Washington Post Student loan companies reach $21.6 million settlement over dubious debt collection lawsuitsWashington PostThousands of people who have been sued over past-due education debt are set to receive restitution from a $21.6 million government settlement with one of the largest owners of private student loans, National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts. On Monday …Student Loan […]

Reuters Apple lawsuits against Qualcomm can proceed, US judge rulesReutersA woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song. (Reuters) – Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) can proceed while the …Bloomberg: Court sides with […]

Washington Examiner Equifax hack likely makes it harder for Republicans to kill rule allowing class-action lawsuitsWashington ExaminerThe massive data breach at the credit reporting agency Equifax will make it that much harder for Republicans to strike down a federal rule that would guarantee consumers the right to join in class-action lawsuits against financial firms. The […]

Detroit Free Press Supreme Court: GM can't avoid defective ignition-switch lawsuitsDetroit Free PressGeneral Motors can no longer avoid lawsuits from potential victims of ignition-switch defects that came before its bankruptcy because the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the automaker's appeal of a lower court ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to …High court turns away GM […]