An Indiana federal district court ruled, in CDW, LLC, et al v. NETech Corporation, that neither a parent company nor one of its subsidiaries may sue to enforce the employment contracts of another of its subsidiaries, when one subsidiary is clearly the party to the agreement. The dispute involved covenants…
The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a class action claim brought by a financial advisor employed by a major financial services company. In Park v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., the plaintiff claimed breach of contract and violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL),…
The Seventh Circuit Federal Court of appeals in a succinct and simply worded opinion by Judge Posner blew much needed fresh air into class action litigation by approving certification of class actions against Sears for front loading washing machines which are allegedly prone to mold or which had an…
A U.S. District judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a woman’s products liability claim due to a lack of sufficient facts in her pleadings to support her claims. In Osness v. Lasko Products, Inc., an Illinois woman brought a putative class action against a company for several consumer rights causes of action.…
NPR reports: The Justice Department is threatening to sue Apple and five major publishers for allegedly colluding to raise the price of digital books. Apple persuaded publishers, including Harper Collins, Penguin and Simon and Schuster, to change how they price their e-books before the launch of the first iPad, according…
Super Lawyers named Chicago and Oak Brook business trial attorneys Peter Lubin Super Lawyers in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation and Consumer Rights Litigation. DiTommaso Lubin’s Oak Brook and Chicago business trial lawyers have over a quarter of century of experience in litigating complex class action, consumer rights…
The Chicago trial attorneys at our firm have experience in complex business and fraud litigation. We work with some of the top whistle blower and qui tam lawyers in the country. The business fraud law firm of DiTommaso Lubin represents whistleblowers who are pursing qui tam lawsuits at any level…
Our Oak Brook, Illinois consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action consumer fraud cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the Illinois Attorney General may not pursue. The Chicago consumer rights attorneys at DiTommaso Lubin are proud of our achievements in assisting national…
USA Today reports that the NCAA is seeking dismissal of the class action claims by former players including Oscar Robertson because the NCAA’s lawyers claims plaintiffs have changed their legal theories too many times. This potential class action claims that the NCAA has unfairly profited from the players images…
For the fiscal year which ended September 30, 2012 more than $9 billion in civil settlements and criminal fines was recovered by federal and state governments through False Claims Act cases. Moreover, twenty eight out of the thirty largest recoveries were from cases filed by whistleblowers. Not only does this…