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Wisconsin justices send lead paint case back to lower court
2016-04-15 22:09:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices said Friday that they are deadlocked on whether lawmakers improperly barred attorneys from using a legal theory supporting dozens of lead paint poisoning lawsuits and have asked a lower court to make a decision. The high court said it came to a 3-3 impasse on whether the Legislature acted properly in banning lawyers in 2013 from using the risk contribution theory as the basis for all pending lead paint poisoning lawsuits.
Justices reject Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo class-action appeals
2016-04-04 16:43:08| Food - Topix.net
The Supreme Court is turning down appeals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. of multimillion-dollar class-action judgments.
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Justices uphold $5.8 million award against Tyson Foods
2016-03-25 21:37:33| Food - Topix.net
In this June 30, 2014 file photo, the Supreme Court building in Washington. The Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. pork-processing plant in Iowa in a pay dispute with the company.
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Justices uphold $5.8 million award against Tyson Foods
2016-03-22 16:28:21| Food - Topix.net
The Supreme Court has ruled for more than 3,000 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc. pork-processing plant in Iowa in a pay dispute with the company. The justices voted 6-2 on Tuesday to reject new limits Tyson asked them to impose on the ability of workers to band together to challenge pay and workplace issues.
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Daily Deals: CP's Norfolk bid in the spotlight and a Supreme Court justice's new gig
2015-12-08 10:43:19| Railroads - Topix.net
Activist investor Bill Ackman will join Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s chief Hunter Harrison on a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the company's takeover attempt of Norfolk Southern Corp. Activist investor Bill Ackman will join Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s chief Hunter Harrison on a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the company's takeover attempt of Norfolk Southern Corp. The inclusion of Mr. Ackman, a CP board member and - through hedge fund Pershing Square Capital - a 9-per-cent owner of CP, is believed to be a sign the company is not about to abandon the pursuit of Virginia-based Norfolk Southern.