Los Angeles (CNN) -- The California State Teachers' Retirement System has filed a derivative action lawsuit against current and former Wal-Mart executives and board members for the firm's alleged bribery in Mexico and a subsequent corporate coverup, the system said Friday.
What we need now is action to prevent the current farm-scale trials and test sites contaminating crops and honey.
The government says action is needed because the current scheme - which pays out six years' salary in compensation - is unsustainable in the current climate.
Two years after the bill was signed into law, lawyers and judicial experts are taking stock of the legislation, particularly as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on the Wal-Mart sex discrimination class-action case, ruling that several current and former employees can represent all women taking action against the company.
Two years after the bill was signed into law, lawyers and judicial experts are taking stock of the legislation, particularly as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on the Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ) sex discrimination class-action case, ruling that several current and former employees can represent all women taking action against the company.
Without Congressional action, the current wait for an employment-based green card can be 5 to 20 years or more, depending on the country of origin.
And its current plan of action for 2011-14, a 41, 000-word document, includes no mention of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or outpatient commitment, all essential elements in an effective plan for corrective action.
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But my point is that the current action smacks of the fast-money types rotating out of stocks like Rovi Corp ( ROVI) and Apple ( AAPL) (both of which I own in portfolios I manage) and into the former yawners such as Home Depot ( HD) and Wal-Mart ( WMT).
It is impossible to tell at this point whether this current market action is a sign of a longer-term trend.
But capping a trend that began in the 1980s, the committee now is the center of action in the current fight for the House, a modern-day equivalent of the old-fashioned political machine.
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The current confusion in class action law is harmful for everyone -- employers, employees, businesses of all types and sizes, and the civil justice system.
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Even before the current crisis, the number of securities class-action suits filed during the first half of the year rose by more than 100% over the same period for the preceding year, according to a recent report by Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.
Real estate developers, banks, and brokerages were hit by the jump in yields, which followed the Bank of Japan's announcement on Wednesday that it will maintain its current bond-buying program but will not take additional action to depress yields.
On June 20, a federal judge in California will consider whether to grant the case class-action status, which would then enable it to include many thousands of current and former NCAA athletes.
Real estate developers, banks, and brokerages were hit by the jump in yields, which followed the Bank of Japan's announcement on Wednesday that it will maintain its own current bond-buying program but won't take additional action to depress yields.
In the current term, the court is deciding a case involving an affirmative-action policy at the University of Texas, and the court may reverse at least part of a 2003 ruling that allowed some consideration of race in university admissions.
The Council will inform and provide advice to the President and other senior U.S. officials on U.S. global development policies and practices, support new and existing public-private partnerships, and increase awareness and action in support of development by soliciting public input on current and emerging issues in the field of global development.
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Under the agreement, then-Attorney General Cuomo agreed to "terminate all current investigation" and "not institute any action" against the agencies.
Whether inflation rises that much or comes closer to the Federal Reserve-mandated rate of 2 percent is a discussion in and of itself, though current policy and action would seem to make the higher rate the more likely reality.
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Although the current trend in U.S. policy-making circles is moving away from unilateral international action, in the future it will remain important to have the ability to act unilaterally in a crisis -- or when retaliating against the increasing phenomenon of state- sponsored terrorism.
This will help you identify and take action on growing the skills needed to achieve your true long-term career goals, whether or not they involve your current company.
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