Double trouble for Ticketmaster as second suit filed

There's double trouble coming at Ticketmaster as a second class-action lawsuit, challenging the extra charges it adds to the price of a ticket, looms ahead. The notice of action, filed Thursday with the Ontario...

California Court to Rule on Dex-Cool Settlement

" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...

Tim Hortons Donuts Sued by Franchisees over Fresh Ads

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe as Canadians remember the fiasco a couple of years ago when the owner of Tim Hortons was outraged and resigned after the sale of his Tim Hortons Corp when his beloved...

Bell Canada sued for internet 'throttling'

A class-action law suit was filed by Myrna Raphael, a Montreal resident, last Thursday in a Quebec Superior Court.  It seeks certification on behalf all subscribers in Quebec."Bell Canada Inc. is facing...

LifeLock ID theft protection fraud?

If it sounds too good to be true ..."For a time, the ads were everywhere on TV and radio, the ones with the head of a security company brazenly challenging would-be thieves to try to steal his identity.Richard...

'Vista Capable' lawsuit against Microsoft now a class action

"In a blow to Microsoft Corp., a federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit late Friday alleging that Microsoft unjustly enriched itself by promoting PCs as "Windows Vista Capable" even when they could only run a bare-bones version of the operating system, called...

Vioxx Ruling Eases Threat to Merck

"September 7, 2007 DOW JONES REPRINTS This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order...

Gas Big Wigs Fixing Post-Rig Prices?

Second try's the charm? California consumers are hoping so. The gas-hungry state (freeways, highways and byways, oh my!) has once again become the site of a class-action suit leveled at two major oil companies and...

Best Buy Falsifying Court Docs: Is There a Geek Squad for Fraud? -AP

As if keeping a separate sneak-o-net wasn't enough..."Best Buy finds itself in the embarrassing position of having to explain its lawyer's conduct after he admitted to falsifying documents in a class-action...

Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits

Since its foundation the Google Corporation has evolved tremendously and with this didn't provide only itself with profitable outcomes, but the entire Internet has benefited from its developments, ideas and researches. However, not everybody shares this opinion, as with...

Katrina victims fight gov't inaction; file suit

Surely a landmark suit; if anyone knows anything about this story, or knows someone in on the lawsuit, please keep us informed! Why, for example, was a permit issued 23 years ago never put to action? Who didn't...

Fire Union Challenging EMT Training

"New York - While the October Surprise storm fostered a cooperative spirit within the city's work force, some longer-term disputes are festering behind the scenes. Hours after the fierce weather hit Oct. 12, the fire union agreed to suspend some work rules. Firefighters hit...

Judge Allows Suit on Light Cigarettes

"A federal judge in New York today gave class-action status to a lawsuit that poses a major new threat to the tobacco industry by asserting that tobacco companies purposely misled consumers by marketing...

Judge Allows Suit on Light Cigarettes

"A federal judge in New York today gave class-action status to a lawsuit that poses a major new threat to the tobacco industry by asserting that tobacco companies purposely misled consumers by marketing...

Dubai's ruler accused of slavery

"Dubai's ruler has been accused of enslaving thousands of young children for camel races in a class-action lawsuit filed in the US. The action claims Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, his brother Hamdam and...

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