Monday, Feb 22, 2010
A judge has granted collective certification to a class of up to 2,500 janitors in a suit accusing cleaning services provider ABM Industries Inc. of violating federal wage-and-hour laws by scrimping on overtime pay.Friday, Jan 22, 2010
From terrorist attacks and hurricanes to corporate malfeasance and financial meltdowns, dramatic events over the past decade have sparked record-breaking insurance disputes and important precedents regarding coverage interpretation, insurance lawyers say.Monday, Jan 12, 2009
An attorney who won a nearly $7 million judgment for a plaintiff in a sex discrimination employment suit has failed to convince a Washington state appeals court that she is owed a higher judgment contingency rate, rather than a lower settlement rate, for her fee.