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7th Circuit Reverses Denial of Class-Action in Merrill Lynch Case
On February 24, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court ruling denying class-action certification in an employment discrimination suit against brokerage firm Merrill Lynch. See McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith. Case … Continue reading
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Supreme Court: Individual Consumers Must Arbitrate Against Large Corporations
Earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to reverse a decision from the Ninth Circuit and enforce a provision in a credit-card agreement requiring plaintiffs to arbitrate claims over unfair lending practices. The decision in CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood … Continue reading
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