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Quaker City courts have troubled history; some reject 'plaintiff-friendly' criticism
Dembe PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania is known as the Quaker State and Philadelphia as the Quaker City because both were founded by William Penn, who was a member of the Society of Friends - also called Quakers.
Japanese auto parts dealers fined for price fixing
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - Two Japanese suppliers of automotive electrical components have pleaded guilty and fined a total of $548 million for participating in price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracies for automobile parts sales to American manufacturers.
Workers rights group seeks to disqualify NLRB appointee
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for the National Right to Work Foundation filed motions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to disqualify President Barack Obama's recent appointees.
Hearing set for Cordray, other appointments
Cordray WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The House Judiciary Committee will have a hearing Feb. 15 over the constitutionality of recent recess appointments by President Barack Obama.
Congressman asks Holder about DOJ Countrywide settlement
Holder WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concern over the Department of Justice's settlement with Countrywide Financia.
NLRB chief says he wants easier organizing rules
Pearce NEW YORK -- The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board told the Associated Press he wants new rules that would make union organizing efforts easier.
Two corporations sentenced for environmental crimes
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Two corporations have pleaded guilty for their role in managing and owning a ship engaged in deliberate discharges of waste oil and plastic garbage in Baltimore's harbor, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Companies agree to fund cleanup of PVC site
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the current and former operators of a Superfund site in Pennsylvania.
NYC hotel employees file union complaint
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Three employees of a New York City Marriott hotel have filed multiple complaints with the National Labor Relations Board against their employer and organizers of New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council Local 6 Union.
Third Circuit rules in favor of Pa. union
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the National Labor Relations Board was correct in certifying a union vote.
Supreme Court affirms federal preemption in Calif. case
Kagan WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The United States Supreme Court again has affirmed that federal law preempts state law in the case of the National Meat Association v. Harris, Attorney General California et al.
'Peter and the Wolf' must be paid
Ginsburg WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a treaty did not exceed Congressional authority in the copyright clause of the Constitution.
State Department files amicus favoring corporate liability
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court soon will hear a key case on corporate liability.
Minn. child care providers file suit challenging compulsory unionization
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A group of Minnesota home-based child care providers have filed a federal lawsuit to halt an order forcing them to unionize.
EPA to begin water sampling in Pa. town
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will take water samples from at nearly 60 homes in the Carter Road/Meshoppen Creek Road area of Dimock, Pa. to further assess whether any residents are being exposed to hazardous substances.
LA Times press workers file charges against Teamsters
LOS ANGELES -- Two Los Angeles Times printing press operators have filed federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board against a local Teamster union for violating their rights.
Supreme Court says telemarketing cases eligible for federal courts
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court says lawsuits by private persons for violation of the "Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)" can be heard in federal courts.
Torts conference set for Feb. 8 in Philly
Rafferty PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - An organization called Mass Torts Made Perfect will conduct a plaintiff's only seminar next month in Philadelphia titled"Actos and Pelvic Mesh Litigation Update."
DOJ collects more than $1 billion in antitrust fines
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice collected more than $1 billion in fines, penalties, restitution and other fees during Fiscal Year 2011 from criminal antitrust violators, according to a recent report.
Woman pleads guilty in $200M Medicare fraud
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Miami woman has pleaded guilty to her role in making more than $200 million in fraudulent Medicare claims.