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Dave Jones tries to corner the pet-owners’ vote in the California Insurance Commissioners race.

Four federal class action lawsuits have been filed in California against mortgage companies in a dispute over how customers’ mortgage payments are credited to delinquent accounts – costing cash-strapped customers hundreds of dollars.

A California judge threw out a $2.3 million jury verdict against Dole over its use of a pesticide in Nicaragua, filed by workers who said they had suffered sterility and other health issues. Dole accused the workers and lawyers of concocting a fraud.

Several minority and female employees filed a class-action suit against the 24 Hour Fitness chain Tuesday alleging that they have hit glass ceilings due to their race or gender.

Recounts rarely change the results, but Mary Salas, only a handful of votes behind, gives it a try.

Mary Salas is seeking a recount in the California Senate District 40 Democratic primary which she trails by 12 votes to Juan Vargas, a favorite of state corporate interests.

Only the naive believe corporations operate with the public good in mind. And it’s lawyers with access to the courts that keep them (somewhat) honest.