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ABC News: Nerve damage caused by zinc in Proctor & Gamble’s Fixodent has prompted a class action suit against the company.

Los Angeles Times: The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously customer ZIP codes are protected under the state’s Credit Card Act.

Rolling Stone: Reporter Jeff Goodell tells the story of Don Blankenship, the coal mining executive who turned Massey Energy into a “national symbol of lethal greed.”

San Francisco Chronicle: Vanderbilt Law School professor Brian Fitzpatrick writes, “If people don’t sue, businesses know they can cheat people out of small amounts with impunity. Class actions band individuals together so businesses cannot escape accountability.”

Los Angeles Times: Columnist David Lazarus previews a case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9, in which such businesses as credit card issuers, cell phone providers and cable TV companies want the ability to bar consumers from filing class-action lawsuits.

Bloomberg: Altria (parent company of tobacco products maker Philip Morris USA) and Bank of America are among 19 companies that have filed amicus curiae briefs in support of Wal-Mart Stores appeal of an employment discrimination case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

New York Times: Privacy advocates say “Flash cookies” — which can’t be rejected by users the same way as HTML cookies — may allow companies to collect detailed information about consumers without their knowledge.