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Who gouges the most – banks or class action lawyers? ‘Murphy’s law’ re bank fees – come in spinner!

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:06:22 +0000

A class action is being launched in Australia against local and foreign banks for repayment of dishonour and late fees….. “The firm’s lawyers will argue that the charges are illegal because they are out of all proportion to the actual cost incurred by the banks” (News.com.au) but the same charge could be levelled against the class action’s lawyers who will also eventually charge a success fee of $1billion+ despite the actual cost of running the class action being merely a few million dollars, uhh. Legalism – a sucker born every minute…..LOL

Lawyers taking part in the case say the banks have earned billions over the years that they weren’t entitled to by taking money out of people’s pockets, but there’s a catch….. The firm funding the case will take 25 per cent of the amount recovered and court papers have yet to be lodged…..
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2897912.htm?site=perth

The Finance Sector Union has raised concerns that jobs will be lost if a planned class action against bank fees is successful.

The class action will allege Australians have been illegally charged more than $5 billion in bank fees over the past six years.

Leon Carter of the Finance Sector Union says while the lawsuit is a good way to bring attention to the issue, it has the potential to backfire.

“Our concern is that if this lawsuit is successful, the banks will simply make their money up somewhere else or, even worse, sack staff to recoup any costs,” he said.

“The only long-term solution to this problem is better regulation.”

However, Bernard Murphy from the law firm running the action, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, says something has to be done.

“There’s no doubt that we have a good argument. Whether it will be successful, that’s a matter probably for the High Court,” he said.

The case will initially be heard in the Victorian Supreme Court, but it is possible there may be appeals extending to the High Court and lasting several years.

Up to half a million Australians are expected to join the class action against local and foreign banks for repayment of dishonour and late fees….. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/13/2898688.htm

Official figures show the banks collected nearly $1.2 billion in such fees in the 2008 financial year.

The class action, being run by a subsidiary of litigation funder IMF, will relate to honour and dishonour fees on bank accounts, and over limit and late fees on credit cards.

The big four banks – Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, National Bank and Westpac – recently scrapped or reduced many of those charges.

Financial Redress, the subsidiary behind the class action, says the claims will pursue exception fees deducted from accounts over the past six years….. Official figures show the banks collected nearly $1.2 billion in such fees in the 2008 financial year.

The class action, being run by a subsidiary of litigation funder IMF, will relate to honour and dishonour fees on bank accounts, and over limit and late fees on credit cards.

The big four banks – Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, National Bank and Westpac – recently scrapped or reduced many of those charges.

Financial Redress, the subsidiary behind the class action, says the claims will pursue exception fees deducted from accounts over the past six years….. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/100512/31/2cvq0.html

BANK shares were pummelled yesterday amid investor concern that a landmark legal action against fees could hit profits.

Shares in major banks including Commonwealth Bank and ANZ fell by about 1 per cent after BusinessDay reported they faced one of Australia’s biggest class actions for overcharging on penalty and late fees.

The $400 million claim, if successful, could trim bank profits by about 1 per cent…. http://www.businessday.com.au/business/banks-take-jolt-over-fee-fears-20100512-uy59.html

Half a million angry Australian bank customers are tipped to join a class action launched against the nation’s big banks over AU$5 billion (US$4.7bn) in fees raked in over the past six years…..

Victoria’s Supreme Court will be asked to rule that the banks gouged customers with a raft of “exception” fees…..
http://www.news.com.au/money/banking/imf-to-bankroll-bank-fee-class-action/story-e6frfmcr-1225865541240

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Christian Legal Society v. Martínez 4-14-10

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:29:16 +0000

The Federalist Society’s Religious Liberties Practice Group, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and the Cato Institute present a panel discussion on Christian Legal Society v. Martínez. In 2004, the Christian Legal Society filed suit against the University of California Hastings College of the Law after being denied recognition and the benefits of recognition, including student activity fee funding, because the chapter requires its officers and voting members to adhere to the CLS Statement of Faith. In its lawsuit, CLS alleges that UC Hastings’ exclusion of its chapter violates, among other constitutional rights, CLS’ right of expressive association and CLS’ right to be free from viewpoint discrimination. The district court ruled in favor of defendants, and a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, in March 2009, affirmed the district court’s opinion. On December 7, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court granted CLS’s petition for certiorari, and oral arguments in Christian Legal Society v. Martínez are scheduled for April 19, 2010. Please join our distinguished panel of experts as they discuss the merits of this potentially landmark religious liberties case before the Court. Featuring: Mr. Luke Goodrich, Deputy National Litigation Director for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Dr. Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs and Director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at The Cato Institute; Mr. Paul M. Smith, Partner at Jenner & Block LLP; and Mr. William L. Saunders Jr., Senior Counsel for Americans United for Life, as the moderator. Introduction by Mr. Dean Reuter, Director of Practice Groups for the Federalist Society.

Duration : 1:17:31

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admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:02:23 +0000

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Alex Jones Tv Alex Calls For Mass Resistance To Airport Body Scanners 3/3

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:00:38 +0000

Alex Jones Calls For Mass Resistance To Implementation Of Body Scanners

Petitions, boycotts and lawsuits needed to halt latest manifestation of prison planet being constructed around humanity

Paul Joseph Watson
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
http://www.prisonplanet.com/

Radio talk show host Alex Jones is calling for petitions, boycotts and lawsuits en mass in an effort to block the nationwide implementation of full body scanners that represent a total violation of privacy, a health risk, and the next wave of tyranny being metered out against the American people and the people of the world under the phony pretext of fighting terrorism.

Our long journey into domestication and dependency on the scientific dictatorship is accelerating, our entire society is being turned into a massive surveillance grid, it has been designed to persecute the people, Jones warned on his show yesterday, adding that the scanners were the latest manifestation of the prison planet being constructed around humanity.

Allied with the contrived global warming movement, terrorism is the other prong of the pincer being used to crush freedom and advance totalitarianism in the developed world as Homeland Security follows the plan it was created to carry out the gradual implementation of martial law in America characterized by the kind of stifling security we now see in airports being introduced into our daily lives in shopping malls, public schools, and many other buildings.

Jones warned that those who refuse the body scan and opt for a pat down will be subject to a strip search and treated like terrorists.

Were being trained like dogs.youre the people they want to train to accept this, youre the milk cows, youre the cattle, youre the once proud free people being trained to accept this, said Jones, adding that the funding was already in place for body scanners at all U.S. airports in early 2009 before the Christmas Day incident magically arrived to provide the perfect pretext to push ahead with pull implementation.

Magically that happens and they begin beating the drum within hours of it, see we must have the body scanners, it was all set, it was all rigged, every TV network, every station had their talking points, said Jones, adding that body scanners were instantly promoted as the solution, allied with calls to renew the rapidly expiring Patriot Act.http://www.prisonplanet.com/alex-jones-calls-for-mass-resistance-to-implementation-of-body-scanners.html

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Duration : 0:5:27

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Alex Jones Tv Alex Calls For Mass Resistance To Airport Body Scanners 2/3

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:06:20 +0000

Alex Jones Calls For Mass Resistance To Implementation Of Body Scanners

Petitions, boycotts and lawsuits needed to halt latest manifestation of prison planet being constructed around humanity

Paul Joseph Watson
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
http://www.prisonplanet.com/

Jones warned that those who refuse the body scan and opt for a pat down will be subject to a strip search and treated like terrorists.

http://www.infowars.com/
http://prisonplanet.tv/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/
http://www.infowars.net/
http://infowars.com/listen.html
http://jonesreport.com/

Duration : 0:11:0

Street Talk Baltimore Video Magazine – Professor Erika K. Woods – Part 2

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000

This is part 2 of a 2 part Street Talk Baltimore Video Magazine interview with Professor Erika K. Woods.

University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Fellow, May 2008-Current.

Teach weekly civil advocacy seminar course. Supervise students in handling cases for low-income clients.

Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington D.C.
Associate, September 2003 – June 2005 and September 2006-December 2007.

Litigation Skills: Represented clients in complex civil litigation matters involving antitrust, copyright
infringement, product liability and regulatory issues. Handled all aspects of pre-trial preparation
including, drafting complaints and answers; drafting and responding to discovery requests; drafting
and responding to motions to compel; conducting legal research and drafting memoranda; taking and
defending depositions; preparing expert witnesses for depositions; drafting various motions and briefs, including motions to dismiss, motions to remand and appellate briefs. Served as lead counsel in three federal copyright infringement lawsuits and successfully negotiated settlements in all three cases. Pro Bono Commitment: Appointed to Firm Pro Bono Committee. Devoted 15% of billable hours to pro bono clients including, successfully defending a low income Tenant Association in a right of first
refusal action; drafting a habeas corpus appellate brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; and
drafting an amicus curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court in Seattle and Louisville racebased
school assignment cases.

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington D.C.
George N. Lindsay Fellow, Education Project, September 2005-August 2006.

Engaged in a comprehensive analysis of the No Child Left Behind Act transfer provisions and
presented findings at Thurgood Marshall Law Review Symposium. Assisted in drafting a successful
motion to intervene on behalf of the Connecticut branch of the NAACP in an action challenging the
funding provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Conducted parental empowerment workshops
teaching parents and students their legal rights in the areas of student discipline, special education
services and the No Child Left Behind Act. Assisted in drafting an appellate brief to the Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals on behalf of the Thomasville, Georgia Branch of the NAACP in a school
desegregation case.

United States District Court Central District, Los Angeles, CA
The Honorable Audrey B. Collins, Extern, August 2002-December 2002.

Performed legal research and assisted court in drafting tentative rulings on civil procedure and
constitutional law issues. Observed pre-trial conferences, settlement conferences, and motion
hearings.

Duration : 0:4:50

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Alex Jones Tv Alex Calls For Mass Resistance To Airport Body Scanners 1/3

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:45:23 +0000

Alex Jones Calls For Mass Resistance To Implementation Of Body Scanners

Petitions, boycotts and lawsuits needed to halt latest manifestation of prison planet being constructed around humanity

Paul Joseph Watson
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
http://www.prisonplanet.com/

Jones warned that those who refuse the body scan and opt for a pat down will be subject to a strip search and treated like terrorists.

http://www.infowars.com/
http://prisonplanet.tv/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/
http://www.infowars.net/
http://infowars.com/listen.html
http://jonesreport.com/

Duration : 0:10:53

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