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Personal Injury & Torts

Dec. 12, 2009

Employees of Bankrupt Title Company Win Back Wages

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved a $4.3 million settlement on Thursday to compensate 633 California workers who claimed the former title companies they worked for owed them wages after abruptly laying them off.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved a $4.3 million settlement on Thursday to compensate 633 California workers who claimed the former title companies they worked for owed them wages after abruptly laying them off.

The settlement resolves claims brought against Denver-based Mercury Companies' Financial Title Co., Lenders Choice Title Company and Lenders First Choice Agency, Inc. ...

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