Everyone who received a citation from traffic cameras in Steubenville, Ohio, may now “join in a class action lawsuit against the city and camera company.” Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David Henderson ruled a class-action lawsuit was the correct action and he also ruled that everyone who received a ticket could be a part of…
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Jury Clears Merck in Vioxx Federal Trial
The Associated Press (via Yahoo News) is reporting that Merck has been cleared in federal court: NEW ORLEANS – A federal jury handed Merck & Co. a major victory when it cleared the drug maker of any responsibility in the death of a 53-year-old Florida man who had a heart attack after taking its once…
Netflix may change settlement terms
According to the Associated Press, Netflix might revise the terms of its class-action settlement: LOS GATOS, Calif. Los Gatos-based Netflix appears ready to ready to revise a proposed class-action settlement affecting millions of consumers. The online DVD rental company yesterday indicated its willingness to drop the automatic renewal clause when its lawyers updated a San…
Asbestos Bill Dies in Senate
The Senate bill that would have established a $140 billion fund to compensate victims of asbestos was defeated last night because of budgetary questions. The vote to override the budget objection failed on a 58 to 41 vote. Majority leader Bill Frist had said he would not try to bring the bill back later in…
First obesity lawsuit over soda set for MA
The class action lawsuit, aimed at sugary soft drinks in schools, will be filed imminently in the northern US state, BeverageDaily.com has learnt. Lawyers bringing the suit said they also planned to launch legal action in other states soon afterwards. They will target bottlers of soft drinks and allege that these companies were negligent and…
iPod Nano Class-Action Spreads
Gregg Keizer is reporting that the iPod Nano class action has grown: Consumers in Mexico and the U.K. have joined the attack on Apple Computer’s iPod nano, charging that the company knew the portable player’s screen would easily scratch, lawyers representing those joining the class-action said Monday. The filings follow an October lawsuit in the…
Judge dismisses class action suit against Florida Power & Light
According to NBC6 in Florida, “A judge dealt a setback Wednesday to electric customers who sued Florida Power & Light Co. over the widespread electricity outages after Hurricane Wilma.” Broward County Circuit Judge Victor Tobin flatly rejected a portion of the lawsuit asking him to order FPL to hurricane proof its system, agreeing with the…
Nortel may settle 2 class actions
AP is reporting that Nortel Networks has reached a tentative settlement deal: Telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement to pay $2.47 billion in cash and stock to settle two shareholder class-action lawsuits over the company’s accounting scandal. Nortel, which has been working to recover from the scandal that…
CA Board of Education sued over exit exam
From the LA Times website: A group of high school students and their parents filed a class-action lawsuit today against the State Board of Education on behalf of the tens of thousands of California students who have failed the exit exam required to graduate. The suit seeks a court order allowing students in this year’s…
EFF sues AT&T over U.S. wiretapping program
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties organization based in San Fran, filed a class-action lawsuit today against AT&T for giving the U.S. National Security Agency “direct access to its databases of communications records, including whom their customers had phoned or sent e-mail to in the past” without court authorization. The EFF alleges that this…