Nestle USA, Inc. may face liability in the U.S. for alleged complicity in use of forced labor and child labor in the Ivory Coast cocoa
Month: December 2013
Guilty Pleas in Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging
Two Northern California real estate investors pled guilty Tuesday to fraud and a bid-rigging conspiracy in the auction of foreclosed homes. Florence Fung of Sacramento
Can’t we all get along?
Appellate Judges don’t like to be told they don’t have authority to review appeals. Plaintiffs’ lawyers sometimes fight among themselves over fees. So trying to
$8 Mln Settlement OK in Nursing Home Understaffing
A federal judge approved Kindred Healthcare’s $8.3 million class action settlement Monday of allegations understaffing in at least 21 California skilled nursing facilities. Over the
Online Deception No Basis to Compel Arbitration
Consumers cannot be compelled to arbitrate claims if they are duped into continuous online membership agreements when they thought they purchased a one-time product. The
Two Montana Judges Confirmed
Montana has two new federal judges. The U.S. Senate Thursday confirmed the nomination of Brian Morris, a Montana Supreme Court justice, and Susan P. Watters,
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