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    THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Employer’s $7.8 million defamation win drives SEIU Local to file for bankruptcy.
    2016-12-20

     SEIU-Texas (formerly known as SEIU Local 5) may have pushed its anti-employer corporate campaign too far in 2007, when it alleged publicly that a non-union Texas janitorial contractor systematically failed to pay its employees for all hours worked and instructed janitors to work off the clock. The employer, Professional Janitorial Servicing of Houston, Inc., sued the union in state court for defamation, and in September 2016 won a jury verdict of $5.3 million in lost profits and $2.5 million in pre-judgment interest.

    Filed under:
    USA, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP
    Authors:
    David P. Phippen
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP
    “Boycott” messages flashed on walls of Taj Mahal casino get “trumped” – for now
    2015-10-28

    Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., has obtained an injunction

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    USA, New Jersey, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP, Casino
    Authors:
    David P. Phippen
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP
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