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over 4 years ago
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Managed Care Advisory Grp., LLC v. CIGNA Healthcare, Inc.
Medical providers filed several class action lawsuits against managed care insurance companies, including CIGNA Healthcare, Inc., alleging that the insurers improperly processed and rejected certain physicians' claims for payment. The actions were...
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over 4 years ago
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NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.
Frustrated with the employer's alleged interference with their right to organize, certain employees engaged in a "sit-down strike" by taking over two of the employer's buildings for 10 days despite a state court injunction. The National...
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over 4 years ago
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Cheffins v. Stewart
Plaintiffs Simon Cheffins and Gregory Jones, along with a number of volunteers, transformed a used school bus into La Contessa, a mobile replica of a 16th-century Spanish galleon for use at the Burning Man Festival. After the defendant Michael Stewart...
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over 4 years ago
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Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. Am. Senior Benefits LLC
in 2004, plaintiff Bankers Life and Casualty Company (“Bankers Life”), an Illinois company selling insurance and financial products, hired defendant Gregory P. Gelineau as the branch sales manager responsible for its Warwick, Rhode Island...
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over 4 years ago
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Antonis v. Elecs. for Imaging, Inc.
During a reorganization, the at-will employee, John M. Antonis, chose to become the training, certification, and safety manager of his employer Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (“EFI”). A substantial part of Antonis’ job was to assist EFI...
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over 4 years ago
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Five Tips for Bankruptcy Lawyers Whose Practices Are Not Booming During an Economic Downturn
During the past few economic downturns, one of the most common refrains has been the expected boom of corporate and individual bankruptcies. The downturn brought about by COVID-19 was no exception. If we were to use news headlines as our barometer, predictions...
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over 4 years ago
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Boisson v. Banian, Ltd.
Plaintiffs, Judi Boisson and her wholly-owned company, American Country Quilts and Linens, Inc., d/b/a Judi Boisson American Country, brought suit alleging that defendants Vijay Rao and his wholly-owned company Banian Ltd. illegally copied two quilt designs...
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over 4 years ago
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Goldberg v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Appellant Ilene Goldberg brought suit against respondents, her former employer Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner) and her former supervisor Edward Pierson, for wrongful termination. Appellant moved to disqualify counsel for respondents, Mitchell Silberberg...
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over 4 years ago
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Fall v. Eastin
A Washington state court awarded the wife a judgment of divorce, and the husband was ordered to deed land located in Nebraska to the wife. The husband failed to comply with the order and instead executed a mortgage on the land and eventually deeded the...
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over 4 years ago
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Preston v. Ferrer
Respondent Alex E. Ferrer, a former Florida trial court judge who was currently on television as “Judge Alex,” and petitioner Arnold Preston, a California attorney rendering services to persons in the entertainment industry, entered into a...
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