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Right to Work group will offer free legal aid for non-union workers
Mix CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Reacting to reports in the blog Red State.com that nonunion workers may be prevented from working at the 2012 Democratic National Convention set next August, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, is offering free legal aid to workers who may be ordered off their jobs or prevented to work because they refrain from union membership.
Philly's Complex Litigation Center is profit center, says reformer
Copland PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - In New York, they call it the Bronx Jury Effect.
D.C. Court of Appeals upholds mandate provision of Obamacare
Silberman WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld the mandate provision of the Affordable Health Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare.
D.C. attorney general intervenes in 3M v. Lanny Davis
Nathan WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - District of Columbia Attorney General Irving Nathan is intervening in a lawsuit filed against former Clinton adviser Lanny Davis in order to defend the validity of an anti-SLAPP statute.
3M requests discovery in Lanny Davis case
Davis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A legal war between former Clinton adviser - and Fox News contributor - attorney Lanny Davis and 3M Co. continues with a new shot fired by the business giant.
Coca Cola worker wins suit against union
Mix HOUSTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - A Coca-Cola worker has won a settlement worth more than $4,000 after he was fired from his job for not paying his full union membership and dues payments.
Autoparts worker petitions NLRB against union
Mix LEVITTOWN, NY (Legal Newsline) - An automobile parts manufacturing worker petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to halt an unpopular local union from collecting dues and representing him and his coworkers.
Study: Tort costs go down, employment goes up
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The costs associated with the United States tort system are excessive compared to other countries
The science of asbestos: The arguments for juries
Shein WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - With so much at stake for businesses weighted down by litigation costs, can juries in asbestos cases be trusted to render fair and just verdicts?
Congressman calls NLRB a 'rogue agency'
Issa HINGTON - (Legal Newsline) House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R.-Calif.) called the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a "rogue agency" in an Oct. 17 letter to the board's general counsel Lafe Solomon. Solomon has defied the committee's subpoena.
Workers file amicus brief supporting Wisconsin union reform
Mix MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Two Wisconsin school teachers and one other government employee have filed an amicus brief in federal court asking a judge to uphold a new law that reforms Wisconsin's public sector union activities.
Judge rejects Countrywide discrimination class action
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - A request to give class action status in a lawsuit against Countrywide Bank was rejected Oct. 13 by a federal judge in Kentucky.
The science of asbestos: A survey of experts
Carbone WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - There are some who say all forms of asbestos are unsafe and to be exposed to any amount is hazardous, while others say that one form of asbestos can be handled safely. Then there are some who are not sure.
Lanny Davis fires back at 3M with anti-SLAPP motion
Davis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former Clinton advisor and prominent Washington D.C. attorney Lanny Davis returned fire in a legal battle being waged between he and 3M company.
NJ mortgage broker admits fraud, U.S. Attorney announces
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A former mortgage broker admitted that he participated in a scheme which defrauded lenders and generated millions of dollars in fraudulent mortgage loans, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced last week.
Feds fine mortgage foreclosure firm $2 million
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that it entered into an agreement with the law firm of Steve Baum, P.C., one of the largest mortgage foreclosure firms in the state, to pay $2 million to the federal government and revamp its policies and procedures.
NLRB delays implementation of posting rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board is delaying implementation of a controversial new rule for employers.
Inhofe wants look into EPA's greenhouse gas finding
Inhofe WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. has called for hearings to address how the Environmental Protection Agency arrived at its greenhouse gas endangerment finding.
Verizon employee alleges union illegally seized dues
Mix NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A Verizon employee has filed unfair labor practice charges against Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 2205 for actions the union allegedly took during a recent strike.
Del. AG objects to $8.5B Bank of America settlement
Biden DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday his objection to a proposed settlement between Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon.