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  • Federal Judge Certifies $23.5 Mil. Class Settlement With HSBC
    Federal Judge Certifies $23.5 Mil. Class Settlement With HSBC

    A judge of the Federal Court has approved a $23.5 million class settlement with HSBC Business Bank in a case in which the bank is alleged to have engaged in deceptive practices in administering its ...

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  • PNC Among Banks Changing Policies Following Lawsuits Over Overdraft Charges
    PNC Among Banks Changing Policies Following Lawsuits Over Overdraft Charges

    Beginning December 1, PNC Bank will cease the reordering of debit card transactions and checks in order of highest amount to lowest, a practice consumer groups have long decried as a deceptive way to ...

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  • Capital One Loses Bid To Block State AG Suits Over Payment Protection
    Capital One Loses Bid To Block State AG Suits Over Payment Protection

    Capital One Financial Corp.’s efforts to block state regulators’ lawsuits over payment protection plans marketed to credit card customers has been denied by a federal judge. Also known as credit ...

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  • Consumer Watchdog Fines Capital One for Deceptive Credit Card Practices
    Consumer Watchdog Fines Capital One for Deceptive Credit Card Practices

    On Wednesday, a first enforcement action was filed against Capital One for deceiving over two million credit card consumers. As a result, the company will be forced to pay roughly $210 million to ...

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  • Federal Judge Approves Settlement in Generic-Antidepressant Class Action
    Federal Judge Approves Settlement in Generic-Antidepressant Class Action

    Recently, a multidistrict litigation class action case was settled by a federal trial judge. The case was about a generic version of Wellbutrin, an antidepressant drug that was proven to be less ...

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  • Merck Hit With Antitrust Class Action Over Vaccine Data
    Merck Hit With Antitrust Class Action Over Vaccine Data

    A putative antitrust class action lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania federal court against Merck and Co. Inc. by an Alabama medical provider who has accused the company of lying about the efficacy ...

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