV].

– Hawaii state case (defective pet food product) [JUL].

– Illinois federal case (failure to provide notice of ATM fees) [NOV].

– Illinois federal case (failure to provide notice of fees) [DEC].

– Illinois state case (credit protection fraud charges) [SEP].

– Illinois state case (failure to install safety device) [DEC].

– Illinois state case (failure to provide promised incentive product) [DEC].

– Illinois state case (mislabeling of food product) [NOV].

– Illinois state case (unauthorized faxes) [NOV].

– New Jersey federal case (health insurance reimbursement) [SEP].

– New Jersey federal case (television product defect) [AUG].

– New Jersey state case (failure to provide paid-for real estate service) [JUL].

– New Jersey state case (telephone solicitations offering prize) [AUG].

– New York federal case (duplicative Universal Service Fund surcharges) [SEP].

– New York federal case (pet care product defect) [SEP].

– Oklahoma state case (computer product defect) [OCT].

– Pennsylvania federal case (FACTA violation) [AUG].

– Pennsylvania federal case (FACTA violation) [SEP].

– Tennessee state case (health club memberships) [NOV].

– Washington state case (deceptive marketing of telephone services) [JUL].

– Washington state case (unauthorized faxes) [JUL].

– Washington state case (unsolicited faxes) [JUL].

EMPLOYMENT – WAGES & BENEFITS

– California federal case (failure to pay for time spent at required meetings outside of shifts) [AUG].

– California federal case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks and to pay wages timely) [AUG].

– California federal case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks and to pay overtime) [OCT].

– California federal case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks through misclassification) [NOV].

– California federal case (failure to reimburse business related expenses) [SEP].

– California federal case (failure to reimburse for business expenses; illegal deductions; forfeiture of vacation benefits; denial of meal and rest breaks) [JUL].

– California federal case (improper deductions and failure to pay commissions on pending transactions) [AUG].

– California state case (failure to pay final wages upon termination) [OCT].

– California state case (failure to pay overtime through misclassification; denial of meal and rest breaks) [AUG].

– California state case (failure to pay overtime through misclassification; denial of meal and rest breaks) [AUG].)

– California state case (failure to pay overtime through misclassification) [NOV].

– California state case (failure to pay overtime, mileage, and itemized statements) [AUG].

– California state case (failure to pay overtime, travel time, meal and rest periods) [SEP].

– California state case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks and to pay overtime) [OCT].

– California state case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks and to pay overtime and to pay minimum wage through misclassification) [OCT].

– California state case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks) [AUG].

– California state case (failure to provide meal and rest breaks) [DEC].

– California state case (illegally retaining gratuities, failure to pay minimum wage, illegal fees) [SEP].

– Florida federal case (ERISA challenge) [SEP].

– Florida federal case (failure to pay minimum wage, overtime, and travel time; missed meal and rest breaks) [JUL].

– Georgia federal case (ERISA challenge) [DEC].

– Minnesota federal case (failure to pay minimum wage and overtime) [JUL].

– Minnesota federal case (failure to pay wages during donning/doffing clothing and equipment) [NOV].

– New York federal case (ERISA challenge) [OCT].

– New York federal case (failure to pay overtime) [SEP].

– New York federal case (forced to work off the clock and during unpaid meal periods) [SEP].

– New York state case (failure to pay overtime through misclassification) [OCT].

– Pennsylvania federal case (failure to pay overtime through misclassification) [JUL].

– Pennsylvania federal case (failure to pay overtime) [JUL].

– Texas federal case (ERISA challenge) [DEC].

– Texas federal case (ERISA challenge) [OCT].

– Texas federal case (failure to pay overtime) [JUL].

SECURITIES

– Arizona federal case (manipulated and overstated financial results by falsely representing sales, profits, etc.) [SEP].

– California federal case (accounting fraud to raise cash and insider trading) [NOV].

– California federal case (backdating stock options) [NOV].

– California federal case (failure to integrate acquired company and misstatements about business plan) [NOV].

– California federal case (false statements and omissions of fact in prospectus for bond offerings) [DEC].

– California federal case (false/misleading statements about current and future business prospects) [OCT].

– California federal case (false/misleading statements about financial results and operations) [DEC].

– California federal case (false/misleading statements about financial condition and internal auditing procedures) [OCT].

– D.C. federal case (false/misleading statements about commercial viability of phone system) [DEC].

– Delaware federal case (misrepresentations about financial projections and violations of GAAP) [AUG].

– Florida federal case (failure to remit payroll taxes) [DEC].

– Florida federal case (falsely inflated income and concealed financial condition) [NOV].

– Florida federal case (misstatements about stock options, acquisitions, and derivatives) [SEP].

– Florida federal case (overstated financial results and false/misleading statements about prospects) [OCT].

– Georgia federal case (false/misleading statements about sales growth and revenue) [NOV].

– Georgia federal case (false/misleading statements in connection with secondary stock offering) [DEC].

– Georgia federal case (manipulating financial statements by channel stuffing) [DEC].

– Illinois federal case (overstating number of enrolled students and concealing bad debts) [DEC].

– Massachusetts federal case (false/misleading statements about acquisition strategy and financial condition) [AUG].

– Massachusetts federal case (fraudulent scheme to inflate market price of securities through misrepresentations/omissions about drug’s prospects) [JUL].

– Massachusetts federal case (retroactive stock options) [NOV].

– Massachusetts state case (unfair and inadequately priced merger; failure to disclose information) [AUG].

– Minnesota federal case (false statements about revenues, premiums, and business growth) [AUG].

– Minnesota federal case (misrepresentations about effect of acquisitions of two distribution centers) [AUG].

– Minnesota federal case (overstating income and revenues and wrongful accounting practices) [DEC].

– Minnesota state case (breach of fiduciary duties by approving a transaction to benefit certain investors over public shareholders; failure to disclose material information) [JUL].

– New Jersey federal case (false/misleading statements with respect to telecommunications contract) [SEP].

– New Jersey state case (breach of fiduciary duty by offering inadequate price to buy out minority stock) [OCT].

– New York federal case (failed to disclose that the company lacked the technology it touted) [OCT].

– New York federal case (false/misleading statements and failure to disclose improper tax scheme and faulty accounting) [NOV].

– New York federal case (mischaracterized sales and violations of GAAP) [OCT].

– New York federal case (misleading of investors about financial condition and stock option granting practices) [DEC].

– New York federal case (misrepresentations about earnings and expected performance) [SEP].

– New York federal case (misrepresentations about new drug) [SEP].

– New York federal case (misstatements regarding valuation of subsidiary company which lead to restatement of financial data) [JUL].

– New York federal case (overstated/exaggerated projected revenues) [AUG].

– New York federal case (overstating earnings and overall financial condition by concealing material deficiency in loss reserves) [DEC].

– New York state case (breach of fiduciary duty to minority shareholders by approving reverse split stock transaction) [NOV].

– Ohio federal case (improper accounting practices, overstatement of revenues and profit margins) [SEP].

– Texas federal case (failure to disclose practice of “backdating” stock options) [JUL].

– Texas federal case (false/misleading statements about fixed assets, internal controls, net income projections; violations of GAAP and other accounting irregularities) [JUL].

– Texas federal case (false/misleading statements about sales and earnings forecasts) [AUG].

– Texas federal case (false/misleading statements regarding operations and financial condition) [SEP].

– Texas federal case (inflated potential market for product as basis for revenue projections) [SEP].

– Utah federal case (inaccurate financial statements because of premature recognition of revenue on various transactions) [AUG].

– Virginia federal case (failure to include information on impact of foreign exchange rates on revenue) [JUL].

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