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Court reinstates employees' conspiracy lawsuit against Nextel, law firm
By The Denver Post A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit alleging that the New York law firm Leeds Morelli & Brown and Nextel Communications conspired against the interests of 587 Nextel employees who had filed discrimination claims.
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:23A
FOX Carolina 21Family Dollar sued over woman's alleged harassment
(AP) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has named discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. in a federal lawsuit after an employee in Richmond claimed she sexually harassed by a store manager. The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chanele
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:17A
WSET.com - ABC13Family Dollar sued over woman's alleged harassment
(AP) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has named discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. in a federal lawsuit after an employee in Richmond claimed she sexually harassed by a store manager. The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Chanele
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:17A
Lawsuit challenges California's new congressional districts
The commission failed to meet its obligation under the federal Voting Rights Act to ensure that one or two of those congressional districts had a majority of African American voters, the lawsuit contends. "The only apparent reason for such neglect by
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:14A
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Steve Alexander column
Sep 30, 2011 (Star Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Ameriprise Financial Inc. employees have sued the company and its directors, alleging their 401(k) investments were placed in funds that lost $20 million because of
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:12A
W.Va. judge sets Jan. 3 trial date in Monsanto class-action lawsuit | The Republic
3 trial date has been set in a class-action lawsuit that alleges dioxin pollution from a former Monsanto Co. plant in Nitro. The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/r6UHlX) reports visiting Mercer County Circuit Judge Derek Swope on Thursday set the new
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:11A
Blue-collar workers sue over DROP changes | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-09-30
AFSCME District Council 33 argued in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that pensions must be bargained. The union is seeking an injunction from the Common Pleas Court to block changes to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. In addition, the union has been
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:10A
Southern California cities, agencies sue to block redevelopment shift
In a lawsuit that could change ground rules on California budget writing, 10 Southern California cities and their redevelopment agencies are challenging methods used by state lawmakers in the budget process. The cities filed suit Monday in Sacramento
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:10A
In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-09-30
A three-judge panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco tossed out a lawsuit that had challenged the military policy as a violation of gay service members' civil rights. In doing so, the appeals court also dismissed a Southern
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:10A
Unions DROP a lawsuit on city | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-09-30
BLUE-COLLAR municipal union District Council 33 is suing the city, claiming that changes made to the controversial Deferred Retirement Option Plan were illegal. Two weeks ago, City Council overrode Mayor Nutter's veto of a bill that cuts
Updated: 09/30/2011 03:08A