NATIONAL – According to Newsday (7/8, Chang) reports, “A crowd management expert testified Thursday that the Valley Stream Walmart lacked adequate crowd control and safety measures in the 2008 Black Friday trampling death of a temporary worker.” Wal-Mart “is fighting a $7,000 fine from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after the death…
A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement under which The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay $72.5 million to more than 21,000 people nationwide who alleged the insurer engaged in fraud in settling their injury claims. The U.S. District Court judge approved the agreement last week to resolve the class action…
Mediation or Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) has become a popular means in recent years to resolve civil lawsuits and is now required of all disputes filed in Florida state courts before a matter may be tried. Mediation or ADR processes is usually apart from the government judicial process. The rising popularity of Mediation or ADR…
Litigation seen as growing over on-call employees who claim restriction of freedom. – The National Law Journal reports, “On-call employees are turning into a growing liability risk for employers, as some are claiming that companies are restricting their freedom too much, and not paying them for it.” Now, “employment lawyers say that such claims are…