Class-action certification also would significantly increase the potential damages and put additional pressure on the NCAA to settle the case.

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If the proposed Class Action receives certification, there will be 41 people in the Class, and therefore there would be about 123 too many texts messages sent.

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On Tuesday a Federal District Court in Manhattan allowed The Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) to side-step a potentially crushing blow when it denied plaintiffs class certification, or class-action status.

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Both oenophiles and salmon lovers can see which vineyards are taking action via Fish Friendly Farming, a certification project from the non-profit and Napa-based California Land Stewardship Institute, which gives its stamp of approval to wineries and farms that work on habitat and water-quality issues.

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