Matchmaker Lawsuit

In another example of stupid lawsuits a woman sued a matchmaking service because they failed to introduce her to rich men with properties over $20 million.

So pretty much golddiggers can’t even go look for rich men on their own anymore? Guess not since she used a matchmaking service. She also won the case and recieved $2 million dollars.

Although the jury couldn’t stomach her anymore than I could, but they said too make her lose the case would be to let the defendants which is the matchmaking company win, and they didn’t want that either. They thought both parties were wrong and I agree.

Da Vince Code Prompted Jesus Lawsuit

A man has come forward to sue the Pope and the Catholic Church because he says that Jesus did not exist. I have to wonder how long it will be before it is turned into a class action lawsuit as millions decide they want a piece of the pie.

Everyday we are made aware that we live in a sue happy culture, but this one takes the cake. With a variety of religions real and imaged available to us at any given moment, wouldn’t it have been easier for him to just change religions or choose not to believe in anything at all?

You once said a person defines themselves by what they are willing to die for. I will die for a belief and you will die because you have none.

La Femme Nikita Quote

Sony To Settle Lawsuit With Free Music

Sony was under a class action lawsuit because when consumers bought music cd’s they were found to contain anti-piracy software to prevent people from putting them on their computers. It was determined that the software acted more like a virus by leaving their computers vulnerable to hackers plus Sony was tracking the consumers and their listening habits.

To put a stop to the lawsuit that was filed in November 2005 Sony will be giving away free albums. If you bought a music cd with the above mentioned problems you can get a replacement cd. They can also download 3 free albums. Another option is to recieve a $7.50 check plus one free album download.

Why were the NPS web sites shut down?

Recent news in Archaeology magazine about the NPS web site class action shutdown. The NPS web sites have been back up and operating, but when the problem will be resolved, is unknown to date.   Since the United States National Park Service manages all the national parks in the US, they also host the web sites giving the public information on those sites/parks and in many of those parks are numerous archaeological sites.  Several years ago, the NPS began to create web pages for these sites,  with information on everything from the archaeological history of the sites, to the interpretations of their previous inhabitants, to the hours and days the sites are open to visitors. These sites had been shut down due to a bureaucratic nightmare of redtape involving government bureaucracy, computer security issues, and the mismanagement of funds at the United States Department of Interior.
Since modern America is composed of a new world created by the descendants of European colonists who took, bought, bartered, tricked, and/or stolen the lands from its original Native American inhabitants; America has recently been trying to repair, especially culturally and historically, the damage its founding fathers and mothers has caused.  In 1934, the US Government began holding lands “in trust,” supposedly keeping that money for over 300,000 individual Native Americans. Due to the fact that  the accounts were never well-maintained and today are so confused that no one has even been able to balance the account for decades. Yet the U.S. government continues to spend the allocated money. In 1996, this was discovered, and a class action suit (called the Cobell case for the name of its litigators) was filed against then-Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, claiming that the US Government had grossly mismanaged and continues to mismanage funds which were to be held in trust for the Native American community. Babbitt admitted that the accounts were a mess but could not be straightened out at this time. The class action suit and court cases continued, now against present Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton. In December 2001 -   the list of owners of the trust was discovered in a non-secured electronic file, and was accessible to anybody in the Department of Interior, as well as computer hackers who could potentially go into the file and change it. The court ordered the DOI, and all of its branches, including the Department of Natural Resources, to shut down all of its Internet connections. While The NPS websites are active again, the class action suit is still being fought.

Amendment to Class Action Settlement. New Chance to Get Class Benefit.

You are receiving this notice because you were a paid Netflix member before January 15, 2005. Under a class action settlement, you may be eligible to receive a free month of service or a free one-month upgrade from Netflix. You may recall receiving a similar notice in November 2005. Since that time, the parties have modified the settlement and have extended the time by which you may sign-up for the benefit. Most importantly, under the amended settlement, if you are an eligible former Netflix member and sign up for the free one-month membership, your membership will end automatically unless you choose to continue your service. If you are an eligible current Netflix member and sign up for the free one-month upgrade, your upgraded membership will return to your previous service level unless you choose to continue the upgraded service. Additional changes to the settlement are reflected in the Amended Settlement Agreement. If you wish to compare the Amended Settlement Agreement with the Original Settlement Agreement, the Parties have posted a comparison at www.netflix.com/settlement. This settlement arises from a class action lawsuit entitled Chavez v. Netflix, Inc. that was filed in San Francisco Superior Court (case number CGC-04-434884) on September 23, 2004. The lawsuit alleges that Netflix failed to provide “unlimited” DVD rentals and “one day delivery” as promised in its marketing materials. Netflix has denied any wrongdoing or liability. The parties have reached, and the Court has approved, a settlement that they believe is in the best interests of the Class Members. Under the terms of the amended settlement, Netflix will provide eligible subscribers with the benefit described below. Current Netflix Members: If you enrolled in a paid membership before January 15, 2005 and were a member as of October 19, 2005, you are eligible to receive a free one-month upgrade in service level. For example, if you are on the 3 DVDs at-a-time program, you will be upgraded to the 4 DVDs at-a-time program for one month. There will be no price increase during the upgraded month. The upgrade in service level will automatically end after one month and your subscription will return to the previous service level, unless you choose to continue at the higher service level and pay the regular subscription rate for that level after the upgraded month. Former Netflix Members: If you enrolled in a paid membership before January 15, 2005 but were not a member as of October 19, 2005, you are eligible to receive a free one-month Netflix membership on your choice of the 1, 2 or 3 DVDs at-a-time unlimited program. Your subscription will automatically end after one month, unless you choose to continue your membership and pay the regular subscription rate after the free month. If you do not choose to continue the service, you must return all rented DVDs within 7 days following the expiration of the free month or be subject to charge for the outstanding DVDs under Netflix’s standard policy (currently, $20 per DVD). The settlement was approved by the Court on April 28, 2006. These benefits will be provided after the Effective Date. As described in the Amended Settlement Agreement, the Effective Date depends on such factors as the pendency of any appeals and is therefore difficult to predict. Your eligibility for the benefits is based on your membership status as of October 19, 2005. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, in addition to providing the benefit described above, Netflix will modify portions of its Terms of Use. Class Members are subject to the revised Terms of Use, available at www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse. Netflix also will refer to its Terms of Use in certain advertisements. Netflix has also agreed to pay up to $2,528,000, and the Court has awarded $1,387,138, in attorneys’ fees and costs to counsel for members of the Settlement Class, including Class Counsel and counsel for all objectors, intervenors, and proposed intervenors, with an express reservation that an additional and enhanced fee may be awarded upon the final showing of the number of Class Members who timely and accurately complete the Claim Form Process. The Amended Settlement Agreement is available for review at www.netflix.com/settlement. You have three options to respond to the amended settlement. You have until June 26, 2006 to make your decision. Option 1. Sign Up For One Month of Free Membership or Free Upgraded Service As Part Of The Settlement To receive the benefit, you must complete the online registration process no later than June 26, 2006, at www.netflix.com/settlement. By signing up for the benefit, you waive your right to bring a separate lawsuit against Netflix concerning the Claims Released By The Class (as defined in the Settlement Agreement found at www.netflix.com/settlement).. Option 2. Do Nothing If you do not wish to receive the benefit, do nothing. You will not receive the benefit but will remain a Class Member. You therefore waive your right to bring a separate lawsuit against Netflix concerning the Claims Released By The Class. Option 3. Exclude Yourself From the Class To exclude yourself from the class, you must mail a letter by June 26, 2006.. See Section VII.B. of the Amended Long Form Notice at www.netflix.com/settlement for information about the required contents of the letter and the mailing address. By excluding yourself, you preserve your right to bring a lawsuit against Netflix concerning the Claims Released By The Class. However, you will not get the benefit described above. To receive your benefit, you must register by June 26, 2006 as described above in Option 1. You will not receive any other reminders to register for the benefit. If you have registered for the benefit and your eligibility is confirmed, then you will be provided additional information by email following the Effective Date as defined in the Amended Settlement Agreement. To get more information about the settlement and procedures, and to take options 1 or 3, visit www.netflix.com/settlement.

Verizon Hit With 50 Billion Dollar Law Suit

After learning on Thursday that President Bush is collecting phone calls from regular citizens, Verizon was hit with a $50 billion lawsuit. Yes billion. That number is from more than 50 million Verizon users suing for $1,000 a piece.

Of course anyone who can arch a brow knows that the lawyers would probably walk away with $49 billion of that money IF they even get it or anything close to it.

I don’t even understand how they can sue Verizon. The President ordered this and Verizon really doesn’t have a choice but to listen and do what they are told. We the citizens are the ones who will have to fight this and regain some sort of privacy.

Lawsuit Is Brought Against Home Depot

A class action lawsuit has been files against Home Depot which is directed towards their home securities. Home Depot is accused of making false statements and lying to cover up failing stock as well as bullying vendors to lie about faulty equipment.

The Complaint also alleges that throughout the Class Period, the Company deceived vendors and falsified Home Depot’s financial results through fraudulent return-to-vendor (”RTV”) policies. More specifically, it alleges that the defendants (a) coerced Home Depot employees to fraudulently inflate Company charges to vendors to cover the cost of defective and/or damaged merchandise; and (b) pressured suppliers who complained about excessive chargebacks by threatening to reduce orders of their products.

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Sony’s Digital Music Lawsuit

Two bands Cheap Trick and Allman Brothers Band have filed class action lawsuits against Sony. They allege that they have not recieved 50% of revenue from the share of their digital music sales.

They say that as of now they are only recieving 4.5 cents for every 99 cent download. They are however supposed to be recieving at least 30 cents. The big problem is that the same rules for cassette and cd’s are being used for the online music.

Offline money is taken out for packaging and containment as well as possible breakage of the product but this is an e-download. It can’t break. All of these fees are going towards things that don’t happen in the digital world and is taking money away from the artist.