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AFP FTC hires legal big guns for possible antitrust lawsuit against GoogleArs TechnicaBy Cyrus Farivar | Published April 27, 2012 3:00 PM The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it had hired an outside litigator in the antitrust case likely to be brought against Google. The Feds have been looking into whether Google has [...]

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against A123 …MarketWatch (press release)BENSALEM, Pa., Apr 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, representing investors of A123 Systems, Inc. ("A123" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:AONE) , has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District [...]

Stuff.co.nz Deal OKs welfare drug tests; lawsuit likelyAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNathan Deal backed Georgia's proposal to drug-test parents who seek welfare, pushing the state towards a legal confrontation with opponents over the new law's fairness. Jason Getz, jgetz@ajc.com Gov. Nathan Deal speaks with members of the media in his …Ga. to require drug tests for welfare [...]

Twenty-four retired Coudert partners have lost their suit over several major law firms’ alleged conspiracy to deprive them of their retirement income. The suit claimed the firms conspired with active partners at Coudert to buy the bankrupt firm’s assets for less than fair market value in return for “soft landings” at the firms. View full [...]

Hispanic Farmers Facing Financial Hardship Offered Lawsuit Financing by RD …Sacramento BeeBy RD Legal Funding, LLC CRESSKILL, NJ, April 10, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Qualified Hispanic American farmers who were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) between 1981 and 2000 can receive lawsuit funding from RD …and more » View full post [...]

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Groupon …MarketWatch (press release)BENSALEM, Pa., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of all persons or [...]

In one of the few M&A settlements in recent memory to lead to more money for investors, Delphi Financial Group has announced a proposed $49 million settlement of litigation over its pending $2.7 billion acquisition by Tokio Marine Holdings. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Hispanic Farmers Facing Financial Hardship Offered Lawsuit Financing by RD …MarketWatch (press release)CRESSKILL, NJ, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Qualified Hispanic American farmers who were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) between 1981 and 2000 can receive lawsuit funding from RD Legal Funding, …and more » View full post on [...]

Lambda Legal Seeks Nevada Gay Marriage Advance With Federal LawsuitHuffington PostIn what's been called "a strategic step" in the effort to advance marriage equality, Lambda Legal has filed a federal suit on behalf of eight Nevada-based same-sex couples. As MetroWeekly is reporting, the lawsuit, Sevcik vs. Sandoval, marks the first …BREAKING: Lambda Legal Files Federal [...]

BREAKING: Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage Equality in NevadaMetro WeeklyToday, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund took what one of its lawyers calls "a strategic step" in the national effort to advance marriage equality by filing a federal lawsuit in Nevada seeking equal marriage rights for eight same-sex couples in …Group Hopes To [...]