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Judge finalizing deal in Toyota acceleration cases
2013-07-20 02:17:22| Automakers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a "history that doesn't go away."
Judge Finalizing Deal in Toyota Acceleration Cases
2013-07-19 22:12:50| Automakers - Topix.net
A California judge says he is finalizing a settlement worth more than $1 billion in cases where motorists say the value of their Toyotas plunged after recalls over claims they unexpectedly accelerated.
BP effort to shut down Gulf compensation program blocked by judge
2013-07-19 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A US judge refused Friday to temporarily shut down a multibillion-dollar settlement program for compensating victims of BP's 2010 Gulf oil spill, saying he has seen no evidence of widespread fraud among the tens of thousands of claims. The judge also said he was offended by what he saw as attempts to smear the lawyer administering the claims. BP argued that all payments to Gulf coast residents and businesses should be suspended while former FBI director Louis Freeh investigates alleged misconduct...
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Judge denies BP effort to halt Gulf spill claim payouts
2013-07-19 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A federal judge denied an attempt by BP Plc to suspend payments to people and businesses claiming damages related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while an investigator looks into possible misconduct in the payout process. The payments are being made under a program set up under a settlement BP signed last year. Judge Carl Barbier, who is overseeing the consolidated spill-related civil case against BP and its contractors, ruled on Friday that there was nothing to prove the "mass of claims"...
US: Lawsuit over Coca-Cola Co's Vitaminwater should go ahead - judge
2013-07-19 16:35:20| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The Coca-Cola Co could be forced to change its marketing for Vitaminwater after a US federal judge recommended a class-action lawsuit over alleged "unsubtantiated" claims around the brand should proceed, according to reports.
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