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Joint Venture Victims Must Amend Fraud Suit
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[Courthouse News Service] - By BONNIE BARRON HOUSTON (CN) - A federal judge tossed what she called a "sparse and conclusory complaint" filed by 121 foreign investors who say they and others lost $25 million in a joint-venture scam. The complaint accuses various individuals and
Judge Backs $1 Million Heartland Settlement
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[Courthouse News Service] - By BONNIE BARRON HOUSTON (CN) - Heartland Payment Systems resolved a privacy dispute with customers whose accounts were hacked with a settlement of just $1 million, a new court order states. "The common factual question in this case is what actions
Texas Officials Not Liable for Lost FEMA Grant
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[Courthouse News Service] - By BONNIE BARRON HOUSTON (CN) - A federal judge tossed civil rights claims by a New Orleans-based contractor that lost a $16 million contract to provide housing after the destructive hurricane season of The Federal Emergency Management Agency
Receiver Dropped Some Claims in Ponzi Case
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[Courthouse News Service] - By BONNIE BARRON HOUSTON (CN) - The court-appointed receiver who says a businessman and a talk-radio host defrauded investors of $15 million through a Ponzi scheme cannot pursue "abandoned" claims, a federal judge ruled. Texas businessman Albert Kaleta
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