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Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Employer Failed to Stop Supervisor's Sexual Demands, Retaliated Against Workers Who Spoke Out, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and...more

Demystifying European Antitrust Law

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/17/2013

In the first of a series of WSGR Alerts, the firm's Brussels attorneys outline the European Commission's proposed changes to the antitrust rules on licensing patents, software, know-how, and other intellectual property....more

Federal Rule 68 and FLSA Collective Actions

by Eric Holshouser, Katie Kelly | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/17/2013

In Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, 133 S. Ct. 1523 (2013), the Supreme Court of the United States last month ruled that an offer of judgment, which the parties agreed was sufficiently generous to satisfy the sole...more

Hepatitis B-infected Health Care Professionals Gain Stronger Protection Under Recent DOJ Settlement

by Chelsea Trotter | Nossaman LLP on 5/16/2013

In March 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) settled the first lawsuit of its kind with a New Jersey medical school over claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by excluding two Hepatitis...more

FTC Approves Order Settling Data Breach Charges

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 3, the FTC approved a final order settling charges against a California-based cord blood bank firm alleged to have violated the FTC Act by failing to use reasonable and appropriate procedures for handling customers’...more

EEOC Has Settled its First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Genetic Discrimination

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

On May 7, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has settled its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)....more

"Ranbaxy Resolves Criminal and Civil Charges Through Record Settlement"

by John T. Bentivoglio, Jennifer L. Bragg, Maya Florence, Michael K. Loucks, Gregory M. Luce | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/15/2013

Executive Summary - On May 13, 2013, generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy USA Inc. (Ranbaxy), a subsidiary of Indian generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, pled guilty to seven felony charges as part of a...more

City of Harrisburg Settles With SEC on Rule 10b-5 Violations

by Michael G. Bailey, David Y. Bannard, Laura L. Bilas, Heidi H. Jeffery | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/15/2013

Recently, the SEC settled with the City of Harrisburg (City) over violations of Rule 10b-5 in connection with material misstatements and omissions made by the City in its public statements and financial information, during a...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - May 14, 2013

by Amy Jordan, Bryance Metheny, John Paul Nefflen, Thomas Potter, III | Burr & Forman on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: - Court Rules NLRB's Workplace Union Notices Violated Law - NLRB Urges Regional Directors to Maintain High Settlement Rate - EEOC Seeing Rising Number of Age Discrimination Complaints - OSHA...more

State high court to hear settlement offer fee-shifting arguments

by Gary Watt | Archer Norris PLC on 5/15/2013

If a plaintiff makes a reasonable settlement offer, and it expires by operation of law, and then makes a second offer, does the latter extinguish the first for purpose of cost shifting provisions of section 998 sub-divison?...more

Assured and UBS Agree to Settle RMBS Litigation for $358 Million

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 5/14/2013

On May 6, monoline insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. announced a $358 million settlement with UBS and its affiliates stemming from losses on residential mortgage-backed securities that were issued, sponsored or underwriten by...more

BMO Harris Bank to Pay $400,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/14/2013

Federal Agency Says Bank's Medical Leave Policy Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act - CHICAGO - BMO Harris Bank will pay $400,000 to a group of 14 former employees under a consent decree entered on May 2,...more

MBIA and Bank of America Settle MBS Litigation for $1.7 Billion

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 5/14/2013

On May 6, monoline insurer MBIA announced that it had reached a $1.7 billion settlement with Bank of America in connection with alleged fraud and breach of contract claims related to Countrywide-issued mortgage-backed...more

EEOC's First GINA Suit Serves As Reminder of Pre-Employment Exam Pitfall

by Fredric Leffler, Marc Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Leslie Silverman, Allan Weitzman | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") reached a milestone of sorts as it filed – and then settled – its first complaint ever alleging genetic discrimination under the Genetic Information...more

Weekly Law Resume - May 9, 2013: A Single Statutory Settlement Offer Made to Multiple Plaintiffs in a Wrongful Death Suit is Valid

by Thomas LoSavio | Low, Ball & Lynch on 5/14/2013

Amy Jo McDaniel, et al. v. Loyd Richard Asuncion Court of Appeal, Fifth District (March 27, 2013) California has a statutory settlement procedure (Code of Civil Procedure § 998) by which a party may make a written...more

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

by Michael Callahan, James Hutchison | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Provide recommendations regarding best practices, bylaw provisions and other strategies to address and resolve quality and peer review issues without resorting to “investigations” and...more

California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations

by Bruce Celebrezze, Marilyn Klinger | Sedgwick LLP on 5/13/2013

Table of Contents: Introduction; PART ONE - Summary of Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations; Introduction; Claims Handling Duties; Acceptance or Rejection of Claims; Settlement Offers and Payment of Accepted...more

SEC Settles Suit for Misleading Advisory Contract Approval Disclosure

by David Freese, Sean Graber, Daniel Levin, Richard F. Morris, John O'Brien, Zachary E. Vonnegut-Gabovitch | Morgan Lewis on 5/10/2013

Settlement with mutual fund directors and service providers serves as a reminder of responsibilities for disclosures relating to the approval of investment advisory contracts and provides insight into SEC enforcement...more

MBIA and Flagstar Settle

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 5/9/2013

On May 2, MBIA Insurance Corporation announced that it reached a settlement with Flagstar Bank in its lawsuit arising out of $1 billion in Flagstar-sponsored MBS that MBIA insured. MBIA sued Flagstar for breach of warranty...more

Global Connection - May 2013: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down $45 Million Class Action Settlement and Issues Warning About Use of...

by Daniel Huitink | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/9/2013

Citing a conflict of interest between class representatives and a class, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently invalidated a $45 million class action settlement that had previously been approved by the district court....more

CPSC Imposes Comprehensive Compliance Programs in Two Settlements, Warns this is the Wave of the Consumer Products Future

by Ellen Adler, Linda Lane | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/9/2013

It is no news that Section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (the Act) requires immediate reporting to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of any information which could support the conclusion that a product...more

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