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memberships
24 Hour Fitness Sued For Charging Ex-Customers Fees
The gym chain made famous on NBC's "Biggest Loser" is being sued for continuing to debit the bank accounts of customers who have canceled their memberships. The US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, has given the green light to a class action lawsuit that says the chain is violating both the RICO Act and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by keeping these zombie memberships active. More » -
lawsuits
Man Sues Coors Over Invalid Contest Codes
An Illinois man has filed a class-action lawsuit against MillerCoors because the "Silver Ticket Sweepstakes" code on the case of beer he recently bought turned out to be invalid. The man says he tried entering the code online and over the phone, but it was rejected each time—not because it wasn't a winning code, but because it wasn't a legitimate sweepstakes entry code to begin with. More » -
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Chicago Impounds Your Car As Part Of "Investigation," Holds It Hostage
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Chicago on behalf of people whose cars were impounded as part of a police investigation — and then charged outrageous fees to get their vehicles back. The lawsuit covers 15,000 people whose cars were impounded by the city over a five year period. More » -
lawsuits
Class Action Suit Against Apple And AT&T For Lack Of MMS On iPhones
No matter how awesome the iPhone is at multimedia, gaming, or taking money out of your wallet and mailing it to AT&T and Apple, it still doesn't let you use multimedia messaging service (MMS)—you know, that thing where you send a photo to a friend over text message. Earlier this year AT&T finally said it would happen by the end of summer, but now a group of customers in Louisiana are tired of waiting. More » -
lawsuits
Trade Walgreens Hippie Cold/Flu Remedy For Actual Flu Shot
First, there was Airborne. Then there was Rite-Aid's house brand version of Airborne. Now, the Walgreens brand of homeopathic cold and flu remedy was also the subject of a class action lawsuit, and the settlement is at hand. More » -
If you're an E*TRADE customer who lives in California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, or Washington, you may be eligible for a class action settlement regarding the undisclosed recording of phone calls. The deadline to file your claim form is September 25, 2009. [Settlement site]
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lawsuits
Judge Greenlights Class Action Against DirecTV
A California Superior Court judge has just been given the go ahead to a class action lawsuit against DirecTV over their practice of charging early termination fees. More » -
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Man Sues Match.com For Teasing Him With Non-Active Profiles
The Daily News says that one Brooklyn man is fed up with writing emails to potential dates on Match.com and never getting a response. It's not that he has a "bad personality" — it's that the profiles are of people who have canceled. More » -
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Did you use a credit card at a Sports Authority store in California between April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008? If so, you're eligible for a class-action settlement. At that time, the store required customers to give their zip codes during all credit card transactions. A customer filed suit because he believed this was an invasion of his privacy. Class members receive a $20 voucher to The Sports Authority. (via Slickdeals - Thanks, Toland!)
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lawsuits
Recent Class Action Lawsuits: Are You Eligible?
We've heard about quite a few recent class-action settlements that you just might be eligible for, as well as cute little baby suits still looking for claimants. Products included: energy drinks, name-brand prescription drugs, and zombie microwaves. More » -
bribes
AmTrust Offers Homeowner $50 To Voluntarily Close HELOC
Here's a new tactic we haven't seen before: mortgage originator AmTrust called blogger BeThisWay and offered her $50 to voluntarily close her home equity line of credit (HELOC), possibly in response to the recent class action lawsuit against them for illegally closing HELOCs. She writes, "Well, I'd like to keep my HELOC. But I have to figure out AmTrust's next move. What will they do if not enough people voluntarily surrender their HELOCs? Are cancellations next? Am I better off taking the $50 now, or waiting, hoping they don't cancel it?"
"AmTrust says, "We love you! Really!"" [JustShootMeNow]
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lawsuits
Did Your Paxil Pills Break In The Bottle? Get Up To $150 Cash Back
If you took Paxil between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005, and your pills broke in the bottle, you can take part in a new class action settlement to receive some compensation. Tier One covers 1-5 pills and will get you $50. Tier Two covers up to 15 pills and will get you between $50 and $150 depending on the details of your claim.
Simonet Paxil CR Settlement Page [simonetpaxilcrsettlement.com via TopClassActions.com]
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internal docs
Best Buy Accused Of Paying Bonuses To Managers Who Don't Price Match
In a new class action ruling (pdf) for a Best Buy price matching lawsuit, HDGuru has uncovered some unpleasant allegations against the company, including: More » -
lawsuits
AT&T Mobility And RadioShack Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over $5,000 Overage Bill
A woman in Oklahoma bought a 3G netbook from RadioShack for $100, subsidized by a two-year data plan from AT&T Mobility. That plan comes with a 5GB monthly data cap, which she exceeded, and as a result her first monthly bill was over $5,000. Now the two companies are facing a class action lawsuit that alleges they are not clearly disclosing to purchasers that overage fees could be "astronomical." More » -
verizon
Verizon Wireless Accused Of Wrongly Billing NY Customers State Tax
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Verizon Wireless accusing it of passing directly to customers a "metropolitan commuter transportation district" tax that the company was actually supposed to pay. Albert Levy, who filed the lawsuit, points out that Sprint has never charged the tax to customers. Verizon Wireless calls the accusation "silly," and says they're billing it correctly. Perhaps not surprisingly, the actual wording of the tax law leaves the matter up in the air.
"Class action claims Verizon Wireless misrepresenting tax on New York bills" [RCR Wireless]
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An employee of Starbucks has filed a class action lawsuit against the company for failing to properly secure employee data. The employee was one of one of 97,000 notified late last year after a Starbucks laptop containing employee names, addresses and Social Security numbers was stolen. [NetworkWorld via Starbucks Gossip]
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microsoft
Microsoft "Vista Capable" Lawsuit Won't Be Class Action
Last week, a U.S. federal court judge denied class action status to the Microsoft "Vista Capable" lawsuit, on the grounds that "the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that their claims were common to the entire class of consumers who bought computers marked with the 'Windows Vista Capable' but without the 'Premium Ready' label." More » -
iphone
3 iPhone Class Action Lawsuits Filed In The Past Week
The number of people gunning for some Apple/AT&T cash keeps increasing, with three new class action lawsuits filed over the past 8 days alone. In all three suits, the primary complaint is the same: that AT&T Mobility's 3G network isn't robust enough to deliver the type of experience promised by iPhone marketing. More »
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