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When Pan American World Airways failed, its employees lost most of their pension benefits. A class action has been filed against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on behalf of former Pan American World Airways employees who allege that their benefits were severely damaged when the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation took over after Pan Am folded. The action seeks unspecified damages to compensate the former employees for their lost benefits.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Texas against Mercantile Thrift Stores, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. 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.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of Florida against Holcombe USA, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. 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.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed July 20, 2005 in U.S. District Court by Florida Attorneys on behalf of the family of a Midland, Tex., man who died after being repeatedly shocked by a taser gun manufactured by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taser International Inc. Kathi Hammock and her daughter claim that Taser International's device caused the death of Eric Hammock on April 3, 2005. Police officers shot Mr. Hammock with tasers multiple times after trying to arrest him for trespassing at a Fort Worth waste management facility.

A racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Woodward Governor Co. has now been as a class-action lawsuit. The ruling, issued by Judge Philip Reinhard, opens the case to at least 117 current and former minority workers at the Loves Park-based fuel control manufacturer. "This is a very significant junction," said Jennifer Soule, lead attorney for the 16 plaintiffs who originally brought the suit. "Because it's been certified as a class action, the plaintiffs can potentially obtain relief on behalf of all African Americans, Hispanics and Asians who have worked for the company for a number of years." The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2003 in U.S. District Court in Rockford, alleges that 14 blacks, one Hispanic and one Asian were intentionally discriminated against by Woodward because of their race. The suit also claims that Woodward has a racially hostile work environment and a racial composition less than the overall work force of Winnebago County.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Melco Electric, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 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.

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