Consumers in California are one step closer to getting basic protections when dealing with phone companies, after state regulators released the final draft of the “Telecommunications Consumer Bill of Rights”, which would become law as early as September.
The proposed law includes new rules for phones companies on marketing practices, prepaid calling cards and services, […]

A Federal District Court in the Southern District of Illinois ruled that IBM’s cash-balance pension plan violated the age of discrimination provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). IBM said it disagrees with the district court’s ruling and would appeal the decision.
The New York Times reported “Judge G. Patrick Murphy of […]

Federal and state courts in Florida, Mississippi, and West Virginia have dismissed six more OxyContin lawsuits against Purdue Pharma in the past 30 days, said the pharmaceutical company. The actions of the courts bring to 36 the total number of OxyContin cases against Purdue that have been tossed.
“We are gratified that these lawsuits have ended […]