Honda appeal seeks to reverse hybrid owner’s award
Lawyers for American Honda Motor Co. Inc. returned to court Thursday to try to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic.
Tribes, government agree to $1 billion settlement (UPDATE)
The federal government will pay more than $1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of tribal money and trust lands, under a settlement announced Wednesday.
Merck settles Vytorin shareholder class-action suit
Merck will pay $5.1 million in attorney fees and institute corporate reforms under the terms of a settlement of a shareholder class action concerning the alleged suppression of negative clinical test results for the blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug Vytorin.
Migrant workers sue sauerkraut company
A group of migrant workers is suing a Wisconsin sauerkraut company alleging laborers weren't paid enough.
California won’t oppose Honda hybrid settlement
California's attorney general won't oppose a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and owners of its hybrid cars over inflated claims of fuel efficiency.
Class-action settlements result from hiring decisions
In October, Kmart Corp. was hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company is running afoul of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The suit claims that the way it runs background checks on prospective employees is not allowed.
Legal News
- UW-Madison pro-Palestine protesters spark debate over free speech laws
- DEA to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
- Wisconsin opens public comment on constitutional amendment regarding election officials
- Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes
- FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent
- Wisconsin Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments in absentee voting case
- Attorney General Kaul joins multistate coalition to defend U.S. EPA’s light-duty vehicle emission standards
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
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