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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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civil lawsuits stories: 69 news summaries

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Court Upholds $1B Judgment for Motorola

Rejects claim that fraud damages amount to 'economic death sentence'

Nov 22, 07 4:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal appeals court has upheld a finding of $1 billion in punitive damages against the Uzan family of Turkey for defrauding Motorola out of $2 billion in start-up loans, the Wall Street Journal reports. The family had argued that the damages were so high that they amounted to an... More »

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Turkey • Motorola • civil lawsuits • cell phone industry

Axed OJ Book Publisher Sues News Corp.
for $100M

Says she was fired
for dirt linked to Rudy

Nov 14, 07 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Axed publisher Judith Regan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against News Corp., charging the company made her the target of a smear campaign and fired her because she had information damaging to Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign. "The smear campaign was necessary to advance News Corp.'s political agenda,... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Rupert Murdoch • Bernard Kerik • OJ Simpson • lawsuit • If I Did It • HarperCollins • Judith Regan • civil lawsuits • News Corp

Hannah Montana Fan Club Sued for 'Ticket Trick'

Fans claim $30 club didn't provide promised access to concert

Nov 14, 07 3:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Hannah Montana fans have filed a class-action lawsuit against the actress' fan club, charging they were deceptively lured into paying a $30 entrance fee with the promise that they would have better access to concert tickets. In fact the "vast majority of club members" couldn't get tickets to star... More »

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lawsuit • ticket • concert • civil lawsuits • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • fan clubs

Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

Deal will be official once 85% of plaintiffs agree

Nov 9, 07 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Merck has agreed to shell out $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who argued that the pain medication damaged health and caused deaths. The agreement, one of the largest in history, must still be approved by 85% of the plaintiffs, but it's likely to... More »

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Merck • drug safety • Vioxx • painkiller • settlement • civil lawsuits

Ads Could Spark Privacy Lawsuits by Facebook Users

Using member's images without consent could violate laws

Nov 9, 07 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Facebook's new cutting-edge ads which cherry-pick the names and faces of members who use featured products may violate privacy laws. The ads attach photos and identities of members to products they've purchased or endorsed, but without explicitly obtaining members' consent, reports the New York Times. That could open Facebook to... More »

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law • online advertising • New York • privacy • Facebook • civil lawsuits

Visa Settles $2.25B AmEx Suit

Antitrust settlement could be largest ever

Nov 8, 07 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - In what could be the largest settlement ever to resolve an antitrust lawsuit, Visa has agreed to pay American Express up to $2.25 billion for blocking member banks from offering rival credit cards, the AP reports. The deal helps clear the way for Visa’s IPO, expected early in... More »

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lawsuit • American Express • civil lawsuits • Visa • MasterCard

Tyco-Case Lawyers
Seek Record $460M Fee

Claim 488,000 hours working for plaintiff

Nov 1, 07 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - It would be the largest payday ever in a securities class action suit: three law firms tomorrow will ask a federal judge in New Hampshire to approve $460 million in fees and $29 million in expenses for their work for the plaintiffs in the suit against Tyco, the Wall Street ... More »

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lawyer • class action • civil lawsuits • Tyco International

Jury Adds Punitive $99M in Hormone Cancer Suit

Menopause pills cost Wyeth total of $134M

Oct 16, 07 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Nevada jury has tacked on an additional $99 million in punitive damages against the Wyeth pharmaceutical company after ruling in favor of three women who argued that the drug maker's hormone replacement therapy caused their breast cancer. That amount, added to compensatory damages determined last week, makes the total... More »

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breast cancer • hormone replacement therapy • civil lawsuits • Wyeth

Feds Pursue Fewer Polluters

EPA cuts down on criminal cases, says  focus is on biggest offenders

Sep 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in protest, blamed the Bush... More »

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Bush administration • environment • Department of Justice • pollution • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • contamination • civil lawsuits • US Attorney's Office • House Energy and Commerce Committee • air pollution • John Dingell

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