A $7 million class-action judgment has been split up… among just five people: A class-action lawsuit against the city of Miami that was settled out of court has many residents scratching their heads as to how only five people are profiting from the $7 million payout. It all began in 1998. That’s when five Miamians…
Monthly Archives: November 2005
EFF and others file suit against Sony-BMG
The EEF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and several other groups have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of those affected by the Sony-BMG fiasco. On November 14, 2005, the EFF wrote an open letter to Sony-BMG with several demands. Most notably, the EFF demanded that Sony-BMG recall all CDs with First4Internet’s XCP technology; and more…
Match.com and Yahoo Personals sued
Match.com and Yahoo Personals, two of the biggest internet dating sites, are “are being taken to court in class action lawsuits by subscribers claiming that they were mislead,” according to Personal Computer World. Match.com, the world’s largest online dating site, has been accused in a legal action filed in Los Angeles of encouraging members to…
Class action against Canada’s Inco
Ontario appeal court certifies class-action by Port Colborne man against Inco: TORONTO (CP) – Ontario’s Court of Appeal has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging an Inco refinery contaminated homes in a southwestern Ontario community. The decision sets aside the previous orders handed down last year by the Ontario Divisional Court. The suit alleges the properties…
iPod battery class-action settlement being appealed
According to the iPod Settlement Website, an appeal was filed on October 24, 2005 in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. “As a result, settlement benefits will not be provided unless and until the appeal is resolved. This process, the Web site notes, could take an extended period of time (up to…
ACLU files class action over right of parolees to vote
The Colorado constitution bars prisoners from voting while they’re in prison… but only while they’re in prison. So why does a state law keep those on parole from voting as well? DENVER — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a state law barring thousands of people on parole from voting…
Aquila settles class action suit
Here’s the buzz on the Aquila settlement: A New York law firm said Thursday that it has settled a class-action suit against Aquila Inc., its former CEO and its current top two executive officers for $1 million cash. The lawsuit, filed in 2002, alleged that the Kansas City-based utility and the executives deceived investors who…
DuPont hid risks of Teflon for decades
Back in July we posted an entry about a Teflon class action being filed against DuPont. Now, several sources are saying that DuPont knew about the risks of Teflon. DuPont “hid studies showing the risks of a Teflon-related chemical used to line candy wrappers, pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags and hundreds of other food containers,…
News on the upcoming Vioxx trial
Vioxx users will challenge safety claims, according to Yahoo! News: HOUSTON – Whether the once-popular painkiller Vioxx can be lethal if taken for just a few weeks will be the crux of the first federal trial concerning the drug’s safety, plaintiff’s lawyers said Wednesday. Jere Beasley and Andy Birchfield, the Montgomery, Ala., lawyers representing the…
Sony yanks copy-protected CDs
Here’s an update to a recent post from Yahoo! News: After two weeks of relentless criticism over its XCP copy protection software, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is pulling CDs that contain the software from store shelves. The company is also planning to offer customers a way to exchange CDs that contain the flawed copy-protection software….