Have you been paying attention to your odometer lately? If you drive a Honda or a Nissan, hopefully you have been. These two car makers have been accused of designing cars with faulty odometers that rack up miles faster than they’re supposed to. The extra miles can affect a whole slew of things, from your…
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Microsoft to pay out $1.1 billion
Californians will soon to receive their delayed payments from a Microsoft antitrust class-action settlement, according to a recent CNN article: Beginning in August, Californians who have filed claims will receive vouchers that can be redeemed for cash during the next four years, said Richard Grossman, whose law firm represented plaintiffs in the class-action case. A…
Ohio workers’ comp bureau will pay $52 million
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation agreed “to drop its appeal and pay $52 million awarded to injured state employees in a class-action lawsuit“: The bureau had argued that state laws prevented workers from being paid twice once by the state and once by insurance companies for the same injury. But the state Supreme Court…
$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…
iPod to Turn Down The Music
Following a class-action lawsuit filed in California in January, Macintosh has agreed to add a maximum volume control to the iPod nano and the fifth-generation iPod. The lawsuit claimed that iPods could cause hearing damage because they could produce sounds louder than 104 decibels and up to 115 decibels. According to the National Institute on…
Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Investors to Sue
The high court has unanimously decided to made it harder for investors to join forces and file lawsuits against companies. In essence, the decision “blocks state class-action lawsuits by stockholders who contend they were tricked into holding onto declining shares.” Specifically, the court is saying that the 1998 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act permits suits…
Kentucky diocese settles for $85M
A Catholic diocese in Kentucky has settled its suit for $85,000,000, according to Enquirer reporter Jim Hannah: A judge approved an $85 million settlement Tuesday in the nation’s only class-action lawsuit pitting sexually abused parishioners against a Roman Catholic diocese. The final agreement with the Covington Diocese falls $35 million short of what was originally…
Protests Put Netflix Settlement On Hold
“A proposed class-action settlement involving Netflix customers may be rewritten in response to complaints that the agreement does little for consumers while rewarding the company and the lawyers who filed the suit,” writes Caroline E. Mayer of the Washington Post. A hearing over the $4 million settlement had been scheduled in California Superior Court today…
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 &…