Ride service Uber is close to settling a class-action lawsuit over allegations it misled customers on how it shares gratuities with drivers, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Uber and attorneys for customers said in a joint filing that they intend to finalize a formal settlement in “approximately one week.” The settlement amount was not disclosed.
On the heels of a Ticketmaster class action settlement that refunded ticket vouchers to more than 50 million users Saturday, Amazon e-book consumers may have free cash waiting for them as well. Following an antitrust settlement between the Department of Justice and Apple, who was accused of price fixing within its electronic book sales, anyone who purchased an e-book from a major publisher …
Don’t fret about your piece of Apple’s e-book price fixing settlement — the check is in the mail, virtually speaking. The attorneys behind the class action lawsuit have revealed that digital credits from the case will start reaching book buyers from various online bookstores (including Apple’s iBooks as well as Amazon and Barnes & Noble) as early as June 21st. What you’ll get depends on what …
More than a dozen lawyers who already face a federal judge’s penalties tied to ethics violations in a class-action insurance lawsuit last year — Adams v. USAA — find themselves in another legal tangle involving the same case. Now, policyholders for the insurance company United Services Automobile Association have sued. The latest court action, Wartick v. USAA, alleges that 12 plaintiffs’ …
Ticketmaster customers are feeling scammed as the company rolls out free tickets and discounts after settling a $400 million class action lawsuit for ripping off users. While fans were eager to see their favorite acts on the concert giant’s dime, when Ticketmaster released its list of shows on Tuesday, that excitement quickly evaporated. That is, unless you’re a big fan of Kidz Bop, following …
Recently, the City of Philadelphia initiated a class action lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a number of world financial institutions, claimed they violated federal antitrust law in colluding to prevent the purchase and sale of interest rate swaps (IRS). The lawsuit, filed May 23, claims Bank of America Corp, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and a host of …
You might have heard, over the weekend, about Ticketmaster settling a $400 million class action lawsuit by providing discount codes and vouchers for free shows to customers. While some were able to find out what discount codes and vouchers were available, the list of eligible shows that the codes and vouchers could be used for was not immediately available. Earlier this morning, Ticketmaster …
Update: The list of available concerts has been reduced significantly. If you have an account with Ticketmaster, there’s a chance you could be receiving some concert goodies from the ticketing outlet. Thanks to a Ticketmaster settlement over ticketing fees, concertgoers who bought tickets using the service from Oct. 21, 1999, through Feb. 23, 2013, may be eligible for something.
I have six vouchers for pairs of general admission concert tickets, a payout from the class action lawsuit Schlesinger vs. Ticketmaster. They are sitting inside my Ticketmaster account, waiting to be used before their 2020 expiration date. They might be waiting for a long time.
Want free concert tickets? Ticketmaster has announced plans to expand a free ticket giveaway related to a settled lawsuit. Eligible customers who act fast can get tickets for a selection of nearly 700 events in the U.S. and Canada, including The Cure, Sublime, Bob Dylan, and Gwen Stefani.