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Judge slaps Wells Fargo – hard – on overdraft fees Wednesday, August 11, 2010
In a class-action suit, a federal judge shoots down Wells Fargo’s practice of manipulating customers’ debits to maximize overdraft fees.
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Former NFL players sue over Madden computer football games Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Retired NFL player Michael E. “Tony” Davis is leading a class-action lawsuit on behalf of retirees that accuses EA of profiting from players’ careers without their permission, and without paying for those rights.
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AstraZeneca pays $198 million to settle claims – but documents stay secret Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Maybe it’s abject cynicism, but when a corporation spends that much effort to avoid telling people what it knows about its own product — in this case, Seroquel — you have to wonder how damaging those documents might be.
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First Amendment gets another challenge Friday, August 6, 2010
In yet another decision undermining the First Amendment, a Los Angeles County judge bars a Los Angeles Times photographer from publishing photos he had already taken — with the court’s permission.
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When is a virgin not a virgin? Thursday, August 5, 2010
A class-action lawsuit accuses distributors and retailers of extra virgin olive oil of selling lesser-quality oil, adding millions to their profits at the expense of unsuspecting consumers.
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Judge sees the light, lifts gag order Tuesday, August 3, 2010
A Washington, D.C., district court judge has lifted her order barring the National Law Journal from quoting court records, defusing what was shaping up to be a major First Amendment battle.
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Congress moves to lift oil spill liability cap Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Late last week the House of Representatives voted to lift the $75 million liability cap on oil spills we told you about earlier, part of the deal that in effect had consumers funding clean ups of Big Oil’s mistakes
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