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• Owner says $1M spent to defend frivolous suit against estate-planning companies

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Friday, Aug 24, 2012 @ 7:10am

  Charles A. Loper Jr. For almost 30 years, Charles Loper Jr. has worked hard to build his financial planning service in Frisco, Texas, into an enterprise serving 40,000 customers in 38 states. But a lawsuit he calls "frivolous" filed five years ago has threatened Loper's success and the livelihood of his 350 employees.

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• Insurance companies want judge to adopt fellow court's forum shopping decision

  By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 @ 3:50am

  Hickey

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• Pilgrim's Pride agrees to settlement over 'donning and doffing' time

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 @ 4:44am

  EL DORADO, Ark. -- Without admitting it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Pilgrim's Pride has agreed not to contest a judgment awarding more than $1 million to employees of its Dallas facility.

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• Troll Tracker defamation trial underway in Tyler

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 @ 7:50am

  Albritton A trial is underway in Tyler that pits one of East Texas' most prolific filers of patent infringement suits against one of the world's biggest Internet networking companies and a mysterious blogger.

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