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  • Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Lawyer News 11/07/2011

    The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northe...

  • MF Global faces class-action suits after bankruptcy

    MF Global faces class-action suits after bankruptcy

    Lawyer News 11/07/2011

    Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against bankrupt brokerage MF Global as customers struggle to recover funds from the first major US casualty of the European debt crisis. On Saturday, Seattle-based Hagens Berman said it was "investigating wh...

  • Judge mulling $410M BofA overdraft settlement

    Judge mulling $410M BofA overdraft settlement

    11/07/2011

    An attorney for Bank of America says 13.2 million customers may be eligible for a settlement in a lawsuit claiming the bank charged excessive overdraft fees.The final tabulation came Monday as a Miami judge considers whether to finalize a $410 millio...

  • Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Izard Nobel LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit

    Daily Legal News 11/07/2011

    The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northe...

  • Greenberg Traurig Receives 2 International M&A Advisor Awards

    Greenberg Traurig Receives 2 International M&A Advisor Awards

    Lawyer News 10/17/2011

    The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP won two awards in the Major Transaction category for Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year and for Financing Deal of the Year at The M&A Advisor 3rd Annual International M&A Awards. The ...

  • US House group files motion in gay marriage suit

    US House group files motion in gay marriage suit

    Daily Legal News 10/17/2011

    Gays and lesbians are not entitled to the same heightened legal protection and scrutiny against discrimination as racial minorities and women in part because they are far from politically powerless and have ample ability to influence lawmakers, lawye...

  • Ex-Va attorney convicted in law firm embezzlement

    Ex-Va attorney convicted in law firm embezzlement

    09/09/2011

    A former attorney has been convicted of embezzling at least $450,000 from the law firm where she worked.Henrico County Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. on Friday found Kyle C. Leftwich guilty of eight counts of embezzlement in a scheme to divert funds f...

  • Monster iPhone location lawsuit filed against Apple

    Monster iPhone location lawsuit filed against Apple

    Practice Legal News 08/18/2011

    More than 20,000 South Korean iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit against US technology giant Apple for alleged privacy violations over the collection of location data, a law firm said.The suit came after lawyer Kim Hyung-Suk was awarded o...

  • Whitey Bulger's girlfriend pleads not guilty

    Whitey Bulger's girlfriend pleads not guilty

    08/18/2011

    The longtime girlfriend of reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded not guilty Thursday to helping him elude authorities during his 16 years as a fugitive.Catherine Greig, 60, entered her plea in a brief appearance in federal court in ...

  • Bank of America starts overdraft rebate outreach

    Bank of America starts overdraft rebate outreach

    08/16/2011

      The nation's largest bank has started contacting customers who may be entitled to a refund. It recently reached a class-action settlement over the way it charged overdraft fees. Most of the other suits are continuing to work their way through feder...

  • Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors

    Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors

    08/16/2011

      A Washington man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Idaho to cheating investors out of more than $2 million and using the cash for his own benefit.Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Dale Edward Lowell, of Colbert, Wash., pleaded guilty to one ...

  • Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement

    Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement

    08/16/2011

    A federal appeals court panel on Friday struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties.The divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit ...