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Class Action
Lawsuit threatens NCAA's amateur business model
May 11, 2013
Anthony SchoettleOn June 20, a California federal court will determine if an antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player Ed
O’Bannon—who argues he should’ve been paid for the use of his likeness on game broadcasts and in EA Sports
video games—can become a class action.
MoreJudge grants class status to lawsuit against BMV
May 6, 2013
Associated PressAs many as 4 million Indiana drivers could become plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has
overcharged for driver's licenses since 2007.
MoreHHGregg manager sues over company's denial of bonuses
March 23, 2013
Scott OlsonDwain Underwood charges the retailer should have included in its bonus calculations a $40 million life insurance payout it
collected after executive chairman Jerry Throgmartin died last year.
MoreITT fights to stem tumbling enrollment
March 16, 2013
J.K. WallA federal investigation and a shareholder lawsuit are the latest headwinds to threaten ITT Educational Services Inc., which
is trying to reverse a precipitous decline in enrollment.
MoreLawsuit claims BMV overcharged Indiana residents by millions
March 7, 2013
Associated PressA newly-filed lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles of "systematically"
overcharging state residents by tens of millions of dollars for driver's licenses.
MoreJudge approves $90 million for Anthem plaintiffs
October 29, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe settlement will go to 700,000 claimants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Connecticut, who said Anthem underpaid them when
it converted in 2001 from policyholder ownership into publicly traded company WellPoint Inc.
MoreSmall law firm sees faith in WellPoint class-action suit pay off
October 13, 2012
Greg AndrewsA federal judge in June granted preliminary approval to a deal under which WellPoint Inc. would pay $90 million to settle
a lawsuit charging it undercompensated policyholders when it converted into a public company in 2001.
MoreMembers sue consumer ratings site Angie's List over fees
October 9, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA federal lawsuit seeking class-action status alleges that Angie’s List automatically renews members' subscriptions
at a higher rate than they’re led to believe, under what it calls a “systematic and repeated breach of its membership
agreement.”
MoreAT&T technicians file lawsuit over lunch policy
August 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyEleven AT&T technicians have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status to collect unpaid wages and overtime,
alleging the company compels them to work during unpaid lunch breaks. The suit seeks to represent 1,300 AT&T technicians
in Indiana.
MoreBrightPoint shareholder sues company over pending sale
July 16, 2012
Scott OlsonA BrightPoint Inc. stockholder has filed suit against the company, charging that the $9 share price offered in its $840 million
sale to California-based Ingram Micro Inc. is too low.
MoreWellPoint settlement: $90M for former Anthem members
June 15, 2012
Scott OlsonThe federal lawsuit was set to go to trial June 18 in Indianapolis. The claims arise from Anthem's 2001 conversion from a
mutual company, owned by its insured policyholders, to a public company.
MoreLawsuit takes on debt-modification firm
May 26, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA lawsuit filed in Georgia against an Indianapolis firm that helps consumers settle debt is just one in a parade of complaints
targeting the industry.
MoreFortune Industries shareholder seeks to stop proposed sale
April 17, 2012
Scott OlsonA shareholder of Indianapolis-based Fortune Industries Inc. has filed suit against the public company and its top executives,
seeking class-action status on behalf of shareholders who want to stop a transaction that would take it private.
MoreFlavor-maker under siege fights back in court
January 14, 2012
Greg AndrewsLocally based Sensient Flavors LLC is fighting back with a fury in federal court, following months of intense federal and
state scrutiny of the health risks at its Indianapolis plant.
MoreJudge in high-stakes lawsuit drowns lawyers in praise
December 10, 2011
Greg AndrewsThe federal judge said class counsel achieved “fabulous results with incredible efficiency” and that he had never
been more proud of his profession in his 36-year legal career.
MoreSteak n Shake hit with overtime lawsuit
November 30, 2011
Scott OlsonTwo workers at restaurants in Georgia are suing the Indianapolis-based burger chain for failing to pay minimum wage and overtime
to hourly employees.
MoreJudge allows class in suit against state tort law
November 23, 2011
Associated PressU.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker has certified the victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse as a single class
in a lawsuit challenging a law that caps the state's liability at $5 million. However, she concluded the plaintiffs are unlikely
to win the challenge.
MoreFormer hostess on ‘statistics crew’ sues Colts for wages
October 22, 2011
IBJ StaffThe class-action suit says the Colts violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay minimum wage.
MoreLawsuit by fair victims challenges Indiana's $5M tort cap
September 26, 2011
Associated PressAn Indiana law that caps the state's liability for damages at $5 million for a single event violates the U.S. and state
constitutions and should be thrown out, six plaintiffs suing over the deadly collapse of an Indiana State Fair stage argue
in a lawsuit filed Monday.
MoreJudge stays decision in WellPoint policyholder case
September 23, 2011
J.K. WallFormer policyholders of WellPoint Inc., who won a right to a class-action trial over their claims that they were shortchanged
when the company went public a decade ago, will have to put their trial plans on hold.
MoreClass-action lawsuit filed over State Fair tragedy
August 23, 2011
Scott OlsonThe lawsuit brought by the Indianapolis law firm of Cohen & Malad hopes to include anyone who suffered injuries from a falling
stage at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13.
More1,300 Hoosiers eligible for United Financial restitution
August 8, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said more than 1,300 Hoosiers are eligible for restitution from United Financial Systems
Corp. in the wake of a court ruling against the Indianapolis-based company. The company also faces at least two class-action
lawsuits.
MoreGolf course manager suing DuPont over herbicide
July 19, 2011
Scott OlsonR.N. Thompson, which operates several local courses, claims the company's Imprelis herbicide caused "catastrophic tree loss."
R.N. Thompson has joined a Pennsylvania resident in filing the class-action suit.
MoreSt. Vincent settles class-action debt-collection case
May 2, 2011
The hospital paid $31,500 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a patient who claimed St. Vincent used a debt collector
that was not licensed in Indiana.
MoreUnited Financial Systems slapped with lawsuit
April 9, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAn Indianapolis insurance brokerage disciplined for unauthorized legal practice might now face millions of dollars in claims
from more than 4,000 former clients because of a class-action suit filed in Marion Superior Court.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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