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IN RE MEXICO MONEY TRANSFER LITIGATION

Nos. 01-1172, 01-1176.

267 F.3d 743 (2001)

In the Matter of: MEXICO MONEY TRANSFER LITIGATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 2001.

Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Graham, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Howard William Foster, Johnson & Bell, Chicago, IL, Matthew J. Piers (argued), Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Chicago, IL, Timothy J. Crowley, Crowley & Douglas, Houston, TX, Craig M. Sico, Harris & Watts, Corpus Christi, TX, Nelson J. Roach, Nix Patterson & Roach, Daingerfield, TX, Stephen E. McConnico, Scott Douglass & McConnico, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Arturo Jauregui, Jauregui & Cisneros, Chicago, IL, Amici Plaintiff.

Charles J. Risch, Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, Chicago, IL, Constantine L. Trela (argued), William F. Conlon, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Jonathon M. Cyrluk, Stetler & Duffy, Chicago, IL, Paul Fine (argued), Daniels, Fine Israel & Schonbuch, Los Angeles, CA, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Gail E. Lees, Theresa M. Melson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angelos, CA, for Defendant MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 29, 2001.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

"Send $300 to Mexico for $15." This tag line, typical of promotions by the two defendants (MoneyGram and Western Union, plus its subsidiary Orlandi Valuta), is at the core of these consolidated class actions. Plaintiffs contend that "for $15" is fraudulent because the wire transfer companies collect for their services not only cash paid over the counter (the ...

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