Sentences with phrase «allowed class action suits»

Servicing violations may be allowed class action suits against servicers.

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The Hearst suit is going less well for the plaintiffs, as a judge has denied them class action status, but is allowing the suit to proceed.
Class action securities suits based on false or misleading IPO documents have allowed investors to recover billions of dollars over the years.
The Senate voted Tuesday night to kill a controversial rule that would have allowed Americans to file class - action suits against banks instead of being forced in many cases into private arbitration.
John Balestriere, lawyer for the plaintiffs said the decision to allow clients to pursue a class - action suit was «a complete victory.»
Investigative journalist Beth Hawkins reports on a class action suit based on Myron's «research» that «accuses the state of Minnesota of depriving students of a quality education by allowing segregated schools.
It asks the court to certify the class action, return publication rights to the three plaintiffs and other members of the class who so desire, allow plaintiffs and the class to recover damages, allow plaintiffs and the class to recover the costs of the suit, require PublishAmerica to pay restitution to the defendants and the class, and grant «further relief as may be determined to be just,» including punitive damages.
Judge Jones ruled borrowers may indeed have the legal right to cancel certain private student loans and he is allowing this case to move forward as an expanding class - action suit.
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CASL has been in force for almost three years but the «private right of action» is set to take effect July 1, which will allow private citizens to sue for violations, setting the stage for class action law suits.
The complaint in the civil suit against Maggio claimed that Maggio had abused the public trust, which is a class D felony in Arkansas, and that this abuse made him liable to Ms. Bull's estate under the statute that allows victims of a felony to bring a civil action; that Maggio breached a fiduciary duty to the plaintiffs by engaging in conduct that violated certain judicial and statutory rules; that Maggio engaged in a civil conspiracy with Gilbert Baker and Michael Morton; and that Maggio acted in concert with Morton and Baker.
The class action law suit allows plaintiffs to pool their efforts and it makes for a more efficient use of judicial resources.
The duo is aiming to obtain national class action status for their suit which would allow anyone with an impacted device to seek damages from Apple.
The class - action suit alleges that the company's decision to slow down old iPhones «allowed Apple to conceal the true nature and scope of the battery defect and to avoid expending time, money, and effort on correcting it.»
A class action suit allows the claims of numerous potential plaintiffs to be heard in one legal case, rather than separate legal actions that each person would have to bring.
Arbitration can be required for individual claims, but class - action suits must be allowed if a group of people are harmed, the Labor Department says.
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