JULY 2009

CONSUMER

– Alabama federal case (mortgage truth-in-lending disclosures).

– Maryland federal case (faulty automotive tires).

– Minnesota federal case (photo traffic tickets).

– Oklahoma federal case (Medicaid overcharges and dental insurance).

– Oklahoma state case (oil and gas royalties).

EMPLOYMENT – WAGES & BENEFITS

- California federal case (failure to pay all overtime, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and provide accurate time records).

- California state case (coaches required to work in excess of eight hours per day; failure to provide accurate time records).

– two nearly identical California state cases (on behalf of screenwriters for reality television shows claiming failure to pay overtime, provide meal and rest periods, keep accurate pay records).

- Connecticut federal case (ERISA).

- New Jersey federal case (ERISA).

- three New York federal cases (FLSA & NYLL challenges on behalf of restaurant workers for requiring employees to purchase and launder uniforms, to work off the clock; failed to pay spread of hours pay).

– Washington federal case (failure to pay shift-turnover time for utility employees under FLSA).

SECURITIES

– California federal case (misrepresentations and omissions about customer base).

– Connecticut federal case (fraudulent accounting practices).

– New Jersey federal case (false and misleading statements regarding credit agreement).

– Utah federal case (misrepresentations about pharmaceutical candidate).

– Washington federal case (false and misleading statements regarding backlog that artificially inflated stock price).

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