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Byline: Kevin Oklobzija Homebuyers that rely on the expertise of real estate agents could end up paying more for a house if terms of a proposed national lawsuit settlement are [...]

A trade group's racketeering lawsuit accuses a Lowell home health care company of misclassifying its workforce to avoid mandatory employer costs that its competitors have to pay. The defendant, Pinnacle [...]

Byline: Dustin Walsh Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will face antitrust litigation challenging its reimbursement rates for local anesthesiologists, a federal judge in Detroit ruled last week, a year [...]

Community Health Centers of Arkansas fears its members' budgets would lose a total of $1 million annually if a drug industry's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law succeeds. [...]

A Southfield businessman who proposed an indoor flea market with up to 3,000 tenants at the former Novi Expo Center has agreed not to do business as the Novi Trade [...]

The legal battle in the war over banning smoking in restaurants is intensifying, and Detroit area restaurants are caught in the middle. The Michigan Restaurant Association and five restaurants sued [...]

The Independent Community Bankers of America wants federal regulators to block a deal between TD Bank Financial Group and Wal-Mart to provide banking services in the discount stores. 'Wal-Mart has [...]

Supporters of the Kennedy-MacCain bill also took to the airwaves as the Senate began debate on the issue. The American Medical Association bought drive-time radio spots urging support for the [...]

Five years ago, Congress passed the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to make sure that federal agencies consider the effect of their regulations on small businesses. The effectiveness of [...]

Lawsuit: EPA ignored small business impact of lead rule Five years ago, Congress passed the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to make sure that federal agencies consider the impact [...]

Editor's note: This opinion piece was written by Thorn Graham, a partner in the Charlotte, N.C., office of Kilpatrick Stockton, who specializes in intellectual property matters. Nobody has 2 billion [...]

The state's claim to $110 million in 'surplus' funds accumulated by the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association came under close questioning Oct. 15 during long-awaited oral arguments before [...]

The Malt Beverages Distributors Association of Pennsylvania has filed a case against the Liquor Control Board (LCB) at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in order to further restrict store sales. The dispute stems from the supermarket chains circumventing the liquor law with the blessings of LCB. How supermarkets were able to sell beer in six-packs are also discussed.

Philadelphia-based Tru-Mark Financial Credit Union and Freedom Credit Union have scored a legal victory when Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court allowed them to hold community charters. The ruling enables the credit unions to expand operations in the five-county region pending a possible appeal by the Pennsylvania Bankers Association to the Supreme Court. Insights to the case are also given.

The Ohio Supreme Court will be having a hearing regarding the state's commercial activity tax (CAT) and the alleged levy it puts on grocers, now amounting to $480 million. Grocers argue that the 0.26% tax on revenue paid by businesses is a form of sales tax. The Ohio Grocers Association has filed the cased against the Ohio Tax Commissioner's office.

A nurses union has filed a suspiciously timed complaint against Sharp HealthCare with state officials, requesting that its nonprofit status be revoked for not providing sufficient charity care. The United [...]

The British Columbia's biggest and most high profile self-regulatory organizations like the provincial Law Society, Institute of Chartered Accountants, and Certified General Accountants Association had to face series of embarrassing developments relating to some of their most senior officials. The senior officials involved in trade offenses are Ricky Gujral, James Matkin, Terry Alexander and many others.

Twenty minutes for a can. Forty minutes for a bottle. That's how long a semi-scientific study by the website Gizmodo determined it takes to turn a warm beer into a [...]

The Indiana Legislature won't interfere with beer wholesaler Monarch Beverage Co.'s quest in federal court for the right to distribute liquor. Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, chairman of the Public Policy [...]

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled Tuesday that National Timber Partners LLC of Williamstown, Mass., breached its contract with the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System and ordered the company [...]

The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland, Oregon filed suit against West Linn, Oregon's 102% increase of a residential development fee. The increase boosts the single-family home fee to $8,228 from $4,082.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is suing Nor Inc., a Delaware partnership that owns the institute's office at 1220 L St. NW. API's suit claims that the office is 3,600 sq. ft. smaller than the size on which its rent has been based. It is seeking $1 million in damages, roughly the same amount it has been overcharged since 1983. However, Nor contends that API has confirmed the size of the office many times before and that the statute of limitations has expired on the lease. The suit serves to show the importance of a well-written lease, particularly on space measurement.

Trenton - The New Jersey Hospital Association followed through on its threat to sue the state over its move to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates by 20 percent. The new rates, [...]

Four days before he was scheduled to be deposed, Gary W. Butcher, former chief financial officer of the Citrus Club, filed an Orange Circuit Court motion clearing Benjamin M. Jones, [...]

The Indiana Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments at 11 a.m. Jan. 31 in a complaint brought by the Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers Inc., which contends [...]

JACKSON -- Attorneys for Ronnie Lymas go to the Mississippi Supreme Court June 8 hoping to resurrect a $4.1-million jury verdict vehemently opposed by dozens of trade associations and Gov. [...]

The Murat Temple Association has filed suit against Live Nation Worldwide and Old National Bank with hopes of overturning a naming-rights deal for a landmark entertainment and hospitality venue in [...]

The Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire, which won a court suit to get salary records from the Local Government Center, a nonprofit agency that represents the state's local governments, has [...]

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's office sued the Indiana State Teachers Association for securities fraud Dec. 2, saying the teachers' union is unable to account for $23 million in [...]

Nursing association move sparks lawsuit by landlord Former Ridge Lea building part of lymph cancer study The Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York received an unusual housewarming gift when [...]

Zionsville Town Council members have until Nov. 17 to decide whether to appeal a judge's decision last month that invalidated the town's park-impact fee. The Town Council adopted the ordinance [...]

The Florida Home Builders Association is leading a challenge to the city of Tallahassee's mandatory inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring builders to set aside 10% of homes in large developments for [...]

The details on the settlement of piracy dispute between Embroidery Software Protection Coalition and eBay Inc. are examined.

Lawsuit Challenges County Fees: San Diego's commercial and residential building trade associations filed suit against the county of San Diego, citing unreasonable overcharging for roads and calling the new transportation [...]

A New York State Supreme Court judge blocked a local business group's request to obtain detailed information about the Long Island Power Authority's dealings with KeySpan. The Freedom of Information [...]

A federal magistrate has recommended dismissing a lawsuit by the Pinehurst-Southern Pines Area Association of Realtors challenging the Village of Pinehurst's rules governing for-sale signs ('Sign Language,' December 2001). Signs [...]

A Fayette County Superior Court judge overturned a moratorium on building imposed by Peachtree City officials. The moratorium halted present project and new developments. The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia Inc. filed the lawsuit.

LAKE BUENA VISTA - This is one bill Disney's Dolphin won't eat. Exasperated at written efforts to resolve a room reservation dispute, Dolphin Hotel Associates, owner of the 1,540-room, 27-story [...]