Did FDA Panel Decide to Keep Yaz on the Market?
The long-awaited Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel discussion on Yaz took place in December. Experts weighed in on studies and statistics linking the Yaz birth control pill to blood clots, strokes and even death in women. You have no doubt heard of the thousands of lawsuits in courts across the country accusing the manufacturer, […]
Record $10 Million Asbestos Settlement
It is the largest asbestos settlement in Missouri history, according to the woman’s attorney. A Missouri engineering firm did not follow proper procedures while working with asbestos in a Kansas City courthouse. As a result, an employee contracted mesothelioma and died on October 2010 from cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Earlier this month, her family […]
Class Action Filed Following Blackberry Outage
Do you or a friend favor the Blackberry over the iPhone? If so, you, like millions of Blackberry users, were inconvenienced when Blackberry experienced a worldwide outage of its services on October 10. Don’t be surprised if users in the U.S. follow suit and file a class action lawsuit as users in Canada did last […]
Do You Know What All the Charges on Your Internet Bill Mean?
Pay special attention if Frontier Communications is your Internet service provider. A federal class-action lawsuit accuses Frontier Communications of defrauding its customers by charging fees it claims imposed by the government, according to consumeraffairs.com. The complaint claims Frontier charged Internet customers local and state taxes prohibited by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, the Federal Communications […]
Why Do They Blur Faces on TV? To Avoid Lawsuits Like This One
Diners at a Chicago hot dog restaurant are upset but not about their food. The Travel Channel allegedly filmed them inside Wiener’s Circle restaurant without their permission, and now the Travel Channel is facing a class action lawsuit with potential damages over $1 billion dollars. According to a report at hollywoodreporter.com, the Travel Channel filmed […]
Homeowners Have More Worries after Hurricane Irene – Contractor Fraud
Hurricane Irene recently did major damage to homes along the eastern seaboard. Now, state officials are warning homeowners affected by Hurricane Irene to be on the lookout for even further financial damage by scam contractors. Much like in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, contractor fraud could escalate in the coming months. According to the Associated […]
Microsoft Joins Apple in Location Tracking Allegations from Customers
First, it was Apple, and now customers have accused Microsoft of tracking their locations through the Windows Phone 7 operating system. As reported at digitaltrends.com, a lawsuit seeking class action status accuses Microsoft of gathering information about personal locations even if the user opts out of location reporting. A woman filed the lawsuit in U.S. […]
Friendly Driver Gesture Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
A common driver-to-driver gesture warning of upcoming speed traps is the basis of a class action lawsuit against the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), as reported at wtsp.com. When an oncoming vehicle flashes its headlights it usually means there is a parked state trooper waiting to catch speeders. According to the lawsuit, the FHP is ticketing […]
Lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio Settled – Plaintiffs Not Pleased
The plaintiffs may not have liked it, but a federal judge approved the settlement in the class action lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio, Inc. Bloomberg.com reported last week that some class members did not like the settlement because it did not pay them very much as plaintiffs. The settlement totals $180 million, but the plaintiffs […]
Ford Spark Plug Class Action Lawsuit
Attention, Ford drivers: Colson Hicks Eidson has filed a class action lawsuit for owners of 2004 through 2008 model years Ford F-150 trucks, Ford Mustangs, Ford Explorers, Ford Expeditions, Lincoln Navigators, Lincoln Mark LTs and Mercury Mountaineers. The class action suit alleges that Ford used defective spark plugs in these vehicles, and their removal requires exceptional efforts […]
