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Mary Glover, a Pittsburgh-area
homeowner living on Social Security disability income, is taking on
Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo, charging that they've violated federal
and state consumer protection laws and breached contracts.
Yet,
because of a decision by one judge, she and thousands of homeowners
like her could be priced out of their ability to fight back in court
against shady dealings by the nation's biggest banks. And while the
decision in this case may seem exceptional, as Dahlia Lithwick
and others have pointed out, it's part of a disturbing pattern of the
courts shutting their doors to everyday litigants and class-action
suits—and in some cases, literally handing corporations a playbook on
how to get away with screwing over the little guy.
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