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  • Justices turn away GM appeal over ignition switches

    Justices turn away GM appeal over ignition switches

    Business Law 07/21/2017

    The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from General Motors Co. seeking to block dozens of lawsuits over faulty ignition switches that could expose the company to billions of dollars in additional claims.The justices without comment left in...

  • Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law

    Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law

    Business Law 05/23/2017

    The Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks under the federal anti-discrimination in housing law, but said those lawsuits must tie claims about predatory lending practices among minority customers directly to declines in property taxes. ...

  • Supreme Court: Cities can sue banks under fair housing law

    Supreme Court: Cities can sue banks under fair housing law

    Business Law 05/03/2017

    The Supreme Court has ruled that cities may sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that lead to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in property values. The justices' 5-3 ruling Monday validates a novel approa...

  • Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court

    Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court

    Business Law 04/03/2017

    Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that while the case raised important questions about privacy it was "con...

  • Oklahoma tribe sues oil companies in tribal court over quake

    Oklahoma tribe sues oil companies in tribal court over quake

    Business Law 03/23/2017

    An Oklahoma-based Native American tribe filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court system Friday accusing several oil companies of triggering the state's largest earthquake that caused extensive damage to some near-century-old tribal buildings. The Pawn...

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