Recent Updates
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CA man sentenced on drug charge in fed court in SD
Class Action News 02/28/2014The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that victims of former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme can go forward with class-action lawsuits against the law firms, accountants and investment companies that allegedly aided the $7.2 billion...
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Moscow court sends 7 to prison for protest rally
Class Action News 02/24/2014A Russian court handed down prison sentences Monday of up to four years for seven people who took part in a 2012 protest against Vladimir Putin. An eighth defendant received a suspended sentence. Hundreds of their supporters gathered outside the cour...
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Ousted Egypt leader's lawyers protest court cage
Class Action News 02/17/2014Lawyers for Egypt's ousted president and his co-defendants walked out of court on Sunday to protest the soundproof glass cage in which defendants are held during proceedings, state TV reported. It said judge Shaaban el-Shamy ordered a recess after th...
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Nevada Officials Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban
Class Action News 02/13/2014In an about-face, Nevada has decided against defending its constitutional ban on same-sex marriages, the latest step in a series of battles being waged across the nation on the volatile issue. Nevada's attorney general and governor said Monday that t...
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Lawyers for Boston Marathon suspect due in court
Class Action News 02/10/2014Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be in court this week for the first time since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev. A status co...
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High court rules against steelworkers' claim
Class Action News 01/27/2014The Supreme Court says steelworkers do not have to be paid for time they spend putting on and taking off protective gear they wear on the job. The court was unanimous Monday in ruling in favor of United States Steel Corp. over workers' claims that th...
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2 killed in attack at German court
Class Action News 01/24/2014Two men were killed Friday in a shooting and stabbing at a court complex in Frankfurt in what may have been a revenge attack, authorities said. Frankfurt prosecutors said the case appeared to be linked to the fatal stabbing of a car dealer near Frank...
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High court OKs Miss. lawsuit on LCD price fixing
Class Action News 01/16/2014The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Mississippi can pursue claims of price-fixing against a manufacturer of LCD screens in state court. The justices on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that blocked the state-court suit against AU Optron...
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Court weighs president's recess appointments power
Class Action News 01/13/2014The Supreme Court is refereeing a politically charged dispute between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans over the president's power to temporarily fill high-level positions. The case being argued at the high court Monday is the first in th...
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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit
Class Action News 03/19/2012Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased the securities of First Solar Inc. between April 30...
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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action
Class Action News 03/16/2012Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Nevsun Resources Ltd. between March 31, 2011 and Fe...
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Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP Announces Class Action
Class Action News 03/15/2012Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased the common stock of Nevsun Resources Lt...