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Grouping prevails in multistate consumer class action
http://tushnet.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ grouping-prevails-in-multistate.htmlIn re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2008 WL 4368945 (D. Mass.) A rare victory for consumer protection class actions, accepting subclasses. Here’s the opinion from the benchmark bench trial finding liability under Massachusetts consumer protection law.
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Philip Morris: it’s our First Amendment right to speech to sell tobacco in San Francisco pharmacies
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ philip-morris-first-amendment/The city council of San Francisco has issued an ordinance that pharmacies are not allowed to sell tobacco products. The intent is to eliminate mixed messages about a pharmacy, ostensibly devoted to healing people, selling unhealthy tobacco. But two companies are suing the city of San Francisco in federal court to overturn the ban.
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Watch Out: Bad Economy Means More Money Scams
http://www.savvywallet.com/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ watch-out-bad-economy-means-more-money…We’ve been following email scams on SavvyWallet these past few weeks, and recently came across an article in the LA Times about the proliferation of money scams. The Consumerist did a great job summarizing what you should look out for: Credit Repair: The Times says that the FTC has taken action on
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The Law Offices of Matthew A. Arrison in West Chester, PA
http://www.yourvirtualmainstreet.biz/ 2008/ 10/ the-law-offices-of-matthew-a-arr…The Law Offices of Matthew A. Arrison proudly serves Chester County. They have a track record for representing clients in matters as diverse as wrongful death, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, and a number of other cases. They explore every aspect of each case and stays in close contact with the client throughout investigation.
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U.S. Supreme Court Kicks Off New Term
http://commonlaw.findlaw.com/ 2008/ 10/ us-supreme-cour.htmlToday is the first Monday in October, signaling the start of a new U.S. Supreme Court term. In the coming months, the nation's highest court is expected to hear oral arguments and hand down rulings in a number of key cases -- on issues like pharmaceutical company liability, "light" cigarette advertising, broadcast indecency, liability for detainees' civil rights violations, and more.
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Pa. consumer class action requires reliance
http://tushnet.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ pa-consumer-class-action-requires.htmlHunt v. United States Tobacco Co., 538 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 2008) Hunt’s putative class action alleged that the defendant (Smokeless) engaged in anticompetitive behavior, artificially inflating the price of its smokeless tobacco by at least 7 cents a can more than an efficient market would have charged.
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The Most Common Questions About Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
http://www.financingplans.com/ finance/ bankruptcy/ the-most-common-questions-ab…Before you file personal bankruptcy (Chapter 13 or Chapter 7) you need to be aware of the following procedures to make certain your bankruptcy petition will be heard by the courts. The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires all debtors to receive credit counseling before they will be allowed to file bankruptcy.
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Common Reasons for Mixed Credit Report Files
http://www.creditlawnetwork.com/ common-reasons-for-mixed-credit-report-files/A mixed credit report file occurs when reported information incorrectly lands in your credit file. Information is reported to a credit reporting agency. The reported information goes through a matching process. Mixed reporting happens when the credit reporting agency places another person’s information in your credit file based upon partially matching information.
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Bush-FDA: a little melamine is just fine
http://www.americablog.com/ 2008/ 10/ bush-fda-little-melamine-is-just-fine.htmlBecause they've been so right, so often about so many things. Translated to everyone else outside of the once respected organization, I think this works out to be "China is our trading partner and we'd rather not offend them or call them out for failing so miserably and in fact, our own US companies
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Financial Bailout Bill Passed and Signed Into Law
http://commonlaw.findlaw.com/ 2008/ 10/ financial-bailo.htmlThe U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass the $700 billion financial bailout legislation that has see-sawed through Congress this week, and President Bush put his signature on the bill shortly thereafter. Today's House vote (263 to 171) approving the historic financial rescue packages comes two days after the Senate approved the measure by a 74-25 vote.
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