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April 14, 2011 |

Suits claim banks forced mortgagees to buy excessive flood insurance

Nichols Kaster is best known for its plaintiff-side employment law work, but the Minneapolis-based firm is also behind a recent mini-wave of lawsuits against banks for allegedly forcing mortgagees into exorbitant flood insurance policies.
7 minute read
April 14, 2011 |

Suits Claim Banks Forced Mortgagors To Buy Excessive Flood Insurance

The past year has seen a mini-wave of lawsuits against banks for allegedly forcing mortgagors into exorbitant flood insurance policies.
7 minute read
July 16, 2012 |

Febus v. Guardian First Funding Group

Award of One-Third of $850,000 Settlement To Minneapolis-Based Law Firm Is Explained
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October 13, 2010 |

A word puzzle for justices in job bias case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the meaning of the word "file" in a job retaliation case with potentially huge ramifications for workers who allege wage-and-hour violations by their employers.
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In Landmark Mortgage Officer Overtime Pay Trial, Mayer Brown Wins Defense Verdict for Quicken
Publication Date: 2011-03-17
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This was the first jury trial of the wage-and-hour claims that have swept over the financial services industry, and the biggest case involving Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions to reach a jury. Quicken hailed the victory; the plaintiffs said Mayer Brown engaged in improper name-calling.

October 21, 2008 |

Laid-Off Heller Staff Sue Over Pay

Three employees let go since the vote to dissolve just filed a class action complaint, claiming they — and maybe hundreds of other staff and associates — are being jilted out of pay for vacation and the like.
3 minute read
October 21, 2008 |

Heller faces class action suit by laid-off employees

Three laid-off Heller Ehrman employees filed a class action complaint against the dissolving firm on Monday, asking for a jury trial over money they feel they should still be paid. The complaint proposes various classes, to potentially cover "hundreds" of staff and associates who have been or will be terminated since shortly after the firm's vote to dissolve.
3 minute read
July 17, 2009 |

Lawyer can face off against client of 30 years ago, rules Minnesota high court

A Minnesota lawyer who represented a woman in a job discrimination lawsuit 30 years ago is facing his former client again — this time on the opposite side of the courtroom.
3 minute read
October 06, 2010 |

Under The Radar: A wage-and-hour sleeper

In a new Supreme Court Insider feature, we look at cases up for argument that have floated under the radar. This week: Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics may not be the sexiest case on the employment docket, but it could have a big impact on wage-and-hour laws.
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