Corporations own your wallet now.

[Fuddnik]

After high court ruling, firms divide and conquer in consumer cases
By Bob Sullivan

If it seems easier lately for companies to add small fees on your bills and harder for you to get your money back, that's because it is.

A Supreme Court decision that was denounced as a “crushing blow to consumers” when it was announced in April has become exactly that, according to lawyers who argue on behalf of alleged victims of corporate cheating. The decision, which upheld corporations’ right to enforce fine-print contact language that compels consumers to waive their right to file lawsuits, is being used to squelch legal cases across the country, they say.

“Defendants are trying to steamroll us out of court with this. We're getting completely shut down,” said David DiSabato, who specializes in consumer law in New Jersey. “… The ruling opens the door for companies to pickpocket $10 at a time from millions of consumers.

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"We are being precluded from taking any discovery that would force (Verizon) to identify the third company," he said. "No one would ever file a case for $10 by themselves. And we don't know how many consumers are harmed." He did say that 480,000 Verizon customers in New Jersey are subject to third-party charges like those crammed on his client's bill.

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http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/20/7863184-after-high-court-ruling-firms-divide-and-conquer-in-consumer-cases
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The whole goddamned system has been corrupted beyond redemption. Time to start over.

One more reason to go help occupy Wall Street right now.

One more reason to make sure you're in Washington DC on Oct. 6th and thereafter.