The lawsuit capital
Barely 20 minutes into a hearing last month, Judge Phillip Kardis signed off on another class-action lawsuit. Nothing new about that here in Downstate Madison County, where a friendly approach...
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The class action game
Class-action attorneys have targeted bad water, poor auditing and a case of mold in an apartment complex. They have taken on faulty tires, police strip searches and even the beer...
THE CLASS ACTION GAME
Class-action attorneys have targeted bad water, poor auditing and a case of mold in an apartment complex. They have taken on faulty tires, police strip searches and even the beer...
Content the connection
For anyone accustomed to hearing cable companies complain about ever-rising fees for the channels they carry, Comcast Corp.'s bid for the Walt Disney Co. was a moment of truth. Latching...
Probe says Andersen abetted Enron
Chicago's Andersen accounting firm actively assisted the officers of Enron Corp. in hiding the renegade company's financial abuses, signing off on more deceptive deals than previously recognized and deliberately misleading...
Bad bank debts eat at China prosperity
Like a rich tourist confronted with unbelievable bargains, China went on a shopping spree in the U.S. this week, snapping up cars and jets. Seeking to blunt congressional concerns over...
Embrace Fear: Iverson
Onetime upstart Kiwi International Airlines had little in common with giant United Airlines, but its swift fall still stands as a warning to anyone who forgets the importance of attitude...
Hello Road Warriors: Saffo
As a card-carrying futurist who's always on the go, Paul Saffo does a lot of his day-to-day prophesying from the first-class seats aboard United Airlines. And as a million-mile flier,...
Think more broadly about business: Reich
As secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, Robert B. Reich hailed the advent of United's employee stock ownership plan as a landmark for American business. These days, as a...
Listen, then act: Lehman
Before its sale to a big competitor in 1998, Fel-Pro Inc. turned a business dedicated to one of the least exciting products--automotive gaskets--into what workplace reformers described as a veritable...