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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 [...]

Kosmos Energy Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Announced by Gilman Law …MarketWatch (press release)BOSTON, Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Gilman Law LLP, a national securities law firm, announces class action securities fraud suit against Kosmos Energy, Ltd. ("Kosmos Energy") /quotes/zigman/3651186/quotes/nls/kos KOS -0.63% and certain of its …and more » View full post on law – [...]

BigPond News St George, Bank SA targets of legal actionBusiness SpectatorLegal firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers yesterday filed a claim against the two Westpac subsidiaries in the Federal Court to help thousands of customers claw back what they claim are unfair fees. More than 10000 angry St George and Bank SA customers are …Class action extends [...]