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Court approves BofA's $410M overdraft settlement
By AP , 05.24.11, 05:18 PM EDT A Florida court has given preliminary approval to Bank of America Corp.'s $410 million settlement of a federal lawsuit accusing the bank of charging excessive overdraft fees. The Charlotte, NC bank will place $410 million
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:25P
Hershey drops trademark infringement suit against rival Mars over packaging of
A federal lawsuit filed by The Hershey Co. against rival candy company Mars. Inc. has been dropped. Hershey's trademark infringement suit filed last fall alleged that new packaging for Mars' line of Dove candies too closely mimicked the orange,
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:25P
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Chris Christie said he will comply with Tuesday's state Supreme Court ruling to increase aid to 31 low-income school districts by an estimated $500 million, but called the decision legally faulty and bad education policy. And he said it will be up to
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:25P
Chicago-area cemetery at center of desecration scandal is turned over to trustee
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the plan to transfer Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip over to Chicago attorney Patricia Holmes on Tuesday. Holmes led the governor's cemetery oversight task force. Four former employees of the historic black cemetery are
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:24P
Expressway, state reach deal to build Wekiva Parkway
It will predict traffic and revenues and, most importantly, reveal how long it would take to generate enough tolls to pay off the debt. A preliminary study of the parkway in 2008 indicated 30 years could pass before the road brings in enough money to
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:24P
California Judge Hears Arguments in Suit Seeking to Halt Construction of New
Attorneys representing North Sonoma County Healthcare District, which oversees Healdsburg (Calif.) District Hospital, argue that the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors made a mistake in approving Sutter Health's environmental impact report for its new
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:24P
Civil suit against Episcopal School of Dallas may be delayed
A civil lawsuit against the Episcopal School of Dallas by parents of a former student who claim the school did not protect their daughter from a sexual relationship with a teacher and expelled her inappropriately after the relationship was discovered,
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:23P
Colorado Senator cited by DPS for fatal collision
Channing, TX- The Colorado State Senator involved in a wreck that killed an Amarillo mom has now been cited by the Department of Public Safety. Suzanne Williams was cited by the DPS for three traffic violations in the fatal
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:23P
iMEGA Speaks Out on Latest Poker Site Seizures
instead set a troubling precedent when it comes to Internet law. Without any criminal convictions or due process, the DOJ has confiscated property by merely ordering VeriSign, which controls the .com and .net top-level domains, to redirect traffic
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:23P
iMEGA Speaks Out on Latest Poker Site Seizures
instead set a troubling precedent when it comes to Internet law. Without any criminal convictions or due process, the DOJ has confiscated property by merely ordering VeriSign, which controls the .com and .net top-level domains, to redirect traffic
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:23P
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