The regulator accused the company of bribing foreign governments in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and said it will settle through a non-prosecution agreement.
A civil rights group claims that new laws in nearly half of U.S. states unfairly target Latinos and could sway the November election.
Plaintiffs alleging the retailer denied them raises and promotions because of their gender are regrouping in California after the Supreme Court dismantled a class action suit.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – Native Vill. of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp.
OPINION – The 9th Circuit has refused revive federal public nuisance claims brought by an Alaskan Eskimo village against various energy companies over greenhouse gas emissions that have allegedly contributed to global warming and eroded the sea ice that once protected the village’s coastline from winter storms. (9th Cir.)
PRODUCT LIABILITY – Jones v. Staubli Motor Sports
OPINION – Staubli’s race car refueling mechanism malfunctioned, resulting in a fire that injured Jones. There is an issue of fact relating to the mechanism’s failure, because Staubli later threw the mechanism away. Staubli’s defense of a break in the chain of proximate cause fails because the events after the mechanism’s failure were foreseeable. (S.D. Ohio)
CLASS ACTIONS – MP Vista Inc. v. Motiva Enters. LLC
OPINION – Gas station owners received contaminated gas from Motiva, who warned them to stop selling the gas until testing determined its safety. Some stations closed, and some stayed open. Some were tested right away, some waited longer. The plaintiffs’ individual situations differ enough that no law or facts predominate for a class under Rule 23(b)(3). (E.D. La.)
CONSUMER PROTECTION – In re Checking Acct. Overdraft Litig.
OPINION – The court preliminarily approves a settlement between TD Bank and its checking account holders, giving the plaintiff class members $62 million, with no admission of liability by TD. The settlement is reasonable and there is good cause to schedule a final approval hearing according to Rule 23. (S.D. Fla.)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – Env’tal World Watch LLC v. The Walt Disney Co.
COMPLAINT – Plaintiffs claim that Disney used chemicals, including chromium, for purposes of heating and cooling air and water in its facilities, then discharged contaminated waste water through sewer pipes onto adjacent properties and waterways. Plaintiffs claim the contamination violated state Health and Safety and Business and Professions codes. (Cal.Super.)
Rajiv Goel is the third person who testified in the insider trading trial to be handed a sentence of probation.
Fuhu, the maker of the Nabi tablet computer, has alleged that the toy store stole trade secrets in preparing to introduce the Tabeo.
The city must move aggressively to avoid becoming the fourth in the Golden State to file for bankruptcy in 2012, according to its mayor.
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics said that this does not amount to judges using the "prestige" of their office to advance private interests.
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis threw out the action on procedural grounds, saying the regulations it sought to halt had not yet been finalized.
The 4th Circuit granted stay, pending appeal, of a 20-year injunction that barred Kolon Industries from making and selling a synthetic fiber used in body armor.
The fallout from the firm's bankruptcy continues to fascinate. The latest question: did Citibank withhold information about Dewey's finances to help pay down debt?
A judge held that attorney Norman Kaplan could not be held liable for copyright infringement because he had an implied license to use the document.
Clarence Thomas pooh-poohs law school ranking, says he intentionally chooses clerks from less-renowned schools.
Cindy Lee Garcia, who appeared in the "Innocence of Muslims," plans to drop her lawsuit in a state court in Los Angeles in favor of a federal copyright claim.
The Hollywood special effects company started by director James Cameron said a joint venture between a Chinese and Indian company had submitted the winning bid.
FINRA had charged the Bank of America unit with failing to report about its brokers, including details of customer complaints.
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