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MasterCard Incorporated : Hagens Berman Files Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman today announced it has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) violated antitrust laws by establishing uniform agreements with US banks that issue
Updated: 10/19/2011 08:56P
Hillsborough explores moratorium, licensing for Internet sweepstakes cafes
A ban of the businesses in Pinellas County has prompted a lawsuit by one owner, and Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee has put similar businesses in his county on notice that they may be operating illegally. Murman's proposal was a last-minute add-on to
Updated: 10/19/2011 08:55P
Doctor at centre of dirty clinic probe sued Ottawa Hospital in 2009
The civil case, filed two years ago by Dr. Christiane Farazli, names the hospital along with two doctors and a nurse or medical technician, and involves the care Farazli began receiving in late 2007 after experiencing back pain, according to an amended
Updated: 10/19/2011 08:06P
Group asks judge to toss campaign finance ruling
(AP) — The attorney for a group seeking to overhaul Montana's campaign finance laws is asking a judge to rule that it is unconstitutional for the state to penalize it for not reporting its expenditures. Wednesday's court hearing is part of an ongoing
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:56P
Lawsuit: Railroad Pollution Making Kids Sick in Long Beach
John Cross says all four of his children have asthma, and he blames their condition in part on diesel pollution from two major railroads operating nearby the family's home. "The don't consider us as people," Cross told KTLA. "They just consider.
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:52P
Lawsuit says 3 major banks, Visa, Mastercard collude to fix ATM fees consumers pay
NEW YORK — A third lawsuit over ATM fees accuses three major banks and two payment processors of conspiring to fix fees at the expense of consumers. The latest lawsuit, filed by a New Jersey man, seeks class-action status and alleges that Bank of
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:36P
Judge refuses to stop search group's suit against Casey Anthony
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a search-and-recovery organization's lawsuit against Casey Anthony, whose claims about her toddler's whereabouts in 2008 triggered a nationwide search.
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:36P
Denison ISD joins school funding lawsuit against state
DENISON, TX - The Denison Independent School District is the latest school district to join a lawsuit against the state of Texas calling for education finance reform. Rick Springer talked with Superintendent Dr. Henry Scott about why he thinks the
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:34P
CIB funding board joins county's lawsuit
The lawsuit claims the federal government could end up diminishing mineral lease dollars by arbitrarily designating millions of acres of public lands as wilderness — out-of-reach to development. Uintah County's lawsuit, which was filed in January 2011,
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:34P
Top banks accused of colluding on ATM fees
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, is the third such suit seeking class action status on the issue of automated teller machine fees in the past week. The latest suit alleges the banks worked with Visa and MasterCard to set
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:34P