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Wealthy bank depositors to suffer losses in EU law

BRUSSELS | Mon May 20, 2013 3:39pm EDT BRUSSELS May 20 (Reuters) – A draft European Union law voted on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in bank rescues, but customers with over 100,000 euros in savings Read more »

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Judge Revives $774 Million Securities Case Against JPMorgan

For the lawyers fighting Dexia SA’s mortgage-backed securities lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jed Rakoff giveth, and Rakoff taketh away.Last month, when we named Daniel Slifkin and J. Read more »

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TCPA Lawsuits Over Unwanted Cell Phone Calls, Texts on the Rise

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Monday, 13 May 2013 08:50 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Text Message Spam Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! TCPA Lawsuits Over Unwanted Cell Phone Calls, Texts on the Rise By Read more »

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TCPA Lawsuits Target Unwanted Cellphone Calls

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:45 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Text Message Spam Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! TCPA Lawsuits Target Unwanted Cellphone Calls By Robert J. Boumis Many people Read more »

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Spain’s Realia to convert loans into shares to restructure debt

MADRID, May 8 (Reuters) – Spanish property firm Realia said on Wednesday it had agreed to convert a 115 million euro ($150 million) loan into shares as part of a plan to restructure debt and avoid insolvency proceedings. Read more »

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CORRECTED-Spain’s Realia to convert loans into shares to restructure debt

(Corrects to show that FCC is increasing, not cutting, its stake) MADRID, May 8 (Reuters) – Spanish property firm Realia said on Wednesday it had agreed to convert a 115 million euro ($150 million) loan into shares as part of Read more »

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Quinn Emanuel Clears $7 Billion Hurdle for AIG in Bank of America Case

American International Group Inc. didn’t relinquish $7.3 billion in claims against Bank of America Corporation during its 2008 government bailout, a judge ruled Monday.In a 40-page decision, U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer in Los Angeles ruled that AIG has standing Read more »

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BofA, U.S. Bancorp Can’t Dodge Claims over Roles as MBS Trustees

Suits trying to hold mortgage-backed securities trustees liable for MBS losses haven’t been at the forefront of investor litigation spawned by the mortgage crisis. But a ruling Monday in a putative class action against Bank of America and U.S. Bancorp Read more »

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Papa John’s Agrees to $16.5M Text Spam Class Action Settlement

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Monday, 20 May 2013 10:19 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Papa John’s Agrees to $16.5M Text Spam Class Action Settlement By Kimberly Mirando Papa John’s Read more »

Heavyweights Line Up to Block Morrison End-Run in UBS Appeal

Companies have wielded the Supreme Court’s decision in Morrison v. Read more »

Continental Breakfast: Adam Shutkever, Riverview Law

American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior figures in the legal world at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry’s tastiest talking points. Read more »

Chula Vista Cell Phone Tax Class Action Settlement

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Monday, 20 May 2013 12:38 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Chula Vista Cell Phone Tax Class Action Settlement By Mike Holter The City of Chula Read more »

Randy Travis Sues Over DWI Dashcam Video

Country star Randy Travis is suing over some naked, drunken driving arrest footage, reports the Austin American-Statesman. It was just earlier this year in January when Travis pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence. The incident itself Read more »

Wealthy bank depositors to suffer losses in EU law

BRUSSELS | Mon May 20, 2013 3:39pm EDT BRUSSELS May 20 (Reuters) – A draft European Union law voted on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in bank rescues, but customers with over 100,000 euros in savings Read more »

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