Class Action Defense

  • Feds find association between drywall, corrosion
    AP (November 23, 2009)
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
     
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals completes stock offering
    AP (November 23, 2009)
    NERALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said Monday it completed its public offering of 5.5 million shares of common stock.
     
  • Suit accusing TSA of wrongful detention dropped
    AP (November 11, 2009)
    ST. LOUIS (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union has dropped a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration that claimed a man was wrongly detained the St. Louis airport because he was carrying about $4,700 in cash.
     
  • Court seems unlikely to get involved in fee fight
    AP (November 02, 2009)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic to calls for the court to get involved in setting fees for mutual funds, a common form of retirement investment.