Nationwide Class Action Filed Over Egg Contamination Lawyer says suit could cover 76,000 individuals The article states: The Iowa egg farms apparently responsible for the recent salmonella outbreak have been named in a class action lawsuit, brought on behalf of six consumers who became sick after eating tainted eggs.…
Our Illinois alternative dispute resolution lawyers were interested to see an appeals case clarifying that parties can only be compelled to binding arbitration if they have an explicit written contract. In Heider v. Knautz, No. 2-09-0808 (Ill. 2nd Dec.4, 2009), Arlie Heider sued Carl Knautz for injuries arising out of…
For-profit college risk: Huge debt, questionable degree By Stephanie Chen, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS A class-action lawsuit alleges Westwood College used deceptive recruitment practices GAO report revealed 15 for-profit universities used deceptive recruiting practices Dane Lockman, 33, took out $40,000 in student loans to pay for Westwood He doesn’t have…
The Jacksonville Business Journal Reports: “Overtime lawsuits thrive in Florida’s recession” The article states: Like unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies, the number of lawsuits brought by employees alleging unpaid wages is also on the rise. Nine Fair Labor Standards Act cases were filed during the first two weeks of…
Super Lawyers named Chicago and Oak Brook business trial attorney Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer for 2011 in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation and Consumer Rights Litigation. Lubin Austermuehle’s Oak Brook and Chicago business law attorneys have over a quarter of a century of experience in litigating complex…
NPR Reports: “Stephen Breyer: The Court, The Cases And The Conflicts” This fascinating broadcast reveals how Justice Breyer makes decisions through a “living Constitution”. The broadcast states: In Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer outlines his ideas about the Constitution and about the way…
USA Today Reports: Permanent mortgage modifications, which lower mortgage payments have been given to only about a third of the 1.3 million borrowers. The class-action lawsuits allege that the trial payment plans are contracts that obligateBank of America and other servicers to abide by them and to give…
Movie Studios Can Subpoena Internet Users’ Names, Data In File-Sharing Cases AP reports: A federal judge on Friday allowed the holder of a movie copyright to subpoena the names of people accused of illegally downloading and distributing a film over the Internet. Courts have held that Internet subscribers do…
A Boom in ‘Overtime’ Lawsuits? Blame Technology The Wall Street Journal reports: It’s something the world is growing accustomed to, for better or worse: the ever-shrinking divide between work and leisure time. Ubiquitous Internet-access, Blackberrys, cell phones — all sort of technological advances — make it easier to take…
This video compilation of the Bill Gate’s deposition in the United State’s government anti-trust case against Microsoft provides good examples of how not to behave at a deposition. Based in Chicago and Oak Brook, Ill., Lubin Austermuehle represents clients throughout Illinois and across the United States who are involved in…