A judge on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach. The U.S. government blamed the hack on North Korea in an attempt to derail the release of the North Korean-focused comedy “The Interview.” U.S. District Judge R. Gary …
In 2011, Don Foss, perhaps the richest used-car salesman in the history of the world, commissioned a half-hour film about himself and posted it to YouTube. The Don Foss Story opens with one of his TV ads from the 1970s, ads for which Foss hired an actor to portray him. (The real Foss, who is portly and balding, says he might have played himself “if I looked like Robert Redford.”)
Pharmacist counts prescription pills. Credit: KARE 11
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – A major company has rolled back the price of a potentially life-saving prescription drug after a KARE 11 News investigation. But the decision has some people asking how often we’re being overcharged on other medicines.
Home Depot offers $19M to settle customers’ hacking lawsuit The 2014 hack of the home-improvement retailer’s payment systems exposed more than 50 million credit card accounts. More than 50 million Home Depot customers’ credit cards were exposed to theft in a massive hack in 2014. Home Depot says it’s willing to pay as much as $19.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by shoppers …
KNOXVILLE – Three East Tennessee attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit against Pilot Flying J, accusing the nation’s largest truck stop operator of placing “excessive” holds on customer credit cards used to purchase fuel at the pump. Two 25-page complaints, filed Thursday in Jefferson County and Sevier County circuit courts, say the holds are placed without the customer’s knowledge or …
A judge has granted Google’s request to delay a privacy lawsuit until after the Supreme Court decides whether consumers can sue in federal court without proving they suffered an economic injury. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said in a ruling issued Friday that the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in a matter involving the online data aggregator Spokeo “may provide …
Angelina Lemus was puzzled. She had no idea why every month as much as $96 was disappearing from her Citibank checking account. Months later, Ms. Lemus finally figured out the mystery — or at least part of it.
Donald Trump’s Web site, which asks “Are You My Next Apprentice?” offers students the chance to learn how to succeed in business. Donld Trump charges would-be moguls up to $35,000 to “learn from the master” at his online Trump U.
It’s the question that often comes when you hand over your credit card at the store: what’s my zip code? Next time you’re asked, you may want to think twice before handing over the information. You have to do it when you pay at the pump, but inside a store you have no obligation to give up your zip code.
It’s the question that often comes when you hand over your credit card at the store: what’s my zip code? Next time you’re asked, you may want to think twice before handing over the information. You have to do it when you pay at the pump, but inside a store you have no obligation to give up your zip code.