Attorneys continue to square off in a class action lawsuit brought against California’s SquareTrade Inc. that alleges the company deceived consumers with a fraudulent protection plan sold on Amazon.com. On March 20, attorneys for the San Francisco-based company responded to a request from attorneys for plaintiff Adam Starke, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of …
A Michigan consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing a West Palm Beach company of using an unlawful telemarketing campaign. Richard Frost filed a complaint individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated on March 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against National Auto Protection Corp. alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer …
Your business has been performing well for years, turning a profit and continuing to grow. Then, out of the blue, you get served with a lawsuit. If you aren’t prepared for this scenario, you’re putting your business in jeopardy. Asset protection is a near 50-year-old specialization of debtor-creditor law, where niche business attorneys and consultants will seek to structure business and personal assets in such a fashion to where they become somewhat invulnerable to creditor civil judgments. It’s important to note, however …
A judge will likely announce next week whether a potentially very costly lawsuit against Comcast can go to trial. King County Superior Court Judge Timothy Bradshaw heard testimony last week from Comcast lawyers and those from the office of Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who have sued the MSO for $100 million, alleging the cable company’s service protection plan is basically a …
A Cumberland County man field a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit on Dec. 1 against furniture dealer Rooms to Go for allegedly selling furniture protection that did not exist. In November 2015, Kenny Triplett bought a recliner from a Rooms to Go store in Dunn, according to the lawsuit . At the same time, Triplett bought a ForceField …
More homeowners could join in on a federal class action lawsuit against Mosaic after a massive sinkhole at the Mulberry fertilizer plant. Friday, federal officials from the Environmental Protection Agency will be at the site of the massive Mosaic sinkhole in Mulberry for the first time. This is what the EPA is looking for during Friday’s visit:
— Observe the stack where sinkhole occurred.
Stinky washing machine claims bring settlement: Whirlpool and Sears have agreed to settle with owners of front-loading washing machines, nine years after claims of mold-growing washers appeared in court. The claimants said the front-loaders didn’t self-clean properly, and that the companies failed to warn them. About 5.5 …
Communications giant Comcast is facing a lawsuit in Missouri. This is a class-action lawsuit, seeking compensation and punitive damages for all Missouri Comcast customers who purchased the protection plan after August of 2011.
The millions allocated to Alaska are based on the number of vehicles sold in the state. The law department says there were 1,245 affected Volkswagen and Audi 2.0 liter diesel vehicles here. That money will go to consumer protection enforcement and education at the direction of the attorney general, said assistant attorney general Davyn Williams.
The Wyoming Attorney General today announced a settlement resolving claims that Volkswagen violated state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed defeat device software. This agreement is part of a series of coordinated state and federal settlements …