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Walgreens fighting class actions in two states over alleged price-fixing
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Walgreens continues to fight a class action lawsuit over alleged price-fixing in a lawsuit being heard before in an Illinois federal court. -
Court ruling affirmed that Hesperia Cinema is required to follow rules for public works projects
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – California's 1st Appellate Court District, Division Two ruled June 30 that a movie theater built with city assistance is considered a public works project and required to follow municipal pay requirements associated with such projects. -
Class action alleges Walgreen inflates generic drug prices
Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against Walgreen Co. and Walgreens Boot Alliance Inc. pharmacy, citing alleged fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unfair competition over inflated prescription drug costs. -
Retiree says FirstEnergy violated labor contracts
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A retiree is suing FirstEnergy in an attempt to halt the company from ending its retiree health benefits at the end of the year. -
IL13 race: Incumbent Davis continues to outraise former Madison County judge
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, continues to outraise former Madison County judge Ann Callis so far in the 2014 election cycle, boasting a war chest double in size to that of his Democratic opponent's. -
Long asbestos trial attributed to complexity, number of defendants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A four-month long asbestos trial in the New York Supreme Court that ended in a $12.5 million plaintiff victory can be attributed to its complexity and vast number of defendants at the onset of trial, says one trial attorney. -
Four-month asbestos trial ends with $12.5M verdict for three N.Y. construction workers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York Supreme Court jury has awarded a $12.5 million verdict for three construction workers' families in a four-month long asbestos trial. -
Union head says EPA's proposed standards for new power plants 'threaten' economy
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The head of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers said Monday the Environmental Protection Agency's newly proposed emission rules "threaten" economic growth and the nation's energy future. -
Four workers challenge Obama NLRB recess appointments
Obama CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Four workers filed a brief Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago challenging President Barack Obama's recent recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board. -
Teamsters union accused of discrimination
Mix CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A nonunion Chicago-area construction worker has filed a federal charge against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and two of its local affiliate unions for allegedly discriminating against him because he is nonunion. -
Republican challenger leading W.Va. AG in funds
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Republican Patrick Morrisey has raised nearly $150,000 more than his Democratic opponent, longtime West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, according to recent campaign finance reports. -
ROUNDUP: Labor union corruption
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards publishes its criminal enforcement actions each week. The following information was obtained from a May 2012 report. -
Obama's labor board appointments challenged again
Obama CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Another legal challenge to the legality of President Barack Obama's disputed appointments to the National Labor Relations Board was filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. -
Public unions should be curbed, says right to work defender
La Jeunesse Should public sector unions be curbed? Is it time to end the ability of governmental employees to form unions?