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Mortgage Bankers' Legal Team Reports Lawsuit Against BBVA Compass for Alleged …LoanSafe(SOURCE Lee & Braziel, LLP) – Compass systematically violated federal labor laws by denying overtime pay to its mortgage banking officers, Lee & Braziel, LLP and the Rowdy Meeks Legal Group, LLC allege in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Texas federal court …and more » [...]

Federal judge allows polygamous family's lawsuit challenging Utah's bigamy law …Washington PostSALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law. US District Judge Clark Waddoups on Friday …and more » [...]

Wolf Block has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide if a case by a former partner seeking severance payments can be removed to confidential arbitration. An appellate panel found ex-partner Michael Budin never signed a partnership agreement mandating arbitration and can therefore have his day in court. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

NEW YORK – A federal judge in New York on Jan. 27 granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a securities class action complaint, ruling that some of the shareholders’ claims are untimely and that the shareholders may bring claims only for stock shares they purchased (In re Direxion Shares ETF [...]

PEORIA, Ill. – An out-of-network medical services provider has a colorable claim to benefits as an appointed representative under the terms of a health plan covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Jan. 27, holding that whether the representation agreement between the plan participant and the medical provider [...]

Kosmos Energy Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Announced by Gilman Law …MarketWatch (press release)BOSTON, Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Gilman Law LLP, a national securities law firm, announces class action securities fraud suit against Kosmos Energy, Ltd. ("Kosmos Energy") /quotes/zigman/3651186/quotes/nls/kos KOS -0.63% and certain of its …and more » View full post on law – [...]

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against K12, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)BENSALEM, Pa., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of K12 Inc. ("K12" or the "Company") /quotes/zigman/477398/quotes/nls/lrn LRN …and [...]

The widow of a Taiwanese billionaire has lost her attempt in a Washington, D.C., federal court to reclaim billions of dollars in assets she claims were diverted to one of several trusts controlled by rival family members, but the judge left the door open for her to try again. View full post on Law.com – [...]

A Washington-based news organization that covers the telecom and media industries is suing a Michigan company for as much as $19.5 million for allegedly making unauthorized copies of at least 130 editions of a newsletter to distribute to present and former employees. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

MOBILE, Ala. – A federal judge in Alabama on Jan. 24 refused to dismiss a commercial general liability insurer’s coverage action because an actual case or controversy exists as to whether there is coverage for claims of construction defects (Evanston Insurance Co. v. Damon Lett d/b/a Damon Lett Roofing, et al., No. 11-0383, S.D. Ala.; [...]