Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. recently settled a class action privacy suit alleging that it illegally recorded sales calls with over 27,000 potential customers. Although Tiger hired a third party to handle its telemarketing, Tiger will pay $3.7 million on the claims as the advertiser with ultimate liability for non-compliance. According to the plaintiffs, neither company told …
A 69-year-old pediatrician who was left paralyzed after suffering nerve damage during a corrective procedure has filed a lawsuit against the National Health Services (NHS), which responded by admitting liability for the woman’s suffering. Diana Birch, who sought relief for a rectal prolapse in 2013, lost a kidney due to the botched procedure and must now rely on two walking sticks, The Mirror …
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Tony Stewart’s insurance carrier is not liable for any claims arising out of a civil lawsuit filed against Stewart by the family of driver Kevin Ward Jr. U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd of the Northern District of New York issued a ruling on Friday that said Axis Insurance Co.’s policies with Stewart limited the insurer’s liability to specific …
A small supermarket chain in Florida says that it has been ready for the shift to chip-based cards—but it can’t get certified. A Florida-based supermarket and liquor store chain has sued a variety of card networks and card issuers (PDF)—including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Wells Fargo, and a number of others—over a recent shift in credit card technology that took place in the US last …