MARCH 2009

CIVIL RIGHTS

– California federal case (blanket strip searches).

CONSUMER

– California federal case (misrepresentation of food product content).

– California state case (collecting mailing information on credit card purchases).

– Connecticut federal case (mortgage insurance rates on refinances).

– Illinois federal case (government overcharge for photocopies).

– West Virginia federal case (oil and gas leases).

– West Virginia federal case (mortgage loan servicing practices).

EMPLOYMENT – WAGES & BENEFITS

– California state case (failure to pay wages for all hours worked).

– Illinois federal case (ERISA).

– Ohio federal case (ERISA).

– Pennsylvania federal case (ERISA).

– Texas federal case (ERISA).

SECURITIES

– California federal case (fraudulent recognition of revenue and backdating stock options).

– Kentucky state case (terms of merger).

– Massachusetts federal case (misrepresentations and omissions in connection with initial public offering).

– New Jersey federal case (false/misleading statements about price protection reserves, improperly recognized revenue, and improperly capitalized software development costs).

– New York federal case (fraudulent misstatements by improperly accounting for backdated stock option grants).

– New York federal case (misrepresentations about cost overruns, unapproved change orders, and losses due to derivative contracts).

– Tennessee federal case (false/misleading statements about collectability of accounts receivables).

– Texas federal case (false/misleading statements about nutritional supplement/skin care company and its multi-level marketing).

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

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