Class Action Lawsuit Against CAT: Winnett, et al. v. Caterpillar, Inc.
In October 2004, Caterpillar began charging retirees monthly premium costs ranging from $134 to $280 per month for health care benefits.
However, the Complaint charges that Caterpillar’s labor contracts and benefit plans provided retiree’s health care coverage "continued for his or her lifetime at no cost."
LINK to case summaryOther CAT Crap #2
Lawsuit filed over Caterpillar oil spill
Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan said Monday that her office, along with that of Will County States Atty. James Glasgow, filed a lawsuit against Caterpillar Inc. in connection with a large-scale oil-waste spill at the heavy-equipment giant's Joliet facility early Feb. 8.
LINK to Chicago Breaking NewsOther CAT Crap #3
CAT Charged in Killing of American Peace Activist
Corrie v. Caterpillar is a federal lawsuit filed against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. on behalf of the parents of Rachel Corrie, the 23-year-old American peace activist and student who was run over and killed by a Caterpillar bulldozer in Palestine on March 16, 2003, and on behalf of Palestinian families whose family members were killed or injured when bulldozers demolished their homes on top of them.
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