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A lawsuit filed by Florida's Attorney General, against a Jacksonville furniture company, will prohibit the business from operating in Florida.The lawsuit, filed against Leather Depot, alleges the company is in violation of a prior business litigation settlement and is involved in deceptive business practices.In April 2006 Leather Depot settled with the Attorney General over complaints from...

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The city of Cleveland has filed a public-nuisance lawsuit against 21 of the biggest subprime mortgage lenders, such as Ameriquest Mortgage Co., seeking damages due to a huge increase in foreclosures.Filed Thursday, in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, the lawsuit alleges the banks created a foreclosure crisis, following subprime mortgages that have left the city to sustain hundreds of millions...

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Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General, has joined forces with a group of other state prosecutors to form a national task force to investigate subprime-lending practices.Goddard compared the newly created task force to the one started a few years ago by state attorneys general that investigated predatory lending. That effort led to a $325 million settlement with subprime lender Ameriquest.At...

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Allegations against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America assert that the company conspired with a network of insurance sales agents to induce people 65 or older to purchase deferred annuities by means of misleading statements contained in the uniform sales materials. More specifically, the allegations are that Allianz failed to disclose facts that would have revealed its deferred...

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A former executive for Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho-McNeil is suing the company after being fired. The ex-VP claims that the company fired him unjustly after he continually expressed safety concerns about a number of their drug products, including the Ortho Evra birth control patch.

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An increasing number of lawsuits against the nation's top three credit bureaus, Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian allege they are "damaging credit worthiness" of consumers through inaccurate credit reports. Various consumers and lawyers agree that erroneous reports are best handled through litigation and complaints have increased significantly nationwide. Three SC class-action suits allege that...

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A lawsuit over AT&T's cooperation with a government surveillance program will still proceed after federal judge Vaughn Walker rejected the Bush administration's motion to dismiss. In a separate motion, AT&T argued that their government relationship exempted them from prosecution. Judge Walker also rejected that motion, adding that the rulings did not reflect his confirmation of the accusations.

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Trial lawyers allege that Allstate Insurance bullies policyholders with unreasonable ultimatums. The issue centers on a policy-handling scheme in which victims are given low-ball settlements or are forced to face costly, lengthy litigation. Allstate denies all charges but may face a $800M class action lawsuit.

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