Prosecutors in Germany and France have broadened their investigations into the emissions scandal at Volkswagen. Authorities in Paris have opened a formal probe into “aggravated fraud” over the use of diesel engine devices that gave misleading emissions results. And German prosecutors said the number of VW employees now under investigation has increased from six to 17.
Home Depot creates $19.5M fund to settle breach class action suit Under the terms the company would create a $13.5 million fund to reimburse customers for their out-of-pocket losses. Home Depot has created a $19.5 million fund to settle a class action suit related to the 2014 breach that affected about 56 million of the home improvement chain’s customers. Home Depot filed papers Monday with the …
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 …
Customers of Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light already know they got a bad deal when the Legislature let the power companies charge big money up front for nuclear projects — even ones that fail. A law passed in 2006 allowed Duke to increase customers’ monthly bills to cover $1.2 billion in upgrades at its now-defunct Crystal River nuclear power plant and a proposed new nuclear plant in Levy …
Home Depot’s security breach 18 months ago was hugely embarrassing for the company, and only now is it coming near to finally bringing the matter to a close. The retail giant said Tuesday it’s agreed to pay a minimum of $19.5 million in compensation to customers caught up in the incident that saw cybercriminals nab payment card information and email addresses belonging to tens of millions of …
Eat fresh? More like eat lies. Subway, everyone’s favorite purveyor of cheap, overcompensating sandwiches, promised this week to finally give customers every single inch of food they’ve long been promised.
Law Firms Consider ‘Error 53’ Lawsuits Against Apple as Some Stores Authorized for Repairs Monday February 8, 2016 12:00 pm PST by Juli CloverSeveral law firms are considering lawsuits against Apple following news that the company disables iPhone 6 models that have third-party repairs that affect Touch ID, reports The Guardian. The “Error 53” controversy started last week when news circulated …
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.
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will propose $30 million in state funding to help pay the water bills of Flint residents facing an emergency over the city’s lead-contaminated water supply. Snyder will brief Flint officials and pastors about the plan Wednesday and outline it to lawmakers next week as part of his 2016-2017 budget proposal, according to a statement the governor’s office …
Several Uber customers in California received notice today they’re involved in a class-action lawsuit against the rideshare giant. Uber agreed to the terms of a $1.8 million suit alleging it inappropriately charged customers an “airport fee toll” late last year. The lawsuit, filed in November 2015, accused Uber of charging customers the “airport fee toll” several months before the airport …