Class Action

Possible Case: Micron Inc.
alleged price fixing and conspiracy to restrain supply of computer memory chips.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Podcast: New findings on e-filing
On this week’s legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, we discuss emerging issues in electronic filing of court documents. The program features a sneak preview of findings from the ABA’s soon-to-be-released 2006 Legal Technology Survey Report presented by L
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Possible Case: Juniper Networks, Inc.
401k / ERISA Stock Fraud
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

USVI land records now online
U.S. Virgin Islands land records are now accessible over the Internet, through the V.I. Recorder of Deeds. You will need to register to gain access. Searching is free, but viewing a document costs $2 a page. Other subscription options are available. The p
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Settlement: Global Pharmaceuticals and Impax Laboratories Inc.
$23 million false advertising settlement awarded to Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: University of Missouri
$125,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to Louis Ray Leuellyn.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

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Settlement: Evergreen International
$1.7 million pollution settlement awarded to Puget Sound.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Stan Rebert and York County
up to $200,000 civil settlement awarded to Becky Downing.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Toyboyo
$1 million settlement awarded to 65 Massachusetts police departments.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Podcast: New findings on e-filing
On this week’s legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, we discuss emerging issues in electronic filing of court documents. The program features a sneak preview of findings from the ABA’s soon-to-be-released 2006 Legal Technology Survey Report presented by L
Source: www.legaline.com

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Settlement: Mark and Treva Gordon
$100,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to Brandie McLean and her children.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Possible Case: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
alleging the company owes certain computer programmers and code writers overtime pay
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Evergreen International
$1.7 million pollution settlement awarded to Puget Sound.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

The Tooth Fairy bids adieu
Offtopic, but … Last night marked a momentous milestone in my house: the Tooth Fairy’s final visit. My younger son’s last baby tooth came out, pushed aside by the grown-up tooth eager to replace it and spurred by his wiggling and prodding. Then came th
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HJ Baker and Bro., Inc. Announces National Recall of Three Animal Feed Products Containing Prohibited Ingredients
These products were distributed in bulk or bags to feed manufacturers and dairy farms in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, California, and Louisiana.
Source: www.fda.gov

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LA Press Club honors lawyer’s blog
Congratulations to J. Craig Williams (my Coast to Coast cohost) for being named Best Individual Weblog in the Southern California Journalism Awards of the Los Angeles Press Club.
Source: www.legaline.com

Settlement: The U.S. Government
$4 billion softwood lumber tariff settlement awarded to Canadian producers.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Evergreen International
$1.7 million pollution settlement awarded to Puget Sound.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

C2C: The fun side of lawyers
Lawyers who moonlight as Elvis impersonators? Lawyers who run dating services? Lawyers who carry surfboards instead of briefcases? This week on the legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, we look at the fun side of lawyers — lawyers who have lives outside
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Settlement: Evergreen International
$1.7 million pollution settlement awarded to Puget Sound.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Applera Corp. and Beckman Coulter Inc.
$55 million in outstanding litigation settled and awarded to both parties.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

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Settlement: Washington State
a lawsuit on behalf of businesses in Washington State dismissed.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Stan Rebert and York County
up to $200,000 civil settlement awarded to Becky Downing.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Applera Corp. and Beckman Coulter Inc.
$55 million in outstanding litigation settled and awarded to both parties.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

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Settlement: Archer Daniels Midland Company; Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Ajinomoto USA, Inc.; CJ Corp., f/k/a Cheil Jedang Corporation and CJ America, Inc.; Daesang Corporation, Daesang Group d/b/a/ Miwon Group, Miwon Company Ltd., Daesang Japan, Inc. and Daesang America, Inc.; Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc., Kyowa Foods, Inc., and Kyowa America, Inc.; Samsung Corporation; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
$39.775 million antitrust class action settlement awarded to consumers and businesses in the settling States.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Toyboyo
$1 million settlement awarded to 65 Massachusetts police departments.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Washington State
a lawsuit on behalf of businesses in Washington State dismissed.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Settlement: Cooper Industries Ltd.
$256 million asbestos liabilities settlement awarded to claimants.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

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Settlement: Mark and Treva Gordon
$100,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to Brandie McLean and her children.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Walong Marketing Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in G.W. Strawberry Cake and Honey Dew Melon Cake and Asian Taste Dried Sweet Potato
“G.W. Strawberry Cake,” and “G.W. Honey Dew Melon Cake” and “Asian Taste Dried Sweet Potato” were distributed nationwide via retail stores.
Source: www.fda.gov

Footnote: Skype v. Gizmo
Footnote to my post on Skype v. Gizmo: Gizmo is compatible with the secure VoIP service Zfone, developed by Phil Zimmermann, the inventor of PGP encryption. Skype is not.
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Boston Scientific Announces Physician Communication Related to Products in Its CRM Group
The specific subset of devices includes INSIGNIA and NEXUS pacemakers, CONTAK RENEWAL TR/TR2 cardiac resynchronization pacemakers, and VENTAK PRIZM 2, VITALITY, and VITALITY 2 implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Source: www.fda.gov

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Podcast: New findings on e-filing
On this week’s legal-affairs podcast Coast to Coast, we discuss emerging issues in electronic filing of court documents. The program features a sneak preview of findings from the ABA’s soon-to-be-released 2006 Legal Technology Survey Report presented by L
Source: www.legaline.com

Settlement: C.C. Myers Inc.
$90,000 civil settlement awarded plus $10,000 in trust to the Stevens family.
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

Law Suit Filed: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Nasdaq:KLAC
Source: www.lawyersandsettlements.com

HJ Baker and Bro., Inc. Announces National Recall of Three Animal Feed Products Containing Prohibited Ingredients
These products were distributed in bulk or bags to feed manufacturers and dairy farms in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, California, and Louisiana.
Source: www.fda.gov

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