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A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since April 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Georgia against Medquist, Inc., a New Jersey based provider of electronic medical transcription, health information and document management services, alleging fraud, breach of contract, demand for accounting, unjust enrichment, negligence, negligent supervision, and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO). Class members seek compensatory damages, punitive damages and restitution.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Mortgage It, Inc. The case involves violations of federal labor law. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available.

Royal Dutch/Shell Group agreed to pay about $90 million to settle a lawsuit brought by its U.S. employees after the company overstated its oil and gas reserves by 41 percent. The accord brings to about $240 million costs related to the overstatement, which led to lawsuits, criminal investigations and the ouster of Chief Executive Philip Watts. Insurance will cover $25 million of the settlement, Shell said in a statement July 12, 2005.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former Florida employees who, since November 24, 2000, did not receive overtime compensation as required for all hours worked in excess of 40 weekly. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back-pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must opt-in to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

The federal Fair Standards Labor Act requires that most hourly employees be paid overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in a normal workweek. A nationwide class action has been filed against Bank One, N.A., on behalf of all non-supervisory Group Bankers employed by Bank One since September 29, 2000, who allege that the company has not paid them overtime for hours they work in excess of their normal 40 hour workweek, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

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