Toyota gets final OK for settlement of US acceleration class action

Reuters

July 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday gave final approval to the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp by plaintiffs who claimed design defects caused some of the company's vehicles to accelerate without warning. U.S …

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Breast Implant Legal Action Sees Australian Women Join

Lawfuel

Bronwyn Pereira, 47, of Mona Vale and who is part of the overseas class action, had the PIP implants seven years ago to correct a congenital deformity, pectus excavatum (hollow chest), but one ruptured so badly she has suffered a litany of serious …

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Coca-Cola Sued Over Vitaminwater Labels

The Daily Meal

A long-running lawsuit against Coca-Cola for deceptive labeling on its Glaceau Vitaminwater beverages can move forward as a class action, a court ruled on Friday. The suit was filed in 2009 by customers in New York and California, along with the Center …

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Unpaid Interns: Silent No More

New York Times

Last month, a federal judge in New York ruled that unpaid interns on the movie “Black Swan” should have received at least the minimum wage. The judge also allowed a class-action suit to go forward against the Fox Entertainment Group, the parent company …

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Toyota acceleration settlement: Judge finalizing $1.6 billion deal

abc7.com

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A settlement in a major class-action lawsuit against Toyota is expected to be approved by a Southern California judge. On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Selna said he was approving the $1.6 billion settlement that was …

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