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December 16, 1999 |

Year of Negotiations Lead to $5.3 Bil. Nazi Slave Settlement

A $5.3 billion global settlement was struck in the class-action lawsuits against German companies accused of using slave labor during the Nazi era. After months of negotiations, a breakthrough came when the German government agreed to match the $2.6 billion that was pledged by industry to compensate those forced to work for Hitler's war machine.
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April 30, 2002 |

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AG Fisher, ACLU Argue on Same Side in Abington Zoning Case
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May 08, 2006 |

Food-Poisoning Plaintiffs Gain New Tactic

In litigation over a deadly food-poisoning outbreak traced to two turkey processing companies, a federal judge is breaking new ground by holding that victims may use the alternative liability doctrine to pursue claims against both companies, without having to prove which of the two caused their injuries. Lawyers for both manufacturers had moved for summary judgment dismissal of the suits, but the judge concluded that the alternative liability theory creates "an exception to the general causation rule."
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July 22, 2010 |

Beauty and the Boies: Model Wins Round in Malpractice Fracas With Elite Boutique

A fashion model's suit against Boies, Schiller & Flexner stemming from alleged negligence in its handling of her claims against modeling agencies has been revived by a state appellate court.
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January 27, 2010 |

Federal Judge Green-Lights RICO Suits Against Title Insurers

In a major setback for several title insurers, a federal judge has refused to dismiss a trio of class action consumer RICO suits that accuse the companies of engaging in a pervasive pattern of overcharging for title insurance by systematically ignoring entitlement to statutory discounts. Although title insurers have been battling a wave of consumer litigation in recent years, the three decisions by U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky mark the first time that a court has green-lighted RICO claims.
4 minute read
September 02, 2005 |

Alien Tort Action Survives Concerns of U.S., Canada

The opposition of the U.S. State Department and the government of Canada to a lawsuit against a Canadian oil company over human rights abuses in the Sudan was not enough to convince a federal judge to dismiss the case.
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June 02, 2005 |

Bid to Crack Nasdaq's Immunity Shield Fails

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not recognize a fraud exception to the absolute immunity granted Nasdaq and other so-called self-regulatory organizations.
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August 07, 2001 |

Souped-Up Sales Not Such a Hot Idea

The world's largest maker of soup may have lied to investors as to just how "M'm! M'm! Good!" its sales were from 1997 to 1999. A federal judge from New Jersey has ruled plaintiffs may proceed with a class action lawsuit against Campbell Soup Co. The plaintiffs allege the company "disseminated materially false and misleading information" to the investing public about business operations and financial performance.
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September 24, 2003 |

Nearly $48M Settlement OK'd in Price-Fixing Class Action Lawsuit

With final court approval of nearly $48 million in settlements from the last two remaining defendants, the class action price-fixing suit against manufacturers of graphite electrodes has now brought in more than $134 million. The civil settlements came on the heels of a series of prosecutions by the Justice Department in which the same defendants paid more than $425 million in fines.
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