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Judge Rules for Collectors in Unauthorized Charge FDCPA Case
by insideARM.com – October 26, 2011 A Chicago law firm announced recently that it has won a case on behalf of an ARM industry client that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in a class action lawsuit.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:14P
PETA launches legal action against SeaWorld over alleged 'slave' whales
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has launched a lawsuit against the SeaWorld park chain, alleging that whales are being kept in slave-like conditions that violate the 13th Amendment. And while the case is seen as unlikely to succeed,
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:14P
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LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to agree whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:13P
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LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to agree whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:13P
Canadian Wheat Board launches lawsuit over its demise
With legislation that would mark the end of the single desk, which mandates prairie farmers must sell their wheat and barley though the board, making its way through Parliament, the lawsuit will argue the federal government acted illegally when it
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:12P
Eagle approves medical weed election, with one caveat
That “if” is the settlement of a lawsuit filed last week by Sweet Leaf Pioneer, the sole medical marijuana dispensary currently operating in Eagle. Tuesday night, members of the Eagle Town Board unanimously approved a resolution calling for the Jan.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:12P
Blackbeard's cannon salvaged from shipwreck off NC
LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to agree whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:11P
Family of Man Killed by Grizzly Alleges Government Negligence, According to
The wrongful death lawsuit alleges the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST), responsible for long-term bear research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, removed warning signs near the research site three days early and in violation of federal
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:09P
Wheat board sues federal government
Ritz hopes the wheat board legislation can clear the Senate and become law before the end of 2011, allowing farmers and other businesses involved in the Prairie grain industry to prepare for selling the 2012 wheat and barley crops on the open market.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:07P
Wheat Board launches fight against feds
Board chairman Allan Oberg says a lawsuit is being filed in Federal Court. The lawsuit claims the government broke the law when it introduced legislation last week to take away the wheat board's monopoly on western grain sales.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:07P