A jilted bride is suing her ex-beau who dumped her days before the wedding, leaving her standing at the altar holding a bill for nearly $100,000 in wedding expenses. [More]
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Transcripts Of Discover Card Allegedly Tricking Customers
By 12.13.10
The Minnesota AG is suing Discover Card for allegedly duping customers into thinking they were just getting a courtesy call about their card but then actually signing them for a payment protection plan. The AG gave copies of the audio files of the customer calls to the New York Times. Here is a salient selection of one of the transcripts. [More]
Lawsuit: Capital One Sent Me Letter Demanding $286 Million
By 12.13.10
A woman in Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Capital One after a dispute over a few thousand in credit card debt spiraled out of control until, she alleges, it culminated in the credit card company sending her a letter demanding the immediate payment of more than $286 million. [More]
Supreme Court To Hear Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit
By 12.6.10
Given that Walmart is the country’s largest private employer it’s not terribly surprising that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to have a look at the sex discrimination lawsuit filed against the retailer — the largest class-action suit of its kind in U.S. history. [More]
Get Up To $175 In The Clorox Bowl Cleaner Class Action
By 12.6.10
You can get up to $175 if you bought, used, or suffered property damage from using Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl cleaners, thanks to a class action settlement. [More]
Judge Dismisses Hot Tea Lawsuit Against Starbucks
By 12.3.10
A judge in Illinois has thrown out a lawsuit filed against Starbucks by a customer who alleges she was burnt by some spilled hot tea. His reason: Just because tea is hot doesn’t mean you have a good reason to sue. [More]
Man Drives Into Pole, Sues Walmart
By 12.2.10
A man who drove his pickup truck into a pole in the parking lot of a New Hampshire Walmart has sued the retail giant for damages, claiming the placement of the pole is conducive to car crashes. [More]
"Pure Chocolate" Does Not Exist, EU Court Rules
By 11.29.10
There’s no such thing as “pure chocolate,” says a European Union high court, and the phrase cannot appear on the front of candy packages. [More]
Fox Sues Screenwriter With Script Database For $15M
By 11.29.10
Instead of messing with Wolverine, smarmy Marvel anti-hero Deadpool has his sights set on a Long Island screenwriter. He’s called upon his bosses at 20th Century Fox to sue the writer for $15 million because she posted Fox screenplays, including an early copy of the script from his upcoming movie, the New York Post reports. [More]
Judge Dismisses Burger King Franchisee Lawsuit Over Pricing Limits
By 11.24.10
A year ago, a group representing around 75% of Burger King franchisees filed a lawsuit against BK corporate, claiming that they were losing money on some products because they were not allowed to sell them for more than one dollar. And now a judge in Florida has dismissed the lawsuit, saying the King was within his rights. [More]
Overstock.com Sued For Allegedly Overstating Discounts
By 11.18.10
Apparently, the “O” in Overstock.com stands for “Overstating discounts and misleading customers,” at least according to the district attorneys in seven California counties. They’ve filed suit against the online retailer, alleging it made untrue statements about its pricing. [More]
South Park Sued By Folks Behind 'What What (In The Butt)'
By 11.17.10
It hasn’t been a laugh-filled autumn for the people at South Park. First they had to issue a public apology after plagiarizing a portion of a College Humor parody of the movie Inception. Now they are facing legal action from the makers of the so-awful-you-send-it-to-your-friends YouTube music video “What What (In the Butt),” alleging copyright infringement. [More]
Yellow Pages Sues Seattle For Letting Residents Opt-Out Of Getting Phone Books
By 11.16.10
A few weeks ago we wrote about the recently passed ordinance in Seattle that would create a do-not-deliver list for residents who no longer want to receive the doorstop that is the phone book. Now we hear from the Yellow Pages Association that they have filed a lawsuit alleging that the regulations violate their right to free speech. [More]
Walgreens Sues Wegmans Over The Letter "W"
By 11.5.10
If you thought the Dodgers complaint against Brooklyn Burger was a stretch, here’s one that’s even more confounding. Drug store chain Walgreen’s has filed a lawsuit against regional grocery store chain Wegmans because of the “W” in its new logo. [More]
Lawsuit: Apple's New Operating System Intentionally Slowed Older iPhones
By 11.4.10
Some iPhone owners say Apple’s iOS 4 tossed some sand in the gears of their older iPhones, and at least one angry customer thinks it was all part of Apple’s plan to make iPhone owners sour on their devices and upgrade to the iPhone 4. [More]
Dodgers Forget They Left Brooklyn In 1957, File Complaint Against Brooklyn Burger Over Logo
By 11.3.10
Fifty-three years ago, the Dodgers told the borough of Brooklyn to shove it up its nose with a rubber hose and lit out for the warmer climes of Los Angeles. Now they’ve returned — well, at least their lawyers have — to file a trademark infringement complaint against a local burger company for daring to use a similar font and the word “Brooklyn.” [More]
Lowe's Ups Chinese Drywall Settlement To $100,000 Per Victim
By 10.29.10
Instead of a few bucks and some gift cards, Lowe’s has amended its stinky Chinese drywall settlement so that plaintiffs can get up to $100,000 – money that will come in a lot more handy for people whose entire houses and most of their possessions were ruined by the sulphuric fumes. [More]
McDonald's Ordered To Pay $17,500 To Employee Who Got Fat On The Job
By 10.29.10
A former manager at a McDonald’s in Brazil won a lawsuit against the fast food giant, in which he claimed the company was the cause of the 65 pounds he packed on during his 12 years on the job. [More]
