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Aetna Dodges Class Action Alleging Coercion Of Doctors

2013-06-19T22:42:46Z

Aetna Health Inc. on Wednesday escaped a putative class action alleging it illegally removes doctors from its network if they refer patients to out-of-network medical providers, when a California judge ruled the claims are barred by the at-will termination clause in Aetna's provider contracts. Read More......(read more)

Winston & Strawn Likely To Keep Partner Feud Out Of Court

2013-06-19T22:00:33Z

Winston & Strawn LLP has a good chance of getting its compensation dispute with a Los Angeles partner sent to arbitration, as their partnership agreement will likely foil the attorney's efforts to apply employee-friendly California laws, experts say. Read More......(read more)

Fla. Police Union Asks Court To Revive Unfair-Labor Claim

2013-06-19T21:44:29Z

A police union urged a Florida appeals court Wednesday to reinstate an unfair labor practice charge it filed against the city of Hollywood for unilaterally changing its contract, saying the city did not act in good faith when declaring financial urgency as justification. Read More......(read more)

More Criminal Trade Secrets Theft Suits On Texas Horizon

2013-06-19T20:51:11Z

North Texas will see more federal prosecutions of criminal trade secrets in the coming years, meaning as businesses develop cybersecurity and data protection policies, they need to guard against using wrongfully obtained information, a Haynes & Boone LLP attorney said at a panel discussion Wednesday. Read More......(read more)

More Criminal Trade Secrets Theft Suits On Texas Horizon

2013-06-19T20:51:11Z

Mining Co. Asks 7th Circ. To Pass On EEOC Conciliation Case

2013-06-19T20:29:46Z

Mach Mining LLC on Wednesday urged the Seventh Circuit not to take up the U.S. Equal Employment Commission's appeal over whether courts can review its conciliation efforts, saying the appeal wouldn't hasten the resolution of the agency's sex bias suit against the company. Read More......(read more)

Saudi Prince's Movie Deal Case Gets Trimmed Midtrial

2013-06-19T19:42:23Z

A California judge tossed a Saudi prince's punitive damages and fraud claims against a film producer on Wednesday, midway through a trial over their failed Hollywood business venture, ruling the prince had presented no evidence that the producer acted with malice or intended to defraud. Read More......(read more)

Last-Minute Moves Give Life To NY Women's Workplace Bills

2013-06-19T19:30:52Z

The New York State Legislature may vote omnibus women's equality legislation in small chunks, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday, meaning pay equality and anti-workplace harassment laws could be updated even if state Senate lawmakers refuse to vote on a controversial abortion provision. Read More......(read more)

ACA's Full-Time Worker Definition Is Flawed, Sens. Say

2013-06-19T19:04:47Z

Two U.S. senators on Wednesday launched a two-prong attack on the Affordable Care Act's definition of full-time workers, introducing legislation that would bump up the full-time threshold and urging President Barack Obama to delay ACA implementation. Read More......(read more)

Pension Fund Hits BNY With ERISA Suit Over $16M Losses

2013-06-19T18:52:23Z

The trustees of a union's pension fund are accusing The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. of making high-risk "prohibited transactions" with the fund’s assets in order to benefit the bank's business partners and maximize its profits, leaving the investor with $16 million in losses, according to a suit filed in Illinois federal court Tuesday. Read More......(read more)

Ex-Interpublic Exec Seeks To Arbitrate Facebook Investment Row

2013-06-19T18:40:28Z

An attorney for a former Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. executive who says the advertising company cheated him out of a $380 million Facebook Inc. investment he helped arrange told a New York state judge Wednesday that his claims should be arbitrated. Read More......(read more)

US Airways, American Execs Fight For Aircraft Slots At Senate

2013-06-19T18:00:43Z

Senior executives for US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines Inc. defended their planned $11 billion merger at a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday afternoon that touched on overconsolidation at Reagan National Airport and labor unrest among US Airways pilots, arguing the combined company shouldn't have to divest aircraft slots. Read More......(read more)

Teva Ends Class Suit With $1.3M Deal To Publicize Execs' Pay

2013-06-19T17:41:25Z

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Wednesday agreed to settle an Israeli class action suit for $1.3 million, in addition to publishing its senior executives' pay in subsequent regulatory filings. Read More......(read more)

Ex-Workers Sue Pa. University For Age Discrimination

2013-06-19T17:22:26Z

With the blessing of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a group of former employees at a Pittsburgh university filed suit against the school in federal court on Wednesday alleging they were forced out of their jobs on the basis of their age. Read More......(read more)

Watered-Down Pension Reform Bill Advances In Pa.

2013-06-19T17:09:43Z

The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday advanced pension-reform legislation that creates defined contribution plans for new state employees but backs away from earlier efforts to change the future benefits of existing employees. Read More......(read more)