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• Dating Site Sets Up 1.5M Fund to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

  On Sept. 28, an online dating site agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it wrongfully billed customers. The class action suit alleged that True.com, an Internet dating site owned and operated by…

• Business Pays 125K To Settle Discrimination Claim

  A business agreed to pay $125,000 to settle claims that three former employees were victims of a hostile work environment and discrimination. In 2007, Johnny Lezar, Keith Weir and Jason Glenn worked for Total Electric…

• Southwest Settles Derivative Shareholder Suit

  Southwest Airlines Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million in attorneys' fees and expenses to settle a lawsuit filed against the company by shareholders who alleged the airline had failed to comply with Federal Aviation…

• Sexual Harassment Suit Settles For 60K

  On Sept. 11, a company agreed to pay $60,000 to settle claims that it had a fired a female employee because she had complained about sexual harassment and gender discrimination. In 2008, Luanda Puente lost…

• Professor Gets 300k For Retaliation Suit

  A professor who claimed he was a victim of retaliation and age discrimination recovered $300,000 in a lawsuit against the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Tenured professor Robert Klebe was in…

• Airport Manager Wins in Age Discrimination Suit

  A jury awarded $982,500 to a former airport food and beverage manager who alleged he was fired because of his age. Fred Jackson held the position, in which he oversaw the restaurants, bars and retail…

• SEC To Pursue Bank of America In Fraud Case

  The Securities and Exchange Commission says it will “vigorously pursue” Bank of America Corp. in court with allegations that the bank misled shareholders when it prepared to purchase Merrill Lynch & Co. late last year.…

• Insurance Premiums Rose 91.6% In Texas

  A national report that was released today says family insurance premiums in Texas increased 91.6 percent since 2000 — 4.6 times faster than earnings. The report by the nonprofit consumer organization Families USA says the…

• McDonald's Loses Trademark Fight

  U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court. The Federal Court ruled Tuesday that McDonald's…

• LifeLock Sued By Experian Credit Bureau Over Credit Fraud Alerts

  Experian said in its lawsuit that LifeLock doesn't have the legal authority to request fraud alerts on behalf of consumers. It noted that the Fair Credit Reporting Act mandates that credit bureaus honor requests for…