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Judge Approves Distribution of De Beers Consumer Class Action Settlement Checks

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:22 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Judge Approves Distribution of De Beers Consumer Class Action Settlement Checks By Mike Holter We Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Viacom Video Music Awards Spam Text Messages

May 16 2013 Los Angeles, CA: Viacom, parent company of MTV is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it sent out unsolicited, promotional text messages to people who voted in the 2011 Video Music Awards (VMAs), in violation of the Read more »

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Lawsuit Filed Over Lead-Tainted Ginger, Plum Candies

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Monday, 06 May 2013 17:41 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Lawsuit Filed Over Lead-Tainted Ginger, Plum Candies By Matt O’Donnell A lawsuit filed last week Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Marathon Oil Faces Class Action over Detroit Refinery Explosion

May 6 2013 Detroit, MI: An environmental class action lawsuit alleging property damage has been filed against the Marathon Oil following an explosion and fire at the refinery in Melvindale on April 27.Two law firms, Hertz Schram and Macuga, Liddle Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: H&R Block Tax Filing Glitch

May 9 2013 New York, NY: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against H&R Block by a woman in Indiana on behalf of some 600,000 people allegedly affected by faulty tax returns prepared by the tax services company. Read more »

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Susan Beck’s Summary Judgment: Blowback for the Rating Agencies

As the Litigation Daily has chronicled over the years, the credit rating agencies have until recently enjoyed a rather charmed passage through our courts, with various judges deciding they deserve First Amendment protection against claims that they issued defective ratings.Then, Read more »

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Preschoolers With Special Needs Abused, Lawsuits Claim

The mother of a preschooler with special needs alleges her 3-year-old child was abused by teachers, and has filed a lawsuit in response. It’s the third such lawsuit against Livonia Public Schools, a district outside Detroit. Two other lawsuits, filed Read more »

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Advisers’ Tab in Dewey Bankruptcy Hits $23.6 Million

With a liquidation trustee now overseeing Dewey & LeBoeuf’s bankruptcy, the professional advisers who guided the defunct firm through its first nine months of Chapter 11 proceedings want to be paid the balance of the $23.6 million they say they Read more »

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After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified

By&nbspCheryl MillerAll Articles The RecorderMay 22, 2013 The nation’s largest public pension fund wants to bar Winston & Strawn from further work on bankruptcy proceedings involving the California cities of Stockton and San Bernardino. Read more »

Amid Spy Scandal, Russia Boots Baker & McKenzie Lawyer

As the U.S. and Russian governments trade accusations over espionage activities and human rights abuses, Baker & McKenzie of counsel Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official and liaison to the U.S Read more »

Survey: Firm Leaders Admit Downturn’s Permanent Impact

Most law firm leaders admit that recession-driven changes to both their pricing practices and their clients’ expectations that work be done efficiently are likely here to stay, according to a new survey from legal consultancy Altman Weil.At the same time, Read more »

South Carolina Bound: Adams and Reese Opens in Columbia

CORRECTION: 5/22/2013, 11:00 a.m. EDT. Read more »

Plaintiffs Accuse Drywall Manufacturers of Price-Fixing

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Wednesday, 22 May 2013 06:00 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Drywall Price-Fixing Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Plaintiffs Accuse Drywall Manufacturers of Price-Fixing By Anne Bucher In the U.S., the Read more »

Portugal plunders pension fund to tackle debt cliff

By John Geddie Wed May 22, 2013 6:49am EDT LONDON, May 22 (IFR) – The Portuguese government plans to tap nearly all of its state-owned pension fund to ease it over the hump of a hefty EUR27.5bn of financing needs Read more »

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