Amazon has filed a complaint in NY’s State Supreme Court challenging a new law that forces the retailer to collect sales tax on shipments to residents of NY state.
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I Underpaid My Taxes, Will I Still Get A Stimulus Rebate Check?
By 5.2.08
Reader Adam is wondering if he’ll get a rebate check, considering the fact that he underpaid his taxes for 2007:
Drug Maker Develops "Abuse-Resistant" Oxycontin
By 5.2.08
In response to the epidemic of opiate addiction, Purdue Phrama LP the maker of Oxycontin, has developed a new version of the powerful painkiller that’s “harder to abuse.” According to an AP article, the government will soon be examining this new incarnation of the drug and evaluating the manufacturer’s lofty claims. How could this drug be made “abuse-resistant?” Details, inside…
By 5.1.08
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Bank of America will pay a nearly $10 million settlement to 15,000 customers after feeding investors information that was biased towards its own funds, says the SEC. [CNNMoney]
Man Accused Of Gutting Computers, Returning Them To Best Buy So You Can Buy Them
By 5.1.08
Have you purchased a computer from Best Buy, only to find that it had no internal parts? No hard drive. No video card. No motherboard? If so, you (allegedly) have Joseph Denice of Silver Spring, MD to thank for your gutted PC. His hobby is buying computers from Best Buy, removing the parts, and then returning the empty shell. Best Buy’s employees would then put the computer husks back on store shelves where they would be repurchased by unwitting consumers such as… you.
Credit Card Class Action: Get More Money Back Using Your Digital Camera
By 5.1.08
If you traveled abroad anytime between February 1, 1996 and November 8, 2006, your credit card company probably owes you money, but how much? Under a class action suing credit card companies for double-dipping on foreign transaction fees, the best bet for getting your the money, if you don’t have detailed records of all your foreign transactions, is making an estimate based on how many days you were out of the country. One good way for shutterbugs to figure this out, says Delicious Baby, is to look through your vacation/travel photos on your computer. Most likely, they have digital timestamps you can use to figure out how long you were away. Now figuring out your refund is as easy and fun as going through your old photos. The due date for filing claims at ccfsettlement.com is May 30th.
Help! My Tax Stimulus Rebate Was Direct Deposited Into My IRA! Noooo!
By 5.1.08
Silly tax payer! You’re not supposed to deposit your tax rebate into your IRA. You’re supposed to spend it on blu-ray players and expensive diet pills and GPS systems! No more maps for you! Sadly, if you asked the IRS to deposit your tax refund into your IRA, they’re going to deposit your rebate there too.
Get Half Off New Mp3 Player In Creative MP3 Player Class Action
By 5.1.08
If you bought a Creative MP3 player in the past…
Dunkin' Donuts Suing Its Own Small Franchisees Out Of Existence
By 5.1.08
If your favorite Dunkin’ Donuts shop is an…
Arizona Judge Rejects RIAA's "Shared Directory = Piracy" Argument
By 5.1.08
Although it won’t affect other cases, the RIAA was handed a small smackdown this week when a U.S. district judge rejected their request for a summary judgement, and ruled that putting song files in a shared directory was not enough proof that infringement had occurred.
Fake Credit Card Reader Found At California Grocery Store Linked To Thefts
By 4.30.08 — Updated: 10.25.12
A small California grocery store chain and its…
What Will You Do With Your Economic Stimulus Check?
By 4.30.08
The first of the economic stimulus rebate checks…
By 4.29.08
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Food and Water Watch is suing the FDA for failure to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose the plans for how it goes about inspecting various food products. [Food and Water Watch]
Class Action Against Credit Card Companies Conspiring To Make Us All Accept Mandatory Arbitration Revived
By 4.28.08
Ross vs Bank of America is a class action suit…
FDA Report Cites 49 Safety Issues At Merck Vaccine Plant
By 4.28.08
Between November of last year and this past January, the FDA “cited 49 areas of concern, including a failure to follow good manufacturing practices” at Merck & Co. Inc’s vaccine plant in Pennsylvania. A Merck spokesman says that most of the incidents were found and reported by Merck’s own employees, and that they occurred in the manufacturing process, not the vaccines themselves: “He stressed that no contamination was found in finished vaccines and that Merck was addressing all the problems.”
Food Companies Threaten Higher Prices If FDA Increases Safety Oversight
By 4.28.08
Last week, the Grocery Manufacturers Association told lawmakers that if the FDA doubled its safety oversight budget by increasing fees from food companies, they’d have to raise prices to make up the cost. That’s right: affordable food or safe food. Choose one!
Wachovia Now Being Investigated For Drug Money Laundering
By 4.28.08
Wachovia, you old rascal! As soon as you wrap up one unsavory scandal, a new possible scandal comes to light. U.S. justice authorities are investigating the bank for possible money laundering through Mexican and Colombian money-transfer businesses. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that “the bank is possibly facing a deferred-prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice that would subject it to ‘extensive federal oversight,'” but Wachovia denies that any such discussion has taken place.
