All posts tagged "lawsuit"

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  US Court Dismisses Venezuela Suit Against Currency Tracker

  Country Has World's Highest Inflation

  • Posted February 27, 2016
• Facebook Nude-Painting Case Can Face Trial in France

  PARIS – If you post a 19th-century nude painting on Facebook, is it art or impermissible nudity? That question is now cleared for trial in France, after an appeals court there ruled that an aggrieved user can...

  • Posted February 12, 2016
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• Delaware Court Upholds Dismissal of GM Shareholder Suit

  DOVER, Del. – Delaware’s Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by General Motors shareholders over faulty ignition switches. After hearing arguments this week, the court affirmed a judge’s ruling from last summer. The...

  • Posted February 12, 2016
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• Russian Opposition Figure Files Suit Against Putin

  MOSCOW – A Moscow court has confirmed that a prominent Russian opposition figure has filed a suit which accuses President Vladimir Putin of breaking the nation’s anti-corruption law. The Tverskoy Court told The Associated Press on Friday...

  • Posted February 12, 2016
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• Jury: Smokers didn’t Prove Marlboros have Defective Design

  BOSTON – A federal jury has rejected claims by a group of Massachusetts smokers who sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings. The jury in its verdict...

  • Posted February 11, 2016
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• Wells Fargo to Pay $1.2 Billion to Settle Home Loan Case

  NEW YORK – Wells Fargo said it has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle a government lawsuit related to its Federal Housing Administration home mortgage program. The bank said Wednesday it reached the agreement earlier this...

  • Posted February 3, 2016
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• Merck Pays $830M to Settle Class-action Case over Vioxx

  Merck will pay $830 million to resolve a federal class-action lawsuit involving shareholders and the painkiller Vioxx, which the drugmaker pulled from the market years ago over safety concerns. Merck said Friday that the case involved people...

  • Posted January 15, 2016
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