Condo buyers in Miami, FL have filed a class action lawsuit against developer Kenneth Baboun and his company BBB Group saying he committed fraud and breach of contract. Baboun cancelled the planned project to build condos at 1390 Brickell Bay condominium tower due to hurricane delays and other issues. The problem is the potential residents say that…
Monthly Archives: April 2006
My Family Experience With Lawsuits
A few years ago maybe more than 14 years, my uncle was in a car accident. With him was my cousin and his daughter around 10 at the time and she was badly injured. One of the worst injuries being a huge wound in her forehead. The accident was the fault of the other driver, who…
Bausch & Lomb Fungus Lawsuit
Jacqueline Wartmann, 57, is suing Bausch & Lomb because of an eye fungus that she says scarred her cornea after she used their contact solution. The lawsuit follows a similar one that was filed in New York. Health officials have said that there are over 109 cases that have been confirmed so far. More than…
Class Action Watchers
I wonder if the people who sit and wait until they can happyily sue for millions are even aware of what they are? Greedy and ridiculous. Everytime I turn on the news I see another lawsuit is on the way usually for no good reason. For instance I see that people who owned Teflon non-stick…
Big Tobacco Blowing Smoke
In 1998 a few states including California and New York sued and settled with tobacco companies for a sum of $206 billion. The money was to be put toward health care for the ailing health of smokers. However as of 2006 the tobacco companies have yet to pay and Calfornia has sued to recieve their…
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
I came across a hilarious website that lists hundreds of absurd lawsuits from around the world. I thought I would share some of them and you can check out the website. The site is called Power of Attorney and if you look beyond the stupid lawsuit stories you will notice a theme, the people who…
Parents File Benzene Class Action Lawsuit
Earlier this week it was reported that some soda’s may have higher levels of benzene, a carcinogen, than was found in water. The parents want the manufacturer to stop selling the soda’s which they believe are marketed towards children due to the fact that they are usually found in an action figure shaped bottle. The…
$2 Billion AOL Settlement
A judge recently approved a $2.65 billion class-action settlement for AOL. Shareholders had “complained that AOL improperly accounted for dozens of advertising transactions, inflating revenue for 15 quarters between 1998 and 2002″ — prior to the AOL/Time Warner merger. According to the deal approved by [Judge] Kram, Time Warner will pay the bulk of the…
Vioxx Plaintiff Gets $13.5 Million
…but, of course, Merck plans to appeal. The 77-year-old man, who blamed his heart attack on Merck’s Vioxx, won $9 million today after already being awarded $4.5 million, bringing his grand total to $13.5 million. This was the 6th trial over Vioxx, and “the first involving people alleging use of 18 months or more.” That…
Students Sue Over SAT Errors
The SAT’s which took place October 2005 had problems when it came to the scoring. Thousands of students were given scores that were to low sometimes as much as 450 points and some to high as much as 50. The policy of the College Board is to fix the scores that were incorrectly too low,…