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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Encore Capital Group, Midland Funding LLC
According to a recent 10K Encore report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, FDCPA lawsuits are filed against Encore in the “ordinary course of business” but company management “does not believe [such] litigation or claims will have a
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:31A
No problems among provinces, Maliki warns
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Premier Nouri Al-Maliki warned against inciting problems among Iraqi provinces, calling for justice in opinion. Meeting for the Higher Coordination Committee Among the Un-regional Provinces, he stressed "the importance of
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:31A
Crime Report: Unauthorized Debits from Account, Cards and Gifts Store Robbed
on Sunrise Highway near Babylon Turnpike, Merrick and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle in the third degree and four violations of the vehicle traffic law.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:31A
Warner Brothers Want 'Hangover' Tattoo Suit Dismissed
S. Victor Whitmill, the artist who created, inked and copyrighted Mike Tyson's facial tattoo, is suing Warner Brothers over claims the boxer's body art was replicated without his permission. However, chiefs at the Warner Brothers film studio insist
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:30A
$10 Million Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson Unit for Toxic Motrin Reaction
Her family didn't know at the time that Children's Motrin had been linked to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), severe allergic reactions that can cause patients' skin to burn off, leave patients blind and disfigured.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:30A
US court asks Infosys to provide info on B1 visas
PTI New Delhi: Amid controversies over its use of US business visas, Infosys on Tuesday said an American court has sought documents and records related to the company's sponsorships and utilisation of B1 business visas. The development comes at a time
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:30A
EU Running Out of Options to Avoid Greek Bankruptcy
Europe's policy options to manage Greece's debt crisis are narrowing fast with the European Central Bank and credit ratings agencies warning against even a voluntary debt restructuring and Athens highlighting the risk of an imminent default unless it
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:30A
New York Times Reporter Subpoenaed in CIA Case
Mr. Risen's testimony, like that of any other citizen in his situation, should therefore be admitted to permit the jury to carry out its truth-seeking function," prosecutors from the Department of Justice and the Eastern District of Virginia wrote in a
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:30A
Canberra rejects UN concern over refugee deal
But Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) secretary Andrew Metcalfe said his advice from Australia's top lawyers was different. “With respect, I would disagree with some of the comments she's made,” he told a Senate estimates
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:29A
SC takes notice of Kharotabad incident
Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry remarked that seeing the law and order situation in country, it seems as if the government has miserably failed in delivering its responsibilities. CJ remarked these while hearing the case of missing
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:29A