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 […]
The Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse was Avoidable
By now, you have probably seen the footage on television. The stage at the Indiana State Fair collapsing and killing seven people and injuring dozens of others as others watched. Earlier this month, plaintiffs filed the first class action lawsuit, according to upi.com. The lawsuit names the Indiana State Fair Commission, State of Indiana and […]
Angry Birds and Angry Plaintiffs
Apple faces yet another class action lawsuit, this time for violating users’ privacy through the time-killing Angry Birds app. Similar to an earlier class action suit stemming from how the iPhone tracks users’ locations; this lawsuit claims the Angry Birds app collects users’ information without their knowledge and consent, according to mactech.com. Once a user […]
Judge said Precedent Required Her to End Class Action Lawsuit
Citing the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the AT&T case that upheld AT&T’s customer arbitration agreements, a federal judge in California upheld Zynga’s arbitration agreements and blocked the class action lawsuit, according to a report at mediapost.com. The Zynga lawsuit stems from allegations that the online gaming company tricks users into free trial subscriptions […]
Google is Reading Your E-mail
When you send an e-mail to someone with a Gmail account, Google scans your e-mail for keywords even if you do not have a Gmail account. Google then uses those keywords to send you targeted advertising. Here is what I mean – you type an e-mail from your Yahoo account to a friend with a […]
Lawsuit Says Facebook Uses Kids to Be Unpaid Corporate Shills
Facebook is using the First Amendment to defend itself against a class action lawsuit by two parents in Illinois. In a story at riverfronttimes.com, the parents filed suit against the social network giant based on how Facebook uses its “like” feature. The lawsuit points out that Facebook uses the “like” feature to monitor the likes […]
Love is a Battlefield: Match.com Sued over Fake Profiles…Again
Match.com’s home page says that 1 in 5 relationships start online and more of them start at Match.com. Boasting millions of online profiles and at a price of $35.99 per month, singles (and not-so singles) set-up profiles in hopes of meeting someone. Now a class action lawsuit against the popular dating site alleges that 90 […]
Beware of These Online Ads
You may have seen the online ads, which are common on Yahoo mail servers. They often picture a young woman sitting at a computer and smiling at the camera. The caption says the woman lives in your city and has discovered a way to earn thousands of dollars a week working from her home computer. […]
Classmates.com Settles Class Action Suit for Sending Fake E-mails
Classmates.com will have to pay each member about $15.00 in a settlement agreement tentatively approved by a federal judge earlier this month. In a story at mediapost.com, the settlement caps damages at $2.5 million, which means that a member’s payment depends on how many people made a claim in the class action lawsuit. If all […]
Judge Allows Lawsuit over Google’s Street View to Move Forward
If your home appears on Google’s popular Street View service, it is because one of Google’s vehicles mapped your street and may have collected personal information from surrounding Wi-Fi networks in the process. This allegation is the basis of a federal class action lawsuit against Google, which a San Francisco judge allowed to move forward […]
