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Latest News in Class Action
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July 21, 2017
$11.2M Ashley Madison Data Breach Deal Gets Go-Ahead
A Missouri federal judge on Friday preliminarily approved a proposed $11.2 million deal to end a suit over online dating site Ashley Madison’s 2015 data breach, giving the deal a nod just days after its proposal and the same day as a hearing on the subject.
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July 21, 2017
Mich. Residents Challenge State's Tax Sales At High Court
A group of Michigan taxpayers fighting to get some of the proceeds from tax foreclosures on their property appealed to the Supreme Court last week, arguing that Michigan law allows the state to get an unconstitutional windfall from tax sales.
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July 21, 2017
NJ Knocked Out Of GWB Scandal Class Action Over Immunity
New Jersey has been released from a putative consolidated class action over politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge after a New Jersey federal judge determined that the state was immune from liability and tossed the sole remaining claim against it.
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July 21, 2017
JPMorgan, Deutsche To Settle Libor Rigging Claims For $148M
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG have agreed to pay a combined $148 million to escape two investor suits alleging they rigged the Libor benchmark rate, according to a proposed deal Friday, asking for early approval despite both banks having technically been dismissed from one of the cases.
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July 21, 2017
Green Mountain Investors Win Cert. In Stock Drop Suit
A Vermont federal judge on Friday certified a class of investors in a long-running suit against Green Mountain for allegedly misstating its revenue and lying about single-cup coffee maker sales, while also shutting down the company’s bid to partially dismiss the case.
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