Two Missouri firms have filed a consumer class action fraud suit against General Motors in relation to the recent recalls of GM vehicles with unsafe ignition switches.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to the possibility of making it harder for investors to join to sue corporations for securities fraud — but maybe not as hard as companies that have to defend such lawsuits would like.

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A class action lawsuit against Quik Cash has been settled for nearly $25 million in debt forgiveness and cash payments.

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Attorney John Campbell opened an e-mail alert from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday morning with some apprehension. At stake was his class action lawsuit against a payday lender that wanted the matter to be arbitrated. And while Campbell thought he had a sensible argument against arbitration, it was a "close call based on the law that existed."

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A St. Louis judge has approved a $65 million class action settlement between AT&T and municipalities throughout the state. St. Louis Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney approved the settlement Monday, and he affirmed the $16.25 million awarded to class counsel in ...

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When defense attorney Charles Newman joined the St. Louis office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal in February, he brought with him 39 class action cases. The firm now is fighting to hold onto four of them. Attorneys for First American ...

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An appeal heard Wednesday in Kansas City could determine if a private arbitrator can rule on matters involving the unauthorized practice of law. Lawsuits throughout the state allege that dealerships engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when they charged ...

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A federal appeals court has reinstated part of a class action shareholders lawsuit against Kansas City-based tax preparer H&R Block. The lawsuit was consolidated from nine separate class actions filed against the company in state and federal court. The lawsuits came after the company in 2005 and again in 2006 restated several years' worth of earnings. The company was also sued by California authorities over its loan refund program, and by New York over the marketing of its Express Individual Retirement Account program.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has determined that the state law definition of “commission” does not include compensation based on a percentage of profits. The decision affirmed a summary judgment by St. Louis County Circuit Judge Melvyn Wiesman, ...

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A lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court is alleging that Pulaski Bank does not pay its tellers and customer service representatives for work done before and after their scheduled shifts. The proposed class action states that Pulaski required ...

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A class action lawsuit against Applebee's appears to be heading to trial in federal court. In a series of orders this week, U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey declined to decertify the class of more than 5,500 current and former servers and bartenders who say they were forced to perform work for which they couldn't collect tips. The judge also admitted most of the testimony from the plaintiffs' experts.

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