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India Today DoT examining legal implications of SC order before any actionHindustan TimesThe department of telecom will study the legal implications of the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 2G telecom licenses before deciding on the future course of action. "DoT has to first study legal implications of the order. It will require some time …2G [...]

Bankruptcy looms as mayor threatens legal actionThe Brown Daily HeraldTaveras has threatened legal action if an agreement with nonprofits cannot be reached cooperatively. Taveras also demanded sacrifices from retirees at the morning press conference, calling for the suspension of cost-of-living increases in retiree …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

NEWARK, N.J. – A federal judge in New Jersey on Jan. 27 dismissed without prejudice a couple’s class action lawsuit accusing TD Bank and a John Doe defendant of engaging in predatory lending practices, ruling that the plaintiffs’ allegations failed to sufficiently state claims for relief (Maria Gutierrez, et al. v. TD Bank, et al., [...]

NEW YORK – A federal judge in New York on Jan. 27 granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a securities class action complaint, ruling that some of the shareholders’ claims are untimely and that the shareholders may bring claims only for stock shares they purchased (In re Direxion Shares ETF [...]

GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge in Maryland on Jan. 30 granted the U.S. secretary of education’s motion to dismiss a suit in which a plaintiff claimed he is being exploited by the Department of Education and is being forced to pay for student loans he never received (Rodney B. Jones v. Arne Duncan, Secretary, [...]

DALLAS – An insurer has no duty to defend an underlying lawsuit against its insured because the underlying claimants did not seek damages because of “bodily injury” but instead sought recovery for their economic loss in purchasing a diet and nutritional product that allegedly failed to work, a Texas federal judge found Jan. 30 (CSA [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Rapper seeks legal action against Romney over song useNewstrack IndiaK'naan revealed that he is looking forward to take a legal action against Romney as his campaign did not seek approval for using the song and that he would not have granted permission if it had, the Daily Express reported.Rapper K'Naan says he's upset Mitt [...]

Contactmusic.com Lindsay Lohan 'taking legal action over alcohol reports'Digital SpyThe Mean Girls actress is considering legal action against media outlets publishing reports that she broke her sobriety vow at an afterparty for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, TMZ claims. Lohan claims that she only drank water at the event and is …Lindsay Lohan Fires Back [...]

COLUBMIA, S.C. – A U.S. Army specialist on Jan. 27 filed a class action suit against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. in South Carolina federal court, claiming that the lender violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when foreclosing on their homes (Young G. Lee, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., No. 12-cv-0274, D. S.C.). [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled Jan. 26 in an unpublished opinion that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had personal jurisdiction over the defendants in the Federal Trade Commission’s action seeking to stay an acquisition but that the action should be transferred to another district [...]