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U.S. Supreme Court

Jan. 18, 2012

Lawyer's filing fee class action granted by high court

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh a nationwide class action against the federal government that could benefit any lawyer who has used a credit card to pay filing fees online for federal court in 2008.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will weigh a nationwide class action against the federal government that could benefit any lawyer who has used a credit card to pay filing fees online for federal court in 2008.


A Chicago attorney filed the suit after he saw his electronic receipt for filing fees in a separate matter included his American Express card's expiration date, which he...

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