Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that St. Paul schools will receive more than $55 million in vouchers to purchase new computers and computer software, thanks to a recent Microsoft settlement. In Minnesota, 467 school district and charter schools will receive vouchers, which range in amounts from a few hundred dollars to $6.3 million. The…
Category Archives: Financial Class Action Suits
Minnesota Cigarette Tax Challenged
Here’s something new — a suit *for* the smokers. TwinCities.com reports that three smokers have filed a suit over Minnesota’s 75-cent-per-pack fee: Three smokers who pay the state’s 75-cent-per-pack “health impact fee” that a judge has declared illegal want their money back. Two Minneapolis law firms filed the lawsuit Monday on behalf of the three…
Wal-Mart class action in Philly
Betsey Piette of Workers World reports on the certification of another class action suit against Wal-Mart: No matter how they try to sell it, Wal-Mart’s image just sustained another well deserved blow on Jan. 16 when a Pennsylvania state court judge certified a class-action suit against the billion-dollar chain store for failing to give meal…
Chalk’s Ocean Airways sued after fatal crash
A class action suit has been filed against Chalk’s: MIAMI — Family members of the 20 people who died on a Chalk’s seaplane crash off Miami Beach are filing a class action lawsuit against the airline. Early investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board showed that the stress fractures in the right wing of the…
Sempra Energy to Pay $377 Million
Sempra Energy will pay $377 million to settle the energy crisis-related class action suit: SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sempra Energy said on Wednesday it will pay $377 million in cash to settle a class-action lawsuit related to the California and Western energy crisis of 2000-2001. The energy holding company, which operates San Diego Gas &…
Did H&R Block get you to sign away your class-action rights?
Attorneys are alleging that H&R Block has convinced some customers to sign away their class-action rights, according to David Twiddy of the Associated Press: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tax preparer H&R Block Inc. has tried to encourage thousands of customers to unwittingly sign away their right to participate in a class-action lawsuit over the company’s…
De Beers offers to settle
From Mineweb.com: De Beers has offered to settle civil class action claims amounting to $250 million in the US. The diamond company’s settlement offer does not include any admission of guilt and it will obviously not be paying out the full amount of the various claims. The actual amount that will be paid in settlement…
Jury Awards $172M to CA Wal-Mart Employees
Breaking news from the Associated Press: OAKLAND, Calif. – A California jury on Thursday awarded $172 million to thousands of employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks. The world’s largest retailer was ordered to pay $57 million in general damages and $115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000…
Judge consolidates class-action suits against pasta maker
From the Kansas City Star: A federal judge has consolidated numerous class-action lawsuits against American Italian Pasta Co. and appointed three locals of the Iron Workers union as lead plaintiff in the case. U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith today ruled that the cases shared factual and legal issues, “and consolidation will streamline matters and prevent…
Does AOL cheat customers with illegal billing?
Excerpts from an article in USA Today: BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to potentially cover hundreds of thousands of America Online subscribers accuses the Time Warner (TWX) unit of illegally billing customers by creating secondary accounts for them without their consent. The lawsuit, filed last month in St. Clair County Circuit Court on…