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Match.com accused of generously padding number of available matches
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 � by jg
Dallas Morning News: A class action suit filed in federal court accuses the online dating service of advertising a number of members that is more than 10 times the number of paid subscribers who can actually respond to attempts to contact them.
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New operator takes over nursing homes after $62 million settlement
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 � by jg
Skilled Healthcare has leased out the operations of five Humboldt County, Calif., facilities. The maneuver means the facilities are no longer bound by an injunction to meet legally-required minimum staffing levels, but an attorney for plaintiffs in a recent class action says the new operators will be under scrutiny.
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Settlement reached in Katrina-related suit against New Orleans hospital
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 � by jg
New Orleans Times-Picayune: A judge has given preliminary approval to a $25 million settlement involving the company that owned Memorial Medical Center, where 45 bodies were recovered after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
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Plaintiffs want details on 38,000 possible Toyota “acceleration events”
Thursday, July 7, 2011 � by jg
Westlaw Journals: Attorneys say the information has implications for both economic-damage and personal injury/wrongful death cases against the automaker.
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Homeowners win settlement in Chinese drywall case
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 � by jg
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Banner Homes has agreed to pay $54.5 million to repair homes tainted with the corrosive material.
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Crafts store chain accused of failing to protect consumer financial data
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 � by jg
Chicago Tribune: Two lawsuits seeking class-action status allege Michaels Stores Inc. “failed to safeguard shoppers’ credit and debit card information and PIN numbers.”
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How the Civil Justice System has helped make America safer
Monday, May 9, 2011 � by chris
Product safety. Medical negligence. Environmental oversight. Corporate wrongdoing. The civil justice system has had a dramatic effect on our day-to-day lives, allowing ordinary people a platform to tap constitutional rights enshrined by America’s founders and battle back to hold powerful corporations accountable.