Monthly Archives: March, 2021

UHC Wins Injunction in Non-Compete Case Against Former Employee

On Monday, Judge Edmund A. Sargus ruled in favor of United Healthcare Services Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (together, United) by granting the company...

Employees Seek Judicial Approval of $7.75M Settlement in Pork Production Workers’ Overtime Pay Suit

A Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit against Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp., and Kansas City Sausage Company LLC (collectively, Smithfield)...

CNH Appeals Order In Defective Planter Lawsuit

CNH Industrial America LLC appealed a lawsuit against it from the Western District of Pennsylvania to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday....

ITC Completes Investigation Into Phosphate Fertilizer Imports

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Thursday in a 4-1 vote that subsidies associated with the importation of phosphate fertilizers from...

Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Fraudulent Billing Case

On Friday, the court issued an opinion in the case of Government Employees Insurance Co. et al v. AFO Imaging, Inc. et al. The...

FTC Settles with TV Antenna and Amplifier Company Wellco Over “Deceptive” Product Claims

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has agreed to settle with Wellco Inc. and its CEO George M. Moscone regarding...

Farmer Accused of Infringing Cotton Seed Patents

Bayer Cropscience LP and Monsanto Technology LLC filed a complaint on Friday in the Northern District of Texas against Teddy Willis purporting that he...

Students Sue Online Exam Proctoring Service ProctorU for Biometrics Violations Following Data Breach

Online exam proctoring companies like ProctorU “have seen a significant uptick in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused institutions to move exams...