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dell hell
Get Your Piece Of The Dell Fraud Settlement
If you live in New York and bought a Dell computer within the past few years, you may be eligible for compensation as part of the recent settlement between the company and the office of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Forms are due by December 15, and are, according to AG Cuomo, "as simple a claim form as 100 lawyers could write." In other words, you'd better get started now if you want to get one in on time.
Inside: Video - Cuomo and plaintiff Cary Lou Canfield lay down the law at Consumers Union earlier this week, and more info on getting some bucks from Dell. More » -
cash4gold
Update: Cash4Gold Defendant Liberis Files To Vacate Default
Michele Liberis, the former Cash4Gold employee being sued by that company based on her "10 Confessions" posting, today filed a "Motion to Vacate and Set Aside" the default that Cash4Gold was granted against her earlier this year. In her motion, Liberis states that the default "was improper and should be deemed void," given that it was based on a claim that she hadn't responded to Cash4Gold's initial suit against her. Liberis had, in fact, replied to the company's written questions, setting forth her "unequivocal and explicit denials" of Cash4Gold's allegations against her. More » -
cuomo better blues
New York AG Says Creditors Used Fraud To Collect Debt, Must Return Money
New York attorney general Andrew M. Cuomo is going after debt collectors and lawyers that seized cash from customers with more than 100,000 improperly filed court orders. More » -
false advertising
Game Publisher Square Enix Slapped With Class Action Suit For False Advertising, 'Product Enrichment'
One day, gamers will get together to sue Square Enix for always lying to them about how infinitely sequelized "Final" Fantasy games are never really final. But until then we'll just have to sit back and see how this false advertising federal class action lawsuit against the game publisher plays out. More » -
debacles
Lawsuit Calls Infamous KFC Chicken Giveaway A "Bait And Switch"
TMZ.com is reporting that chicken lovers have become disillusioned with KFC and are suing over the Oprah-endorsed Kentucky Grilled Chicken giveaway that went so horribly wrong last month. More » -
silicon valley
HealthSouth Paid For Someone's Fake Boobs
Most medical company execs get dinged for being too stingy with their company's funds. But it's quite the opposite for former HealthSouth bossman Richard Scrushy, who was quite the giver. More » -
sears
80-Year-Old Woman Files Lawsuit Over $6 Sears Datebook
Margaret Vail (pictured left), an 80-year-old woman from Mansfield, OH., is fed up with Sears and the numerous collection agencies that claim she ordered a $6 datebook back in 2003. According to the Mansfield News Journal, Margaret never ordered the datebook, yet Sears sent her one anyway and put it on her Sears charge card. Her local store won't accept returns on mail-order merchandise and she refuses to pay shipping to return it. Over the years, the balance has ballooned to $130 which doesn't faze Margaret who is spending over $200 in fees to file her lawsuit. Details, inside... More » -
wal-mart
Judge Orders Wal-Mart To Pay $6.5 Million For Violating Labor Laws
The AP reports that in a class-action lawsuit, a Minnesota judge ordered that Wal-Mart pay $6.5 million in compensatory damages for violating state labor laws 2-million times. Violations were incurred when the company reduced break time for employees and "willfully" allowed them to work off the clock. Other infractions include the failure to keep time records and denying employees time for meal breaks. Details, inside... More » -
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airborne
False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit: How To Get Your Airborne Refund
Yesterday we mentioned that the makers of Airborne had reached a tentative settlement over claims that it falsely represented its product as a "miracle cold buster," by citing a study done by a research firm that ABCNews describes as "a two-man operation started up just to do the Airborne study. There was no clinic, no scientists and no doctors." More » -
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lawsuit
No Yogurt In Pinkberry "Frozen Yogurt"
A story that sounds more like an LSAT question than a consumer issue arrived in our inbox today: More » -
walgreens
Lawsuit: Is Walgreens Racist?
A new lawsuit against Walgreen Co. alleges "widespread racial bias against thousands of its African American workers." From the Philadelphia Inquirer: More » -
target
Target Targets Blogger
It seems our buddy Target Corp. doesn't like it when bloggers post store policies on the Internets. Their rational response? Duh, lawsuit. More » -
doubleshot
DoubleShot to Starbucks: "Sit and Spin."
Good news! Our favorite grumbly cup-of-joe-slinging coffee shop owner has delicately lifted his forearm, extended his middle finger in the direction of the Starbucks' corporation's threatening sphincter and politely suggested sitting and spinning on the proffered digit. More » -
starbucks
Starbucks "Addresses" DoubleShot "Concerns"
More DoubleShot. Steven Roemerman was so upset by Starbucks suing his favorite local coffee shop that he decided to write them and complain. This is the form letter they sent him back: More » -
starbucks
DoubleShot Coffee Fights Back Against Starbucks
Yesterday, we reported on DoubleShot Coffee, a small Tulsa coffee shop that had been sued by Starbucks for infringing on their Doubleshot trademark. Well, the outspoken owner of DoubleShot Coffee, Brian Franklin, is fighting back via his company blog: More » -
wal-mart
Parody Wal-Mart T-Shirt Designer Sued
Charles Smith of Bentonville, Arkansas is under fire from the Wa-Mart's switchblade gang of crack attorneys from marketing t-shirts with the message "I {heart} WAL*OCAUST. They have family values and their alcohol, tobacco and firearms are 20% off." More » -
complaints
"Smiling Bob" Penis Pill Scammers Nailed
Like most of you, we at the Consumerist have an entire Hotmail account devoted to unsolicited emails from Eastern European girls asking us if we want to see naked pictures of them and making frankly personal inquiries as to the size of our penis. And while we are always eager to see more anonymous hot and naked girls, we've learned long since that no pill on Earth is going to help us so much that we will have to tape our member to our chest when getting dressed every morning. These products just never work as advertised. More »
