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  1.                                                                                 THE WEEK, Page 17BUSINESSEt Cetera
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  4.      SETTLING AN EMBARRASSING SUIT
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  6.     Generations of Americans, it once seemed, could count not
  7. only on death and taxes but also on Sears, Roebuck & Co. Faith in
  8. the department-store chain was shaken in June when the California
  9. attorney general accused Sears auto-repair centers of
  10. performing second-rate or unnecessary work. Sears soon faced 19
  11. class-action suits and the possibility that all of its 72 auto
  12. shops in California would be closed. But last week the legendary
  13. retailer announced a $15 million settlement, including refunds
  14. of $50 and up to auto customers who had counted themselves among
  15. Sears' suckers.
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