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Announcements Laws/Cases A mother of two
who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over should receive
$82.6 million in damages, a Read Article: Law.com
A group of
employees from New York Life Insurance Co. will receive $14 million as
part of a class action settlement approved by a federal judge Monday.
In the lawsuit, employees claimed they were forced to pay excessive
fees and expenses because the company invested billions in its own
mutual funds. The settlement also calls for New York Life to take steps
to prevent possible future misconduct in the handling of its pension
plans. Shannon P. Duffy,
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A group of
foreign workers who were brought to the Read Article: The
New York Times Two
whistleblowers have accused the Federal Aviation Administration of
allowing Southwest Airlines to skip key safety inspections and attempting
to intimidate investigators looking into the matter. According to
government documents, produced by the Office of Special Counsel, the
allegations appear to be substantially true. The House Transportation
Committee is scheduled to hear testimony from the whistleblowers on
April 3. Alan Levin, Read Article: USA
Today Allied Aviation
will pay a reported $1.9 million to settle allegations of racial
discrimination and retaliation filed by 15 current and former
employees. According to the lawsuit, filed by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, the company engaged in and allowed a pattern of
discriminatory conduct to occur at its Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
location. Allied Aviation claims to be the largest domestically owned
provider of fuel services in the Read Article: Ft.
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Times Texas Civil
Practice & Remedies Code §73.251(b) unreasonably restricted
Emmalene Rankin's right to sue before she had a reasonable opportunity
to discover the wrong and bring suit. Thus, the trial court erred in
granting summary judgment in favor of the hospital and physicians. Rankin
v. Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio Ltd. LLP, San Antonio
Court of Appeals, No. 04-07-00305-CV, 3-5-2008. , Read Article: Texas
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summary-judgment evidence negated the foreseeability element of Jane
Doe's premises-liability claim. Doe v. Read Article: Texas House of
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